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Mexico Launches App to Aid Tourists with Roadside Assistance

Mexico Launches App to Aid Tourists with Roadside Assistance

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexico's Tourism Secretariat partnered with toll road company Pase to launch a new app for tourist assistance.
  • The app integrates Ángeles Verdes, a roadside assistance service, with Pase's digital toll payment system.
  • This collaboration aims to improve travel experience and provide faster, more efficient support to tourists on Mexican roads.

Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism is enhancing traveler services through a new strategic alliance between the Ángeles Verdes roadside assistance program and the digital toll payment company Pase. This collaboration aims to provide tourists with easier access to assistance and guidance via digital tools.

Tourism Secretary Josefina Rodríguez Zamora highlighted that this initiative aligns with the Mexican government's efforts to strengthen tourism services and reach more people, especially with increased road travel. Sandra Díaz Guevara, Director General of Ángeles Verdes, emphasized technology's crucial role in improving travel experiences. She stated that the partnership with Pase offers a digital platform to deliver assistance and orientation more effectively.

This alliance with Pase represents an opportunity to bring our services closer to more people through digital tools that facilitate access to assistance and orientation during their journeys. Today more than ever, the travel experience requires accessible and timely solutions.

— Sandra Díaz Guevara, Director General of Ángeles VerdesExplaining the benefits of the new app integration for tourists.

The integration allows users of Pase's mobile app to directly access Ángeles Verdes services. This ensures quicker responses for travelers on Mexico's highways, particularly those heading to popular tourist destinations. Ángeles Verdes, with over six decades of history, provides basic mechanical assistance, tourist information, and roadside aid to both domestic and international travelers across 233 highways.

Pase CEO Alexis Reséndiz affirmed that public-private collaborations foster innovative solutions for current mobility and tourism needs. He noted that combining efforts enhances the travel experience and provides greater peace of mind for those using the country's roads, anticipating increased travel in the coming years.

The sum of efforts between the public and private sectors allows us to promote tools that improve the travel experience and provide greater peace of mind to those traveling on the country's roads, especially in light of the increase in travel expected in the coming years.

— Alexis Reséndiz, CEO of PaseCommenting on the value of public-private partnerships in enhancing mobility and tourism.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.