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Coasting it: the Sunscape Dorado Pacifico Ixtapa resort.

By Mark Chesnut

The 37th annual Tianguis Turistico, Mexico’s annual tourism conference that took place last month in Puerto Vallarta, provided lots of opportunities for companies and destinations to share the latest business travel and Mexico vacation news — including a slew of new hotels that offer lots of amenities and services for both business travelers and vacationers.

Among the top new picks:

• New business-friendly hotels on the Pacific coast include the all-inclusive Sunscape Dorado Pacifico Ixtapa, which opened in 2011 with more than 9,000 square feet of meeting space, and Secrets Huatulco Resort & Spa, which has a 7,000-square-foot ballroom for private get-togethers.

• In Cancun, the 562-room Riu Palace Peninsula debuts this year, marking Riu’s fourth hotel in this popular destination for meetings and vacations. The existing Cancun Palace, meanwhile, will become the Hard Rock Hotel Cancun this year, as part of a major conversion of fourPalace properties. The new, all-inclusive Hard Rock will feature the brand’s signature rock-themed decor, as well as five restaurants, five bars and lounges, a spa and a refurbished, 16,408-square-foot convention center.

• Just south of Cancun is the Riviera Maya, where the 489-room Aventura Cove Palace and the adults-only, 777-room Aventura Spa Palace will become Hard Rock hotels later this year.

• Business travelers and anyone planning a Mexico vacation in major urban centers have a new hotel name to consider: Real Inn, a chain that launched in January with the Real Inn Tlalnepantla, just north of Mexico City. The mid-scale brand belongs to Grupo Real Turismo, which operates upscale properties such as the Camino Real Polanco and the Quinta Real Guadalajara. The company plans to open 13 hotels per year over the next three years, focusing on business hubs including Mexico City, Guadalajara, Torreon  and Ciudad Juarez.

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Mark Chesnut is a freelance writer, editor and publisher of LatinFlyer.com, which focuses on travel to Latin America. He uses 50 sun block.

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Mark Chesnut
Mark Chesnut is a travel writer, editor and photographer. He's written for Fodor's, the Huffington Post, the Miami Herald, Travel Weekly, various inflight magazines and the New York Times best-seller "1,000 Places To See Before You Die." He also operates a travel blog, LatinFlyer.com, which focuses on travel to Latin America. Find more from Mark on Twitter @munderamedia and Instagram @mundera

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