{"id":4262,"date":"2021-08-04T15:38:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T21:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2021-08-05T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T21:42:53","slug":"el-paso-to-host-u-s-mexico-tourism-industry-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/el-paso-to-host-u-s-mexico-tourism-industry-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso to host U.S., Mexico tourism industry convention."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2.png 758w, https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2-700x358.png 700w, https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2-520x266.png 520w, https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2-360x184.png 360w, https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2-250x128.png 250w, https:\/\/accesstomexico.mx\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/MEXICO-ING-2-100x51.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/el-paso\/2021\/08\/04\/el-paso-to-host-u-s-mexico-tourism-industry-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KVIA NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a joint press conference at City Hall on Wednesday morning to announce that El Paso will host what they described as a &#8220;multi-state tourism industry event&#8221; later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Binational Tourism Connection convention will take place December 1st through 3rd, drawing about 400 tourism officials from across the U.S. and Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second year for the event, which held its first gathering last year in Chihuahua, Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will give El Paso a chance to show travel agents from around the border region what the city has to offer to boost tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEconomic development is pushed by tourism more than any other way,&#8221; Samaniego explained. \u201cI\u2019ve always said over and over and I\u2019ll keep saying it, to know us is to love us, but they have to know us.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC-7 asked El Pasoans what they thought is the biggest attraction in city to bring people to visit. The answers included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Southwest University Park<\/li><li>Downtown El Paso<\/li><li>Friendly people<\/li><li>Franklin Mountains<\/li><li>Western Playland amusement park<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In order for these attractions to bring tourists in, the U.S.-Mexico border restrictions will have to be lifted &#8212; which is why the mayor continued stressing vaccinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlease get vaccinated because we\u2019ll figure out how to overcome the economy, but we cannot replace lives,&#8221; Leeser said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch the entire news conference about the tourism effort in the video player below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dylan McKim. (2021). El Paso to host U.S., Mexico tourism industry convention. USA.\u00a0<em>KVIA News<\/em>. Recuperado de\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/el-paso\/2021\/08\/04\/el-paso-to-host-u-s-mexico-tourism-industry-convention\/\">https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/el-paso\/2021\/08\/04\/el-paso-to-host-u-s-mexico-tourism-industry-convention\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KVIA NEWS Mayor Oscar Leeser and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego held a joint press conference at City Hall on Wednesday morning to announce that El Paso will host what they described as a &#8220;multi-state tourism industry event&#8221; later this year. 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