LOS ANGELES: A JOURNEY THROUGH DREAMS, DIVERSITY, AND DISCOVERY

Cubrimiento Mix News Colombia

IPW 2024

Los Ángeles

Los Angeles is not merely a city; it is a living, breathing mosaic of stories, a place where dreams are born and experiences are as diverse as the people who visit. As the host of IPW 2024, it unveiled its multifaceted charm, inviting travelers to explore its iconic landmarks, cultural treasures, and vibrant energy. Let us embark on a journey through this extraordinary destination, where every corner holds a promise of wonder.

Universal Studios Hollywood: The Heart of Entertainment No visit to Los Angeles is complete without stepping into the world of Universal Studios Hollywood. This iconic destination is more than a theme park; it is a gateway to the magic of cinema and storytelling. Begin your adventure with the legendary Studio Tour, where you can witness the behind-the-scenes magic of a working movie studio. From the thrilling King Kong 360 3D experience to the eerie sets of classic horror films, the tour immerses you in the art of filmmaking.

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   LOS ÁNGELES FUE SEDE DEL IPW 2024

Conoce un poquito más de este maravilloso destino en esta nota 

Édgar Ardila,

Director de Mix News Colombia,

en el cubrimiento del IPW 2024

Los Ángeles

California

Estados Unidos

Durante la semana del 3 al 7 de mayo, se llevó a cabo en Los Ángeles, California una nueva edición de la feria de turismo IPW, una de las más famosas e importantes que este año, contó con la participación de 5.700 delegados de todas partes del mundo que, se dieron cita para conocer las novedades y transformaciones de la industria turística en Estados Unidos. 

Y si hablamos un poco más de Los Ángeles, la ciudad hosting y anfitriona del #IPW 2024: 

Oficialmente se le conoce como la Ciudad de Los Ángeles y en inglés, City of Angeles, con su abreviatura LA, siendo la ciudad más poblada de California y, la segunda en todo Estados Unidos. Ubicada en el sur de California, posee una superficie de 1215 km² y es, además, una de las mayores áreas metropolitanas del mundo. 

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 EN EL IPW DE U.S. TRAVEL, LOS LÍDERES DICEN QUE EL GOBIERNO DEBE AUMENTAR SU ENFOQUE PARA LOGRAR EL CRECIMIENTO DEL TURISMO

Geoff Freeman

El presidente y CEO de U.S. Travel Association, Geoff Freeman, compartió una visión para convertir el turismo en una prioridad nacional, resolver las barreras del crecimiento de las visitas y convertirse en la nación más visitada del mundo

“Debe ser nuestra meta nacional ser nada menos que el número uno en términos de llegadas, gasto y experiencia de visitantes”, expresó Freeman. “Pero nuestras ambiciones están limitadas por tiempos de espera excesivamente largos para las visas de visitantes, a menudo largas esperas en la aduana y un sistema de control del tráfico aéreo que tiene dificultades para satisfacer la demanda. Lograr el crecimiento del turismo requerirá un enfoque sostenido por parte del gobierno y la industria para abordar las fricciones y mejorar el proceso para los viajeros.”

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YOSEMITE IN A DAY: FALL EDITION

Experience the magic of fall in Yosemite, where cooler temperatures, fewer crowds, and vibrant bursts of color await. Witness the captivating displays of Dogwoods, Big Leaf Maples, and Black Oaks as they paint the landscape with red, orange, and gold hues. While fall colors typically grace the park throughout October, they can begin as early as September and extend into November.

The scenic drive from the South Entrance to Tunnel View takes approximately one hour, traveling safely at 35 mph. Remember to pull over at turnouts to allow other vehicles to pass and remain vigilant for wildlife crossing the roadway.

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 ONE BIG THING: IPW BRINGS 5,700 DELEGATES TO LOS ANGELES

Last week, we convened 5,700 delegates in Los Angeles for U.S. Travel’s IPW, including 2,000 buyers and media from nearly 70 countries—a notable 20% increase in attendance from 2023.

•              By the numbers: The event featured more than 100,000 appointments, which will generate over $5.5 billion in travel to the U.S.

