Thousands of Businesswomen to Gather in Cancun

Hold onto your flip-flops, Cancún – next year, you’re in for a rather different kind of sun-drenched invasion. Forget about the usual suspects—the tourists clutching piña coladas with one hand and their over-packed beach towels with the other. No, next August, Cancún will play host to a different breed of visitor: the National Congress of Businesswomen. That's right. While you may picture Cancún as a paradise of infinity pools and tequila shots, the city will now transform into the land of sharp suits, even sharper minds, and—let’s not forget—the lucrative buzz of networking.

Now, before you roll your eyes at the idea of a thousand businesswomen descending upon Cancún in search of profits rather than pristine beaches, consider this: Cancún has managed to pull off quite the coup. Miriam Escalante Rejón, president of the Association of Businesswomen (Amexme), Cancún chapter, announced that the city beat out Guerrero to host the 2025 National Congress of Businesswomen. That’s right—Cancún emerged victorious over one of Mexico's other famed coastal regions. And I can see why. If you had the choice between running a business conference in the middle of the summer heat in Guerrero or Cancún, where you can slip out to the beach between meetings, the decision pretty much makes itself.