{"id":1430,"date":"2019-10-13T17:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T23:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2019-10-13T17:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T23:25:31","slug":"double-digit-tourism-growth-predicted-at-jaliscos-haciendas-and-manors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/double-digit-tourism-growth-predicted-at-jaliscos-haciendas-and-manors\/","title":{"rendered":"Double-digit tourism growth predicted at Jalisco\u2019s haciendas and manors."},"content":{"rendered":"

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MEXICO NEWS DAILY<\/a><\/p>\n

Double-digit growth is predicted in visitor numbers this year to rural Jalisco, where an overnight stay at a historical hacienda or manor is one of the unique experiences on offer.<\/p>\n

Both Mexican and foreign tourists are increasingly willing to pay rates of between 2,500 and 10,000 pesos (US $130 to $520) a night to stay at properties that provide a rich experience full of culture, history and art, according to a report in the newspaper\u00a0El Economista<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Antonio Guti\u00e9rrez Mart\u00edn, president of the Association of Haciendas and Manors of Jalisco (AHCJ), said that visitors who opt to stay at such properties can expect much more than just a place to lay their heads.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, in the city of Sayula, you could have a rate of 2,500 pesos [per night] but that doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019re only going to give you a bed and a bathroom. It implies a complete experience, your senses \u2013 sight, smell and touch \u2013 will be awakened . . .\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Guti\u00e9rrez added that visitors to Sayula, a municipality about 120 kilometers south of Guadalajara, can visit the house where acclaimed writer Juan Rulfo was born.<\/p>\n

Sampling regional specialties such as\u00a0cajeta<\/em>\u00a0(caramelized goat\u2019s milk) and\u00a0ponche de granada<\/em>\u00a0(pomegranate punch) and visiting workshops where knives are handmade by skilled artisans are also popular attractions in Sayula, he said.<\/p>\n

Returning to the subject of unique, traditional accommodation, Guti\u00e9rrez said that the target market for historical haciendas and manors is people aged 40 years and older.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the rates we charge, it\u2019s not easy tourism, it\u2019s tourism in which the standards are quite high,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have rates of up to 10,000 pesos. For example, there are rooms at Hacienda El Carmen in Ahualulco de Mercado [a municipality 75 kilometers west of Guadalajara] where it\u2019s quite an experience . . . [having] a private space with a private pool and spa,\u201d Guti\u00e9rrez said.<\/p>\n

He said that\u00a0AHCJ data shows that 80% of people who stay at the organization\u2019s 40 properties are Mexicans and the other 20% are foreign tourists.<\/p>\n

The latter mostly stay at properties in or around the better-known tourist destinations of Tequila and Puerto Vallarta, Guti\u00e9rrez explained.<\/p>\n

People who choose to stay at the haciendas and manors in Jalisco can expect a high-quality and memorable experience, the AHCJ chief added.<\/p>\n

\u201c. . . We have committees that review quality standards of each of our associates and that means there is a guarantee that the experience will be positive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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