MEXICO IS INCLUDED IN THE UK REGISTERED TRAVELLER SERVICE
· The programme’s expansion sends a clear message to the world that the United Kingdom is more open for business.
LONDON, United Kingdom, 27th December 2016. - In order to increase trade and tourism with our country, and as a confidence vote, starting today Mexican frequent visitors to the UK could have a faster entry to the UK with the Government’s Registered Traveller Service.
Since last month, Mexicans permanent residents, of those who have a national passport and have a visa/entry clearance, or have visited the UK at least four times in the past two years, will be able to register to the service which allows approved members, who have undergone advanced security checks, faster entry at the UK border through access to the ePassport gates (if a holder of an ePassport) or the UK/EU passport lane.
“Registered Traveller”, which is currently open to passport holders from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the US, currently has more than 67,000 members and offers faster entry through the UK border.
Mexico’s approval in to the referred programme stands to the low percentage of problems registered with Mexicans at the UK border gates. Only in 2015, British customs authorities –with whom the Consular Section of the Embassy of Mexico holds a constant dialogue- counted a record number of 183,000 Mexican visitors to the UK.
Amber Rudd, Home Secretary, said “By opening the Registered Traveller Service to even more members we are sending a clear message to the world that the UK is open for business.”
Liam Fox, International Trade Secretary, stated “I’m pleased to see the Registered Traveller scheme expanding to include these key markets. Latin America offers fantastic opportunities for British companies and many have already had success in the region, with 58 of our FTSE 100 firms doing business there.”
Applicants apply online https://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller. An application costs £70. This includes a non-refundable fee of £20 for considering the application and a £50 annual membership fee that will be refunded if an application is unsuccessful. There is a £50 charge to renew membership for a further 12 months.
It is noteworthy to mention that the British Government also includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Israel, Malaysia, Brunei, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay.
For media enquiries contact the Home Office Press Office on +44 (0)20 7035 3535.
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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN "CAMARADAS" ARTISTIC COMPETITION 2016
London, United Kingdom, 20th December, 2016.- The Embassy of Mexico invites to the fourth annual edition of the competition "Camaradas" (Comrades), through which a Mexican and a British artists join in a couple and develop an original artistic project, in order to promote cultural ties between both countries.
Once again the competition represents an opportunity for artists to become "comrades" working in pairs, learning from each other, complementing their talent with their counterpart´s, exhibiting their artistic coincidences and promoting Mexico and the United Kingdom, with a single piece of work.
Thus, if interested, a Mexican artist and a British artist must present a proposal on a visual work (200-700 words) and fulfil the following Registration Form. The proposal, the registration form and a selection of pictures of older artistic pieces should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for consideration. The deadline for registration will be 28th February, 2017.
A panel of judges composed of leaders and iconic representatives, from the art world will choose the best proposals and the selected couples will be notified on 3rd March, 2017.
Under the sponsorship of the Mexican Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AMEXCID) of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The winning partners will showcase their work at the Menier Gallery from the 14th to 18th of March, allowing great visibility and promotion for the winners amongst the British contemporary art scene.
For more information, please consult the following link: http://bit.ly/2iaCGgD
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MEXICAN WINS 2nd PLACE IN PITCH @ PALACE GLOBAL 2016 AWARDS
LONDON, United Kingdom, 9th December 2016. - Mexican national Carlos Glatt took the the second place at the Pitch@Palace 2016 Awards for the best “Human Technology” project.
The Pitch at Palace programme looks forward to connect entrepreneurs from all over the world with business leaders, linking creativity with real financing possibilities for their innovation projects.
In a ceremony which took place on 7th December at St. James’s Palace, HRH The Duke of York, presented the award to Carlos Glatt, whose clean cook stove project was considered by the jury as a solution, with a positive impact in the daily life of millions of people, preventing them to be ill or even die by cooking in closed places with firewood stoves.
The event, which promotes technology solutions for current problems, allowed the Mexican entrepreneur to explain how his stove represents an economic, ecologic and efficient project, due to its non-emission of gas system, fighting a serious health issue which currently affects millions of people, mainly in developing countries, due to the inhalation of carbon dioxide.
During the gala night, the winners, from more than 1,800 subscribed projects, had the opportunity to exchange their points of view with hundreds of business men who could potentially invest in their projects, as well as marketing them through different media and digital platforms. The ceremony was attended by Minister David Najera, Chargé d’ Affaires of the Embassy of Mexico in the United Kingdom.
It is noteworthy to mention that following the agreements derived from the State Visit achieved by Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto to the United Kingdom in 2015, when both countries celebrated the Dual Year, Prince Andrew –son of H.M. The Queen- participated during the first days of December in the so-called City of Ideas (Ciudad de las Ideas), celebrated in the Mexican city of Puebla, as a preamble to the event which took place this week.
