Yucatán Travel Mart at the Centro Internacional de Congresos de Yucatán in Merida: the southeast Mexico B2B floor where hotel groups sign contracts with US, Canadian and European buyers before the hacienda lunch

Salón Uxmal of the Centro Internacional de Congresos de Yucatán (CICYY) on Calle 60 Norte 345, Ex-Cordemex, Merida, Yucatán hosts the March edition of the Yucatán Travel Mart, the regional travel trade show rotating through Acapulco, Cancún and Merida since 1975. National hotel groups (Grupo Posadas with Live Aqua, Grand Fiesta Americana, Fiesta Americana, Fiesta Inn, Gamma, One; Grupo Lomas de México with Camino Real and Real Inn; Grupo BM with Barceló, Occidental, Allegro; Hoteles NH México; Krystal Hotels; Grupo Oasis; Princess Hotels & Resorts; Royal Resorts; Grupo Velas; Grupo Real del Pacífico; Sunset World; Palladium Hotel Group) meet the international buyers from the US, Canada and Europe (Apple Leisure Group, Mark Travel, Booking Holdings, Expedia Group, HotelBeds, WebBeds, TUI Group, FTI Group, Schauinsland-Reisen, Hotelplan, American Express Travel). The day's rhythm is hammock in the pavilion, jarana trio at the welcome cocktail, pox carafe at the gala dinner.

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Merch packages for the Yucatán Travel Mart

International-buyer field kit

200 to 1,500 units for delegates touring the pavilion from the US, Canada and Europe. Branded folder carrying the group's property catalogue, encrypted USB with USD/EUR rates and rate blocks for the season, conversion calculator, branded pen, jipijapa hat with the brand ribbon, branded ceramic mug, QR-coded card linking to the booking engine and the wholesale customer code. Delivered to the hotel group's commercial director with signed receipt and serial-number control.

Yucatán pavilion booth kit

Uniforms for the PR team, the hosts, the Sefotur promotion staff and the state delegates. White guayabera with the state's embroidered isotype, photo-bearing ID, NFC-enabled lanyard for lead capture, press badge for the pavilion, welcome kit with hibiscus water and regional snacks. From 60 units with individual numbering and professional pressing.

Yucatecan artisan material

For the local-artisan pavilions and hotel groups weaving regional identity into their merch. Handwoven hammocks in raw thread with natural dyes (Tixkokob and Teabo are the most respected), wicker baskets, San Bartolo black-clay jugs, alebrijes for the invited Oaxacan displays, hand-embroidered textiles, cedar-wood carvings, artisanal pox bottles with the brand label, local distillates. From 30 units per reference with consolidated delivery to the booth's back-of-house.

Organising committee and keynote kit

For the Travel Mart organising committee, the federal Sectur delegates, the invited-state governors, the Consejo de Promoción Turística de México (CPTM) officials and the Asociación Mexicana de Hoteles y Moteles (AMHM) leadership. Folder carrying the sector-trends report, USB with symposium slides, premium fountain pen from the hotel group's line, branded mug, and the date of the next Travel Mart 2027. From 12 units with bespoke folder construction.

Logistics, access and custody of Salón Uxmal

Salón Uxmal accepts load-in from Calle 60 Norte between 06:00 and 09:30 on set-up day, with a log signed by the centre's operations team and the hotel group's logistics lead. Material is moved into the booth's back-of-house in sealed boxes carrying the lot ID and held under key until registration opens. For hotel groups bringing merch from international properties we run reinforced custody with a log signed by the commercial director and the group's logistics lead.

For hotel groups with Riviera Maya properties (Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Akumal, Puerto Aventuras) we run split shipments to the properties with Carta Porte 3.0 and hand-off with the complex's logistics lead. For groups with US, Canadian and European properties we run the local hospitality-merch transport regulations and corporate-courier coordination. For groups with Caribbean-island properties we run the local free-zone rules.

For hotel groups invoicing in MXP we issue CFDI 4.0 with 16% IVA break-down (or 0% for hotel services where applicable), and the deduction support as Promoción Turística, Relaciones Públicas or Comercialización Internacional. For multinational groups we issue the MXP invoice plus a USD complementary invoice at the Banxico FIX rate. For chains with MXP/USD dual invoicing we run the pagos complement when the transaction settles in instalments. For groups operating in Caribbean free-zones we issue the differentiated-rate invoice.

