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levanton

levanton
 n.— «Para que Mexico de el verdadero levanton en la industria turistica y, por consiguiente, en la hoteleria, se debe concientizar a los servidores y funcionarios publicos de la importancia del turismo.» —“Industria hotelera Definiendo estrategias” by Ana Luisa Ochoa in Mexico, D.F. Mundo Ejecutivo July 1, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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