MEXICANAL Partners with Aeromexico to Send One Lucky Viewer Home for the Holidays

“Due to the tremendous success of MEXICANAL’s one-year anniversary giveaway, MEXICANAL has teamed up with airline Aeromexico for the second time this year. The channel has announced a new Christmas giveaway, which gives audiences the opportunity to participate and win two roundtrip airline tickets from any of Aeromexico’s 15 U.S. gateways to any destination it serves in Mexico. The public is invited to visit MEXICANAL’s web page (www.mexicanal.com) and fill out a questionnaire, and the winner will be announced on December 22 during MEXICANAL’s news throughout the day.

“We are delighted to be part of this wonderful promotion,” said Carlos De Uriarte, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, USA Division. “As families continue to broaden cross-cultural boundaries beyond Mexico, we will always be there to connect these travelers with their homeland.”

The winner of MEXICANAL’s August anniversary giveaway, Antonio Rodriguez Conde, traveled to Guadalajara with his daughters Ariel, 3, and Timna, 1, so the girls could meet their grandparents for the first time. The long-overdue family reunion resulted in a joyful bonding of three generations of family.

“MEXICANAL’s success can be attributed to its lineup of the best programs from every region in Mexico, and this means a lot to our growing audience base, many of whom were born in these towns and cities and enjoy watching related news and cultural developments from their place of origin,” said Maruchi Urquiaga, MEXICANAL’s General Project Director and Castalia’s Senior Vice President, Programming and Production. “We couldn’t think of a better way to exemplify our continued success than to possibly send another lucky winner to Mexico.””

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