Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento as Los Cabos Tourism Treats Virtuoso Agents to Mexican Wellness and Culinary Delights

The 17th edition of Los Cabos VIP Summit held recently at Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos Resort, culminated with more than 1,600 business meetings taking place. The three-day show, from 13-16 November saw national and international representatives of airlines, travel agencies, tour operators and hotel companies, come together. 

Los Cabos’ proximity to the United States and accessibility for Australian travellers passing through the West Coast is viewed by tourism officials as an opportunity to drive visitor numbers from this region as an add-on to a US holiday.The Mexican holiday hub on the tip of Baja California is a thriving tourism destination, and Australian travellers seeking ultra luxury holidays are heading there in droves.

LATTE travelled to Los Cabos, Mexico as a guest of Los Cabos Tourism, joining a group of luxury travel advisors from Australia. We stayed at Chileno Bay Resort & Residences for 2 nights in August.

LATTE travelled to Los Cabos, Mexico as a guest of Los Cabos Tourism, joining a group of luxury travel advisors from Australia. We stayed at Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve for 2 nights in August.

Mexico’s resort destination on the southern tip of Baha California, Los Cabos, is on the cusp of achieving record-breaking visitor numbers as more luxury hoteliers open and average room rates surge nearly 60% compared to two years ago.

It is with great excitement that LATTE, on behalf of Los Cabos Tourism, announces the Major Prize winner of last month’s competition to win four-nights in Los Cabos was Kate McLean of Mary Rossi Travel.

While many destinations claim to be family-friendly, very few match the quality of amenities and breadth of opportunities available to families visiting Los Cabos.

Once upon a time, a traveller’s idea of wellness encompassed a simple feel-good treatment at a local spa. Today, the idea of wellness has matured into a holistic approach merging an assortment of unique disciplines and specialty therapies. And when it comes to luxurious wellness, the desert paradise by the sea, Los Cabos, stands a cut above the rest with everything you’d expect from a wellness destination and so much more.

Well known for its dramatic landscapes and beautiful beaches, the “Desert Paradise by the Sea” is also one of Mexico’s most exciting culinary destinations. The Los Cabos area, encompassing Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, has commanded the attention of world-renowned chefs and mixologists, who have flocked to the region opening restaurants and bars that celebrate the destination’s diverse culinary traditions.

Fourteen months after gradually reopening its doors to international tourism, Mexico’s desert paradise by the sea and tourist mecca, Los Cabos is approaching pre-pandemic visitation levels.

This week LATTE chats exclusively with Rodrigo Esponda, Managing Director of Los Cabos Tourism Board.Rodrigo has been Los Cabos Tourism Board for the past five years, steering the organisation through its most rapid period of international visitor growth and rapid expansion as an ultraluxury destination (where there are now 11 Virtuoso Preferred properties), to the turmoil of the coronavirus pandemic.He is now at the forefront of Los Cabos’ tourism rebound, with international visitor numbers for July 2021 surging nearly 25% on the corresponding period in 2020. And that’s more than 12 months after the tourism gateway threw out the welcome mat to overseas visitors with a phased reopening beginning in June last year.In response to COVID-19, Los Cabos was designated as the world’s first Sharecare health security VERIFIED destination earlier this year. So how is business, and what does that actually mean?