Sectur, CPTM and Salón Uxmal restrictions

Salón Uxmal operates under the rules of the Yucatán Travel Mart and Sectur for tourism promotion: no merch showing false property information, no alcohol in quantities exceeding personal-import allowance, no distribution outside the booth without the PR lead on site, no competitor merch during one-on-one appointments, no photography or recording without authorisation in the B2B appointments.

For hotel groups with US, Canadian and European properties we run USMCA compliance with a certificate of origin when the merch includes North-American components, plus the CFDI 4.0 foreign-trade complement when the lot crosses a border. For groups with European properties we run GDPR for personal-data handling and local VAT invoicing support when the group has an EU subsidiary. For groups with Caribbean-island properties we run the local hospitality-merch import regulations.

For SAT invoicing we issue CFDI 4.0 with 16% IVA break-down (or 0% for hotel services where applicable), tourism-traceability serialisation when applicable, and the deduction support as Promoción Turística, Relaciones Públicas or Comercialización Internacional. For groups with cross-border operations we run the pagos complement when the transaction settles in instalments. For deliveries to tourism free-zones we run the temporary-import pedimento when the lot returns to origin. Back-of-house delivery is documented on a vale signed by the group's commercial director and the PR responsible.

MOQ, cost and reservations for the Yucatán Travel Mart

International-buyer field kit — from MXN 1,250 before IVA per unit at a 200-piece run. Yucatán pavilion booth kit — from MXN 2,750 before IVA per person at 60 pieces. Yucatecan artisan material — from MXN 3,450 before IVA per unit at 30 pieces. Organising committee and keynote kit — from MXN 6,950 before IVA per unit at 12 pieces. Booth and floor rental are not included.

For Travel Mart peak dates (March Merida edition) we lock production ninety days out. Mid-demand rotating editions in Acapulco and Cancún need a sixty-day lock. Express runs under twenty-one days carry a 35% surcharge and only apply to runs under 500 pieces without Sefotur-regulated artisanal processes. The booking brief runs eighteen points: hotel group, destination, Travel Mart dates, international delegate count, tourism brand manual, colour palette, CPTM protocol, geographical property distribution, load-in to Merida airport, SAT invoicing, and post-event donation.

For hotel groups with properties across multiple southeast destinations we consolidate into one invoice and ship per destination. For multinational groups we run the package with USMCA, GDPR compliance and corporate-courier coordination when needed. Back-of-house delivery is documented on a signed vale and, when the group's PR protocol permits, photographed, and stored in sealed crates for the duration of the show.

Frequently asked questions on the Yucatán Travel Mart

Can you deliver the international-buyer kit to the booth with signed receipt?

Yes — we deliver to the booth's back-of-house with the commercial director's signature, time stamp, lot ID and the uniformed staff signature. The custody chain is photographed when the group's protocol permits and the kits stay in sealed boxes for the duration of the show.

Can you handle split shipments to southeast properties?

Yes — we run split shipments by destination with Carta Porte 3.0 and hand-off with the complex's logistics lead. We coordinate with the receiving complex's operations director under the local tourism-merch transport regulations.

Can you invoice the tourism merch with Sectur and CPTM compliance?

Yes — we issue CFDI 4.0 with 16% IVA break-down (or 0% for hotel services where applicable), the foreign-trade complement when the lot crosses a border, and the deduction support as Promoción Turística, Relaciones Públicas or Comercialización Internacional. We handle the pagos complement when the transaction settles in instalments.

Is Corp-Merch an official partner of the Yucatán Travel Mart or the hotel groups named?

No. Corp-Merch.MX is an independent merch curation, production and logistics atelier for the Yucatán Travel Mart and other venues across the country. The Travel Mart, CICYY, Sectur and the hotel groups mentioned are described here only for the descriptive purposes of the Mexican and Latin American tourism sector.

Request a Travel Mart merch quote

Tell us the hotel group, the destination (Yucatán, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Oaxaca, CDMX), the event dates, the expected international delegate count, the property network, the kit volumes per package, the tourism brand manual, the CPTM protocol, the geographical property distribution, the load-in logistics to Merida airport and the SAT invoicing requirements. We reply within 24 to 48 business hours with a broken-down quote, a curation proposal and a digital mock-up.



Corp-Merch.MX is an independent merch curation, production and logistics atelier for the Yucatán Travel Mart at CICYY and other venues in the country. We are not a partner, sponsor or official supplier of the Travel Mart, CICYY, Sectur or the hotel groups mentioned. The hotel groups, international tour-operators and tourism authorities are described here only for the descriptive purposes of the Mexican tourism sector.