Fiesta Americana Grand and Fiesta Americana Resorts Rank on Expedia’s List of Top Hotels Worldwide

Mexico City, Mexico, August 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Leading Latin American hotel operator Grupo Posadas, the parent company of such prestigious resort brands as Aqua, Fiesta Americana Grand and Fiesta Americana, has received distinguished recognition by online travel company Expedia for consistently delivering excellence in service, a great overall vacation experience and a notable value. Eight of the hotelier’s offerings have been included in Expedia’s Insiders’ Select list for 2009, an authoritative ranking of the world’s best hotels, representing the top one percent of the nearly 80,000 properties offered on Expedia.com.

Those Fiesta Americana Grand and Fiesta Americana resorts that made the 2009 list include:
· Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos Golf & Spa
· Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun
· Fiesta Americana Grand Guadalajara Country Club
· Fiesta Americana Merida
· Fiesta Americana Villas Acapulco
· Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta

Caesar Park Buenos Aires and Fiesta Inn La Paz, other hotels by Grupo Posadas, were also included in the ranking.

“As our signature and signature luxury brands, Fiesta Americana and Fiesta Americana Grand offer the best that Mexico has to offer: warm, authentic Mexican hospitality; unparalleled, first-class service; and prime locations in Mexico’s most sought after locations,” said Javier Barrera, company spokesman. “We are honored to be recognized by Expedia in this way but even more so to be recognized by our past guests, who also participated in this ranking.”

Grupo Posadas, with more than three decades in the hotel marketplace, operates 110 properties and more than 19,600 guestrooms in 50 beach and city destinations in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. In Mexico, the company operates 20 percent of its rooms in the tourism segment. Its seven hotel brands are AQUA, Fiesta Americana Grand, Fiesta Americana, Fiesta Inn and One Hotels in Mexico, and in South America, the company operates Caesar Park and Caesar Business, making Grupo Posadas the leading Mexican hotel operator in Latin America. Grupo Posadas has been listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1992, with the ticker symbol “POSADAS.” For additional information, visit its website http://www.posadas.com.

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Hi-res images available at the following links until August 6, 2009:

Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos Golf & Spa Resort:
https://download.yousendit.com/dVlvSU5FNXZVbTkzZUE9PQ

Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun:
https://download.yousendit.com/dVlvSU5KY3lUWUFLSkE9PQ

Fiesta Americana Grand Guadalajara Country Club:
https://download.yousendit.com/dVlvSU5NR3MxUUNGa1E9PQ

Fiesta Americana Merida:
https://download.yousendit.com/dVlvSU5NR3NwcFhIRGc9PQ

Fiesta Americana Villas Acapulco:
https://download.yousendit.com/dVlvSU5ITWNRYTkzZUE9PQ

Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta:
https://www.yousendit.com/download/Y1RwSlJ6RndTSUIzZUE9PQ

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