The U.S. Travel team had hundreds of conversations with attendees—and the sentiment was clear: The world is excited and ready to travel to and within the U.S.

However, total inbound visitation to the U.S. remained at just 84% recovered (at the end of 2023) of 2019 levels, so much work remains ahead to increase both arrivals and market share.

•              With thousands of international delegates in attendance and a decade of international sporting events on the horizon—including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics—improving the visitor experience was top of mind.

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  IPW 2024 LOS ÁNGELES, 

NUEVAS OPORTUNIDADES DE NEGOCIO Y CRECIMIENTO EN EL SECTOR TURÍSTICO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS 

Cathy Reynolds,

Lead Manager,

IPW Press Operations at

U.S. Travel Association junto a

Édgar Ricardo Ardilla,

director de Mix News Colombia 

Este año, la feria más importante de turismo de Estados Unidos, estuvo en constante evolución y adaptación a las nuevas tendencias del mercado. Cada año, el país norteamericano tienen una industria más dinámica y en crecimiento, la demanda de experiencias únicas de grupo y personalizadas es cada vez mayor.

En este 2024, la feria contó la asistencia de 5.700 delegados y aproximadamente 1.500 exhibidores dedicados a brindar experiencias únicas y novedosas para todos, ofreciendo una amplia gama de servicios turísticos, desde plataformas de reserva en línea hasta paquetes personalizados para aventureros, familias o de lujo,  convenciones de toda naturaleza, de negocios, locales, auténticas, incluyendo parques y diversas atracciones en Estados Unidos. 

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  SUMMER HAPPENINGS IN NASHVILLE

Experience Nashville with Concerts, Festivals, Celebrations, and Family Fun

Make Nashville your summer vacation destination and enjoy live music of all genres, patios in every neighborhood, festivals, and world-class exhibitions.

Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend and kick off the summer in Music City. Nashville has several trip ideas and events that are sure to create memorable moments throughout the holiday weekend.

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  NEW ATTRACTIONS, ACCOMMODATIONS, EVENTS, AND DINING EXPERIENCES IN GREATER PALM SPRINGS

Greater Palm Springs, CA - As the season blossoms in Greater Palm Springs, the nine-city destination welcomes a host of new attractions, accommodations, events, and dining options. Known for its stunning scenery, healing waters, cultural richness, and outdoor adventures, Greater Palm Springs offers visitors many unique experiences to discover in the oasis. 

Accommodations:

The iconic Dunes Hotel has been reborn in 2024 as The Dunes Palm Springs, a historic 127-room hotel in Downtown Palm Springs that combines its storied past with contemporary luxury.

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EXPLORE ONE OF THE OLDEST WINE REGIONS IN THE US - THE MADERA WINE TRAIL

Do you love grapes and want to experience the real soul of California wines? Then the Madera Wine Trail and other Madera Wineries and Tasting Rooms should be on your bucket list. What is considered by many as the best-kept secret in California wines is your chance to enjoy premium flagship alongside small vineyards where you can talk to the winemakers themselves.

Oldest Wine Region in America

Tradition is an understatement in the Madera Wine Region. It's not just one of the oldest grape-growing regions in California but also one of the oldest in all of America. In the late 1800s, immigrants from Italy, France, and Armenia settled here, growing grapes similar to their homelands. Using their old-world wine-making techniques and expertise, two major wineries began to ship their wines worldwide. While few original wineries survived the prohibition era, new ones emerged in the late 1930’s.

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CHOOSE CHICAGO OCUPA EL CENTRO DEL ESCENARIO EN IPW 2024 EN LOS ÁNGELES

La delegación de hoteleros y empresarios de la Industria Turística, preparan la ruta para IPW 2025 en Chicago

Choose Chicago cerró exitosas reuniones de negocios y promoción de Chicago en IPW 2024, la feria comercial de viajes receptivos más grande de los Estados Unidos, celebrada en Los Ángeles del 3 al 7 de mayo. La delegación estuvo integrada por líderes cívicos, de hospitalidad y turismo de la ciudad. Todo el equipo de Choose Chicago sentó las bases para IPW del próximo año, que se llevará a cabo en Chicago del 14 al 18 de junio de 2025. Los socios expositores presentes en IPW 2024 incluyeron atracciones importantes como 360 CHICAGO, Skydeck Chicago Architecture Center, Chicago Cubs, Field Museum y muchos otros, asegurando que las ofertas únicas de Chicago estuvieran al frente y al centro durante todo el evento.

