Published on : Wednesday, May 29, 2019
The Tourism Promotion Council of Quintana Roo blames U.S. politics for this decline.
Both inflammatory statements from Washington and State Department travel advisories encouraged vacationers from the U.S. to visit elsewhere, said the president of the tourism agency, Darío Flota Ocampo.
Most of foreign visitors are from the United States. Visitors from within Mexico, and countries like Colombia, Spain and Europe have increased.
This is the first time in many years that there is a drop-off in visitors from the United States, said Flota Ocampo. Addressing concerns about safety, particularly in Cancun and Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo has received 3,000 National Guard soldiers, strengthening existing security patrols.
Ocampo said that these measures have started to reduce crime, “although it is a subject where victory can never be sung.”
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