OCV Navojoa guides visitors and connects destination promotion with tourism providers and event organizers.
Mission
Provide information and resources for a rewarding stay in Navojoa, for leisure or business.
Vision
Bring public, private and civic stakeholders together to promote the destination and attract gatherings that support the local economy.
Mission and vision: editorial summaries of a 2017 publication. Wording and current relevance await institutional review. Information source.
Areas of work
Visitor information
Destination promotion
Event guidance
Tourism provider connections
Familiarization trips
OCV and Ruta Sierra Mar
This platform is a collaboration between OCV Navojoa and a university residency project. Its digital map aims to attract visitors and improve tourism information processes in the Mayo Region.
Promote Mexico’s tourism offerings in Arizona and strengthen strategic partnerships in destination promotion, air connectivity, film tourism, health tourism, media, and cooperation with tourism stakeholders in the State of Arizona.
These are topics for discussion, not announcements of available services or established agreements.
Destination promotion
Introduce Arizona audiences to the Mayo Region through its six municipalities: Navojoa, Huatabampo, Álamos, Etchojoa, Benito Juárez and Quiriego. The proposal brings together culture, nature, food and local experiences to showcase southern Sonora.
Opportunities to explore
Develop bilingual content and suggested itineraries using information verified by local providers.
Explore joint campaigns and familiarization trips for professionals who recommend and market destinations.
Who could take part
Tourism offices, travel agencies, tour operators and local tourism providers.
Open a conversation about making travel between Arizona and southern Sonora easier. The focus is on visitor needs and connections between airports, ground transportation and regional destinations.
Opportunities to explore
Identify travel needs and share them with transportation and tourism stakeholders.
Explore coordinated information on connections and transfers, subject to services confirmed by operators.
Who could take part
Airport representatives, airlines, transportation providers and tourism organizations.
Explore the region’s potential as a setting for visual storytelling and a meeting point with producers. The proposal includes documenting landscapes and places of interest with permission from those responsible and respect for local communities.
Opportunities to explore
Prepare a visual portfolio of potential locations with credits and verified access conditions.
Connect creators with local contacts to assess permits, logistics and community participation before production.
Who could take part
Production companies, audiovisual professionals, location scouts and community representatives.
Create a space for dialogue between tourism and health stakeholders interested in regional cooperation. The first step is to identify participants and the information, accommodation, companion support and mobility needs of people traveling for health reasons.
Opportunities to explore
Explore coordination of visitor information and complementary services with providers whose credentials can be verified.
Agree on verifiable public information and identify who will handle specialized inquiries.
Who could take part
Health institutions and providers, professional associations, hotels and transportation operators.
Share stories from the Mayo Region that help Arizona audiences discover its destinations and plan an informed visit. Communication can connect local voices with audiences on both sides of the border.
Opportunities to explore
Develop a bilingual press kit with project information, authorized photographs and a follow-up contact.
Explore interviews, editorial collaborations and press visits with topics and participants agreed in advance.
Who could take part
Print media, radio, television, digital publications and travel content creators.
Follow up on the meetings through a shared agenda of interests and next steps. Collaboration is envisioned as a joint effort by organizations and individuals contributing knowledge, promotion or connections to both regions.
Opportunities to explore
Identify contacts, shared priorities and opportunities for exchanges or training.
Agree on responsibilities and follow-up processes to assess proposals before formalizing commitments.
Who could take part
Destination organizations, business associations, educational institutions and tourism stakeholders in Arizona and Sonora.
Conceptual illustration; it does not depict confirmed locations, services or agreements
Stories that could take us further
Screen tourism invites people to visit places featured in films and series. A separate opportunity is to present potential locations to production teams. Each activity needs its own verified information and agreements.
For visitors: document identifiable screen locations and possible itineraries only when they exist and have been confirmed.
For productions: gather images of potential locations, access conditions and local contacts.
Proposed next step: verify permits, logistics and community participation before promoting a location or itinerary.
Conceptual illustration; it does not depict confirmed locations, services or agreements
A conversation about travel and wellbeing
Health tourism includes medical care and wellness experiences. In the Mayo Region, this work starts by identifying participants and travelers’ needs; it is not yet a directory of endorsed providers.
Medical tourism: clinical services whose availability and credentials must be checked directly with each provider.
Wellness: experiences focused on rest and personal wellbeing, described without clinical promises.
Proposed next step: coordinate information, lodging, companion support and transportation with participating, credentialed providers.
