From August 31 to September 2, the World Meeting Forum took place, a business platform that has brought together suppliers and entrepreneurs from the Meetings Industry worldwide.

Under the organization of Rafael Hernández, director of the WMF, Jaime Salazar, president of the Mexican Council of the Meetings Industry), representing hospitality of the headquarters of Los Cabos through the Secretary of Tourism, Economy and Sustainability of Baja California Sur Luis Humberto Araiza López and the Coordination of Rodrigo Esponda, General Director of Los Cabos Tourism Trust (FITURCA), the inauguration of this event was carried out, which promises to start the Meetings Industry, having as its headquarters for the second consecutive year Los Cabos in its eighth edition.

Rafael Hernández, President of WMF: “We are an event that has a limit, the

event is normally 100 buyers with 100 sellers, it is this edition

by capacity we went to 70 buyers and 70 sellers and with that characteristic

well, you can also control people much more because there is no person

that we don't know who he is? where is he? "

Due to the pandemic and the strict protocols required for the return of conventions and events for groups in the world, the WMF established adequate and very precise rules for the admission of its guests, requiring a medical certificate and Covid tests in addition to the measures basic hygiene.

Rafael Hernández, President of WMF: “A medical record was built for everyone,

then our event is also not only the first

event industry revival and economy, but also

a first event that each of the medical records has documented

people who attended "

Rodrigo Esponda, FITURCA Director: Each of the attendees had to

take a test to find out if you are positive or not for covid-19, with a

medical record, also of each of the attendees and the follow-up

strict of the protocols of distancing, flow and capacity control.

Thanks to the strict hygiene standards requested by the organizers of this forum, participants and guests felt confident to attend, great care was taken in admitting attendees, handling food and sanitizing objects and rooms..

Claudia Palacios, Participant: “After five months of confinement,

Obviously, take an Uber to come here, be at the airport, try

to keep a healthy distance, if it can stress you out a bit. Already arriving at

destination, on the property there are many security measures, many security measures

hygiene, when you enter your room you see that they already prepared it for

receive you ... I think that also a lot of support and success is that they made us

pre-event tests and that also gives you a lot of security, we are not

free in some way but this helps to give confidence "

Jaime Salazar, President of the Mexican Council of the Meetings Industry: When

we began to see the measures they had in terms of health,

when they made them transparent and hence communication is crucial,

we begin to feel calm and when this protocol of doing a fast test for COVID where we all came out negative, we said well this

is the formula, and here we are.

Undoubtedly, the WMF symbolizes the return of the meetings industry to the country, being a watershed for the economic reactivation of tourist destinations, starting with the right foot in Los Cabos, thus signifying a great boost to the economy of the destination and the country.

Rafael Hernández, President of WMF: “We are the event of the industry of

meetings that is this industry that covers congresses, conventions, travel and

incentives and exposures that represent 1.5% of the national GDP and our

organization is dedicated to making this qualification of the buyer that is that

person who in his hands decides where to do the events ...

 

 

Rodrigo Esponda, FITURCA Director: “For Los Cabos it contributes 6.8% of the

gross domestic product of the state of BCS is directly related to the

The meeting industry in Los Cabos accounts for 20% of the room nights, almost a

million quarter nights annually are related to the

meetings Industry. Sectors are also reactivated and activated

productive economic that are beyond the traditional tourist,

such as security, services, printing, translations and many other elements

of the value chain.

With this event, Los Cabos creates a successful presence for the organization of face-to-face events not only in the meeting industry in this destination but also in other tourist areas.