Mexico City Travel and Things to Do Guide

As Latin America's largest metropolis, Mexico City offers visitors a unique experience, combining the glitz and glam of a thriving cosmopolitan city with the cultural and historical legacies of Mexico's rich past. Mexico City is not only Mexico's political, economic and cultural capital, but also the country's business capital, boasting over 17 conference centers, 160 museums, 25 historical buildings and over a dozen hotels fit for accommodating all types of events, meetings, expos and festivals. Mexico is the Latin American commercial leader in free trade agreements with other nations. The country's commercial and corporate core is Mexico City, home to a wide variety of national and international institutions, companies, and professionals, creating a growing demand for event space. The city has two airports in the vicinity, Mexico City International Airport and Toluca International Airport, as well as a vast network of highways that connect to all points in the country, and a sophisticated public transportation system, making this destination highly accessible.
Mexico City has hosted a number of impressive conventions and expos of international caliber, including the 2008 International AIDS Conference in the country's largest business center, Centro Banamex. With up to 20,000 hotel rooms distributed among 131 meeting hotels, Mexico City is an ideal destination for groups of all sizes. Many of the hotels are designed to accommodate large-scale meeting groups. For example, the InterContinental Presidente Mexico City offers 17 meeting areas (with its largest holding up to 1,200 people), featuring high-speed Internet, technology, and a gym and fitness center. Not only does it have the most museums of any city in the world, Mexico City ranks fourth on the list for number of theaters, after New York, London and Toronto. It is also home to four World Heritage Sites.