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 CHOOSE CHICAGO TAKES CENTER STAGE AT IPW 2024 IN LOS ANGELES

The delegation of tourism, hospitality, and civic leaders paved the way for IPW 2025 in Chicago

Choose Chicago closed out successful business meetings and promotion of Chicago at IPW 2024, the largest inbound travel trade show in the United States, held in Los Angeles May 3 – 7. Leading a delegation of the city's hospitality, tourism, and civic leaders, Choose Chicago laid the groundwork for next year’s IPW, which will be hosted in Chicago June 14 – 18, 2025. Exhibiting partners present at IPW 2024 included major attractions such as 360 CHICAGO, Chicago Architecture Center, Chicago Cubs, Field Museum, and many others, ensuring that Chicago’s unique offerings were front and center throughout the event.

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 MIX NEWS COLOMBIA Y A UN VIAJE DE DISTANCIA ESTUVIERON EN EL IPW 2024 

Los Ángeles fue la ciudad anfitriona del IPW 2024, la feria de turismo más importante que reúne todos los destinos, atracciones, hotelería, gastronomía, transporte y demás involucrados en la industria del turismo. Del 3 al 7 de mayo, el IPW convocó a todos los profesionales del sector y les permitió gestionar nuevas alianzas, negocios y acuerdos comerciales de beneficio mutuo y de igual forma, se ratificó el liderazgo del país norteamericano en turismo. 

Este año, el IPW tuvo 5.700 delegados, 20% que el año inmediatamente anterior, se hicieron aproximadamente 100.000 citas de negociosos que generarían un impacto económico de US$5.5 millones en viajes a futuro a Estados Unidos. 

Nuestro director Édgar Ardila, estuvo presente en el IPW y pudo conversar con varios actores de la industria, entre ellos, Daniela Madrid, Business Development Senior Manager at Universal Parks & Resorts y estás fueron sus declaraciones: 

Muchas gracias al IPW por su amable invitación, siempre es un gusto enorme poder apoyar el turismo americano y contarle a nuestros lectores las maravillas de este país. 

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 NYC TOURISM + CONVENTIONS DETALLA LA PROGRAMACIÓN DE EVENTOS QUE ANTICIPA LA GRAN CELEBRACIÓN DE 2026

La Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026

anunciada en Times Square

(Crédito: cortesía Nueva York-

Nueva Jersey 2026

World Cup Host Committee).

Los cinco distritos de la ciudad albergarán eventos deportivos, históricos y culturales con miras a las celebraciones de America250 y los partidos de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026

New York City Tourism + Conventions, la organización oficial de promoción turística de la ciudad de Nueva York, destaca una programación especial para viajeros entusiastas de los deportes, la historia, el arte y la cultura. Esto ocurre mientras la ciudad espera un 2026 histórico, con eventos importantes que incluyen celebraciones de America250 y ocho partidos de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA, incluida la final, en el escenario más grande del mundo.

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 WHAT'S NEW & UPCOMING IN NEW YORK CITY

MAJOR INVESTMENTS

Transportation

• John F. Kennedy International Airport | Jamaica, Queens | Ongoing

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  Building on the recently completed Terminal 8 (T8) Expansion project, John F. Kennedy Airport announced a $125 million commercial redevelopment initiative, including 300+ new concessions and 60+ new retail offerings, emphasizing local, minority and women-owned businesses. JFK also saw the groundbreaking of the new, upcoming $4.2 million redevelopment of Terminal 6, which will occupy the site of the former Terminal 6 and Terminal 7. Construction is also currently underway at Terminal 1, which will become a state-of-the-art terminal with 23 gates and 300,000 square feet of dining, retail, lounges and recreation, expected to open in 2026.
  

