{"id":74928,"date":"2020-02-27T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-jamaica-tourist-and-business-destination-participates-at-the-routes-americas\/"},"modified":"2020-02-27T21:15:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T01:15:02","slug":"jamaica-destino-turistico-y-de-negocios-participa-en-el-evento-routes-americas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/jamaica-destino-turistico-y-de-negocios-participa-en-el-evento-routes-americas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica, Tourist and Business Destination, Participates at the Routes Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">KINGSTON, Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 27, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico, operator of 12 airports in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and the international airports of <span class=\"xn-person\">Norman Manley<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingston<\/span> and Sangster in <span class=\"xn-location\">Montego Bay<\/span>, participated in a in the Routes Americas hemispheric meeting, which was held in <span class=\"xn-location\">Indianapolis<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">United States<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1096877\/kingston_airport.jpg\" title=\"Kingston Airport\" alt=\"Kingston Airport\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The main purpose for <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica&#8217;s<\/span> participation in this forum was to attract new flights, air routes and airlines to this Caribbean Island. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfic<span id=\"spanHghlt7ca3\">o<\/span> supports the promotion of <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> as destination.<\/p>\n<p>Routes Americas is the main meeting forum of airlines and airports in the American hemisphere, and it served as a platform to lay the grounds for the world meeting that will be held in <span class=\"xn-location\">Milan, Italy<\/span> next September, where Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico <span id=\"spanHghltc7bb\">will<\/span> promote <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> more intensely as a tourist and investment destination. Given the global nature of the event, <span id=\"spanHghlt056d\">has<\/span> the participation of airlines from <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Africa<\/span>, Oceania and others, which, in general, would otherwise have no presence at Routes Americas. <\/p>\n<p>Grupo Aeroportuario el Pac\u00edfico is committed to <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> and acknowledges it both as an extraordinary destination given its natural wonders and excellent tourist offeri<span id=\"spanHghlt935b\">ng<\/span> and as an attractive market for foreign investment that promotes the country&#8217;s sustainability, economic and social development.<\/p>\n<p>Grupo Aeroportuario el Pac\u00edfico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) <span id=\"spanHghlt0c86\">(NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP)<\/span> is a Mexican corporation developing its activity in the airport sector. GAP operates 12 international airports in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and two in <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span>, servicing over 330 destinations through 35 airlines. Its stock is listed in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and New York Stock Exchanges. In 2018, GAP <span id=\"spanHghltad3a\">served<\/span> 44.9 million passengers, 10.4% more than in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The airports managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico are located in:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Guadalajara<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tijuana<\/span>, serving the main metropolitan areas. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hermosillo<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Mochis<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Aguascalientes<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Guanajuato<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Morelia<\/span>, serving developing medium-sized cities. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">La Paz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Cabos<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Vallarta<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Manzanillo<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Montego Bay<\/span>, serving some of the most important tourist destinations in the country and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>. <\/li>\n<li>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 10, 2018<\/span>, GAP signed <span id=\"spanHghltaf0c\">a<\/span> concession contract with the government of <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> in order to operate, modernize and expand the Norman Manley International Airport (&#8220;KIN&#8221;) located in the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingston<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The airports managed by GAP in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> are owned by the Mexican government and have been allocated in a 50-year concession starting in 1998, as part of a domestic initiative to privatize and improve the quality and security of the country&#8217;s airport services.<\/p>\n<p>In <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span>, the government owns the Montego Bay Airport and the concession granted for its operation is for a 30-year period, which will conclude on <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 2033<\/span>. The Kingston Airport was granted for a 25-year concession. GAP took control of the operation and administration this past <span class=\"xn-chron\">October 2019<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico believes in the value of each individual and seeks to trigger his or her potential through education. Better-educated Mexicans will raise their quality of life and contribute towards the country&#8217;s development. GAP, in line with its business model and through its Foundation, is committed to be a factor of change. We work on two strategic pillars: work with the community, through the GAP Schools, and on training the airport community, with Community Training Centers.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1096877\/kingston_airport.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1096877\/kingston_airport.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p\/>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>SOURCE  Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">KINGSTON, Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 27, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Grupo Aeroportuario del Pac\u00edfico, operator of 12 airports in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and the international airports of <span class=\"xn-person\">Norman Manley<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingston<\/span> and Sangster in <span class=\"xn-location\">Montego Bay<\/span>, participated in a in the Routes Americas hemispheric meeting, which was held in <span class=\"xn-location\">Indianapolis<\/span>, &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viajes-y-turismo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}