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October 09, 2016
Puerto Vallarta, one of Mexico’s leading resort destinations is set to record 2014 as one of the best years yet for its travel and tourism industry with ever growing numbers of travelers, new hotels and an increase in the overall number of hotel rooms, more flights, as well as additional cruise ship arrivals.
According to Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR), Puerto Vallarta registered an average 64.2% occupancy rate in the first nine months of 2014, a 6% increase over the same period last year. The number of rooms occupied for this period total 2,057,312, almost 70,000 more than in the same period in 2006, when Puerto Vallarta reported its highest number of room occupancy in the past 10 years with 1,987,782 rooms.
International arrivals registered at Puerto Vallarta hotels also increased by 5% from January to September 2014 over the same period last year.
Keeping up with Puerto Vallarta’s increasing numbers of visitors are the number of flightsoffered by different airlines to the destination. The overall number of flights (frequency) to PVR was up 23.87% in October 2014, over the same month in 2013; and up 22.6% in the month of October 2014, compared to September 2014. New direct routes from North America have also been launched this season including Alaska Airlines’ Portland, OR to Puerto Vallarta. Southwest Airlines has also just applied for DOT approval to serve Puerto Vallarta nonstop from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport.
Cruise ship arrivals are also up 43%. A total of 116 cruises will be calling at Puerto Vallarta this year, compared to 83 in 2013. A total of 141 cruises have already confirmed calls at Puerto Vallarta for 2015.
Some of thenew hotel developmentsin Puerto Vallarta include:
Early this year, two hotels oppenned in Puerto Vallarta - Hotel One, with 125 rooms
A year after the Puerto Vallarta edition of the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) conference & marketplace, the largest conference of US/Canadian media to take place in Mexico, the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board is proud to report that the record-breaking conference has resulted in over 200 editorial items with over 4 million USD in Public Relations. Read more
The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board announced that the final month of the year will top a successful 2015 with over 90% occupancy rate. Read more
The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board and its long-time public relations agency for the US and Canadian markets, LATITUDE , have been awarded with the prestigious Gold Adrian Award by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) for its work with the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) and organization of its annual conference. Read more