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 VISIT ORLANDO ANNOUNCES 25% YEAR-OVER-YEAR INTERNATIONAL VISITATION GROWTH IN 2023

Visit Orlando, The Official Tourism Association   ®for Orlando, announced that the destination welcomed 6.13 million international visitors in 2023, an increase of 25% over 2022 numbers. Canada remains Orlando's top international market, with more than 1.2 million visitors traveling to Orlando in 2023, the highest number from this market in Orlando's history.

We saw strong gains from all of our core international markets, particularly from Canada, which brought in record-breaking visitation numbers,” said Casandra Matej, president and CEO for Visit Orlando. “Orlando's international growth is a testament to the uniqueness of our unbelievably real destination, the support from our travel trade partners and our emphasis on strategic marketing initiatives to help drive visitation from our key markets.”

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  VISIT ORLANDO ANUNCIA UN CRECIMIENTO DEL 25% EN LA VISITA INTERNACIONAL EN 2023  

·         El destino dio la bienvenida a más de 6 millones de visitantes a nivel mundial, y a 302,000 colombianos durante el año pasado.

 

Visit Orlando, la Asociación de Turismo Oficial® de Orlando, anunció que el destino recibió 6.13 millones de visitantes internacionales en 2023, un aumento del 25% respecto a los números de 2022. Canadá sigue siendo el principal mercado internacional de Orlando, con más de 1,2 millones de visitantes viajando a Orlando en 2023, la cifra más alta de este país en la historia de Orlando.

"Observamos incrementos sólidos en todos nuestros mercados internacionales principales, que incluyen Brasil, Colombia y México”. Comentó Casandra Matej, presidenta y CEO de Visit Orlando. “El crecimiento internacional de Orlando es un testimonio de la singularidad de nuestro destino “Increíblemente Real”, el apoyo de nuestros socios comerciales en el sector turístico y nuestro énfasis en iniciativas de marketing estratégicas para impulsar las visitas desde nuestros mercados clave"

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 T U.S. TRAVEL'S IPW, LEADERS SAY GOVERNMENT MUST INCREASE FOCUS TO ACHIEVE TRAVEL GROWTH

Travel's IPW – the largest generator of international inbound travel to the United States – Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman shared a vision to make travel a national priority, solve barriers to visitation growth, and become the most-visited nation in the world.

“It should be our national goal to be nothing short of number one in terms of visitor arrivals, visitor spend and visitor experience,” Freeman said. “But our ambitions are constrained by excessively long wait times for visitor visas, often-lengthy waits at customs, and an air traffic control system that is challenged to meet demand. Achieving travel growth will require a sustained focus by government and industry to address frictions and improve the process for travelers.”

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  BRAND USA TOUTS STRENGTH OF INTERNATIONAL INBOUND TRAVEL INDUSTRY, PREPARES FOR NEW LEADERSHIP IN JULY 2024

Chris Thompson, president & CEO of Brand USA, the nation’s destination marketing organization and premier sponsor of U.S. Travel Association’s IPW 2024, delivered his final press conference after over a decade of service. As the U.S. international inbound travel industry continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience, Brand USA is poised to further elevate the United States’ position as a premier travel destination. 

“There is a clear resurgence in travel enthusiasm with the United States continuing to lead the world in long-haul travel arrivals,” said Thompson. “And while retiring is bittersweet for me personally, the industry is strong, and Brand USA is well positioned which gives me the confidence to step aside.” 

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 TRAVEL WRITER AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN LOS ANGELES AT U.S. TRAVEL’S IPW

At U.S. Travel’s IPW, five travel journalists were honored with U.S. Travel Association and Brand USA Travel Writer Awards. The competition recognizes outstanding travel writing by journalists in three categories: best U.S. travel destination article, best (past) IPW host city article for San Antonio (2023), and best trade publication Article.

The 2024 winners are:

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 DENVER THRIVES AS A PIONEER IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

Denver's city leaders and residents share a deep understanding of the importance of preserving our environment for future generations. As a result, attractions, restaurants, hotels and other businesses across The Mile High City are working to integrate sustainable practices to protect the city's natural beauty while enhancing the visitor experience, making it the ideal destination.

Denver's commitment to sustainability is evident to travelers in various initiatives across the city. Below are a few key examples. To learn more and plan an environmentally conscious trip or meeting, check out the VISIT DENVER website.