Through this, the entrepreneurs had the opportunity to present their projects in areas such as education, environment, communications, technology and innovation, amongst other.
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MEXICAN PROMOTER IN THE UK RECOGNISED WITH THE TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARD
Mexico City, 15th December 2016. - The Miguel Aleman Foundation A.C. yesterday gave the XXVII Tourism Excellence Award to Manuel Diaz Cebrian, Director of 110PerCEB Ltd. Marketing & Consultancy, based in London, in recognition for his efforts as an international promoter of tourism and culture in Mexico.
In the event held at the library of the above-mentioned foundation, its president Miguel Aleman Magnani presented the corresponding diploma and medal, and recognised Manuel’s personal contribution to the development of a national industry that only this year received more than 35 million international tourists, which led to revenues of more than USD $45 billion.
He referred that his performance as Regional Director of the Mexican Tourism Board (CPTM, for its acronym in Spanish) in the United Kingdom, coincided with the period in which the flow of tourists quadrupled from 100,000 to almost 400,000 visitors, placing the United Kingdom as the third most important market, in terms of number of visitors, only surpassed by our neighbour countries of North America.
Aleman Magnani said that fortunately this trend is being preserved, since 2016 will close having registered more than 530,000 British visitors to our country.
At the award ceremony, sponsored by the Mexican Secretary of Tourism and the Municipality of Acapulco, Diaz Cebrian was thanked for promoting the high-end tourism sector, through the ILTM Americas exhibition in 2011 and the creation of the famous tourist guide "Mexico Chic" which was translated into 4 languages and gave rise to what is now known as Chic Collection, which model has been replicated in several countries and two editions printed in 2004 and 2008.
Diaz Cebrian congratulated himself for having had the opportunity to the development of the strategy to link tourism to arts and culture, thus offering new possibilities to the most challenging visitors and having been able to work in the exhibitions: The Aztecs, (Royal Academy of Arts 2002); Tina Moddotti, (Barbican 2003); Frida Kalho, (Tate Modern 2005); The Mayas, (Stonehenge 2007); Moctezuma & The Day of the Death, (British Museum 2010), amongst others.
He recalled that in 2015, during the Dual Year celebrated between Mexico and the United Kingdom, which involved more than 170 events in the UK, he served as a consultant to the CPTM, receiving support from the Embassy of Mexico to promote tourism and gastronomy at Selfridges in London, a mechanism that would later be replicated at Eataly in Milan, Italy.
He was also co-producer of the London MeXFest in 2012 and 2013, which included cinema, art, music, architecture and gastronomy, in which he worked with institutions such as Victoria & Albert Museum, British Film Institute, Rich Mix. During these same years he began as curator and creator of Pinta Design, from 2012 to 2014, for Mexico and Latin America, in the framework of the only exhibition of Latin American art in London, PINTA.
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FIRST EDITION OF “TEQUILA TALKS” CELEBRATED IN LONDON
LONDON, United Kingdom, 6th December 2016.- In order to strengthen the cohesion with the Mexican community, the Embassy of Mexico organised the first edition of the conference’s round “Tequila Talks: Meet a Mexican”.
Minister David Najera, Chargé d’ Affaires of the Embassy of Mexico, explained that “Tequila Talks”, will be a series of talks, celebrated in a relaxed format without the formalities of a solemn conference, in which remarkable Mexicans will be able to share personal and professional experiences with Mexicans living in the United Kingdom.
The diplomat welcomed Rafael Marquez, Executive Vice President of American Express in the United Kingdom, as the first speaker for the “Tequila Talks” in London, who spoke in a very eloquent way how it was that he reached one of the highest management positions in that transnational company, after living and growing in Mexico City, where he graduated from the Universidad Panamericana.
In the first of a series of talks or Tequila talks, for Mexicans, celebrated without the formality of a conference, Marquez convinced himself that like him, many Mexicans have the ability to adapt to constant change inherent to current times without fear to professional or academic failure.
Before a large audience who was invited to taste a sip of tequila during the conversation -finishing with a Q&A session- Marquez referred to the importance of cohesion among members of the Mexican community and recalled that he had personally promoted the creation of the Hispanic Origin & Latin American Employee Network (HOLA) within the company.
The event was also useful for several members of the Mexican community to get to know with each other, and to exchange contacts and future promotional projects of Mexico. This community has a diversity of regional and professional origins, as well as differences in ages and marital status, factors that make the integration of the Mexican diaspora different from, for example, our nationals in the United States. This format seeks to generate integration through professional linking and common interests.
Among the guests were distinguished members of the Mexican community such as Leticia Cabral, Vice President of the Talent Network, United Kingdom Chapter; Elizabeth Baquedano, Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and History of University College London (UCL), as well as postgraduate students from different universities of the United Kingdom, entrepreneurs, and Mexican executives of different international companies.
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