A LEADING COMPANY in Mexico 2023
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Antonio Cosío Pando Grupo Brisas: an iconic company in the mexican hotel industry
Tourism has been one of the many successful businesses of Grupo Brisas, made up of established entrepreneurs who believe in and are committed to their country. Today their projections for the company for the next five years, are focused on expansion.
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- Grupo Brisas: CEO Antonio Cosío Pando – Photo: Revista Estilo de Vida, Wilson Rojas, Alejandro Bieber Gómez
Antonio Cosío Pando grew up in Mexico, in a family dedicated to large-scale investment, winemaking, and industrial businesses. This awakened true passions in him since early childhood, a time in which he dreamt of being part of this when he grew up, leading him to obtain his university degree in textile engineering. But fate led him down a much more ambitious and challenging path: the hospitality industry.
- Photo: Revista Estilo de Vida, Wilson Rojas, Alejandro Bieber Gómez
“When the Mexican banking system was nationalized, Banamex bank, owner at the time of Real Turismo which included Calinda, and Hoteles Camino Real, decides to buy our shares by offering a partnership in the company. We later kept ownership of Las Brisas Acapulco and Ixtapa, Hacienda Jurica (in Queretaro), Galería Plaza hotel (in Mexico City) and the Calinda hotel chain, later sold to Grupo Carso”, explains Cosío Pando, current CEO of Grupo Brisas.
- Antonio Cosío Pando: A man who inspires us to be better every day, an example of life – Photo: Revista Estilo de Vida, Wilson Rojas, Alejandro Bieber Gómez
This is how we went from making towels, sweets and chocolates to the world of tourism, and although I always liked the ‘machines‘ and fabrics, it was the hotels that ended up having more impact on my life. Today I continue working with total dedication (as my grandparents Moisés and Elías taught me; my father, founder of Grupo Brisas, Antonio Cosío Ariño, and my mother, Monchita Pando) in order to leave my family -which is my greatest inspiration- a good legacy and the company at the top of its game.
- Ni Restaurant: NIZUC Resort & Spa – Photo: Revista Estilo de Vida, Wilson Rojas, Alejandro Bieber Gómez
BUSINESS PROJECTIONS
Las Brisas in Acapulco, has always been the flagship hotel and recently celebrated its 65th anniversary. This was the first hotel in the chain, and the one that gave its name to Grupo Brisas, a company that later added a series of well-established hotels, offering unique leisure experiences under the umbrella of three brands: Galería Plaza (business hotels), Las Brisas (beach hotels) and now NIZUC Resort & Spa (luxury hotels), which already opened its first hotel in Cancun, and will open its doors in Los Cabos in 2024.
- Terra Nostra Restaurant: NIZUC Resort & Spa – Photo: Revista Estilo de Vida, Wilson Rojas, Alejandro Bieber Gómez
“Currently, there are nine hotels with a total of 3,000 rooms, not including the 206 rooms of the newly opened Galería Plaza Monterrey and 150 more of the Galería Plaza León, which will open this 2023. More will be added with projects like the Santo Tomás vineyard in Ensenada, and two others in Mexico City, namely in Insurgentes and Fronton Mexico, which will have small rooms and will be a fun hotel; undoubtedly, we have a promising future, of great expansion. With all this, I am proud to say that we offer the highest level of accommodations in Mexico. ”
- Nizuc Resort & Spa: An oasis in true paradise in Cancun – Photo: Revista Estilo de Vida, Wilson Rojas, Alejandro Bieber Gómez
TOURISM IN MEXICO: Through its natural beauty, Cancun’s tourism takes the breath away from the travelers who seek to experience luxury provided by experts. “Antonio Cosío Pando”.
