Puerto Vallarta has been nominated for six 2022 Travvy Awards, which recognize the best in tourism worldwide. Travel industry experts nominated Vallarta for the following categories in Mexico: Best Destination, Best Tourism Board, Best Academic Program for Travel Agents, Best Culinary Destination, Best Wedding and Best Honeymoon Destination.
Puerto Vallarta has been enjoying an excellent summer vacation period with the arrival of thousands and thousands of visitors, both by land and by air, and very high hotel occupancy levels in July. According to the municipal tourism director, Ludwig Estrada Virgen, even more tourists are expected in August.
The rehabilitation and recalibration of the drinking water and drainage lines that SEAPAL Vallarta began on May 30 in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood is nearing completion. The work, which has caused traffic restrictions on Basilio Badillo street between Olas Altas and Insurgentes, is expected to be completed by month's end.
Living up to their promise to serve the vulnerable in our community, on Tuesday, authorities from DIF Puerto Vallarta, Citizen Security, and the Jalisco Regional Prosecutor's Office toured the Romantic Zone and the Emiliano Zapata neighborhoods to find and offer assistance to homeless people.
The summer months have always been an extremely busy time for domestic tourism to Puerto Vallarta, with Mexicans escaping the heat of urban centers to enjoy the breezy beaches. For international tourists, summer was once considered 'low season', but over the last two years, it seems that low season is becoming a thing of the past.
With the summer vacation period underway, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) released the seawater evaluation results for 290 beaches in 75 tourist destinations. More than 98% met the criterion for recreational use, including all of the beaches in Puerto Vallarta and Nayarit.
On August 1, Puerto Vallarta Mayor Luis Michel delivered 30 new patrols and 30 police motorcycles, the first 60 of the 100 new security units promised, to the Directorate of Citizen Security. He said to keep our city safe, these new patrols will be at the service of all citizens.
During Friday's visit to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro inaugurated the newly reconstructed La Rivera Street, which was totally destroyed by Hurricane Nora and left the neighborhoods of Buenos Aires and El Jorullo, as well as the town of Cuale and the municipality of Mascota, inaccessible for quite some time.
After the exceptional number of tourist arrivals in May and June, when Puerto Vallarta hotels reached historical occupancy levels, the month of July is meeting expectations with hotel occupancy close to 85 percent, according to the municipal tourism director, Ludwig Estrada Virgen.
During his Tuesday morning press conference, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced a series of investments with private and public resources that are being made in the State of Nayarit and the city of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
