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October 09, 2016
Pacific Coast Jewel Is rewarded for World Class Service and Travel Experience.
The city of Puerto Vallarta, which recently celebrated its 96th birthday, has once again ranked as a “Top City in Mexico, Central and South America” in the Travel Leisure World’s Best Awards 2014 readers’ survey announced last in New York. Now on its 19th edition, the World’s Best Awards survey results reveal rankings of hotels, cities, islands, airlines, tour companies, spas, and more, based on readers’ ratings in a range of categories.
Travel Leisure readers first added Puerto Vallarta to this exclusive list in 2011 as one of their top travel experiences to be had around the globe. Since then the destination has moved from number 8 on the list to 7 in 2012 and 5 in 2013. This year’s position at number 4, puts Puerto Vallarta ahead of it city Rio de Janeiro and right behind international destinations Buenos Aires, Cuzco and Mexico City which took the top spot on the list.
“We are very proud and honored to be recognized by the readers of Travel Leisure in this category,” said Rolando Miravete, Executive Director of the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board. “Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico’s leading destinations because, as the readers note, our travel experience is one of the most rewarding to people of all ages and backgrounds. Our guests are people who like to experience nature, culture, gastronomy, life and they find in on a daily basis in Puerto Vallarta.
Surrounded by the Bay of Banderas and embraced by the Sierra Madre mountain range, Puerto Vallarta is divided into the luxurious section of its Marina, its indulgent hotel zone and its historic downtown and Zona Romantica. With over 365 restaurants, foodies and adventure seekers will find activities to experience at any level.
Puerto Vallarta is one of the most acclaimed destinations in Mexico and continually receives accolades from the media and visitors alike. Tripadvisor’s consumer base of more than 2 million monthly named it #2 overall best Mexican destination for the 2014 Traveler’s Choice Award and US News
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
