Covid-19 halts tourist activity in Mexico
Source：El Universal
From：Taiwan Trade Center Mexico
Update Time：2020/05/03
Hotel groups operating in the country have announced partial or total closures of their facilities because it is not feasible to maintain them with minimum occupancy due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has practically paralyzed the world.
In Quintana Roo, the country's main tourist destination, hotel occupancy plummeted from 65% in early March to 20% last weekend, as most foreign tourists decided to return to their places of origin in view of the imminent closure of borders.
According to the Hotel Association of Cancun, Isla Mujeres, and Puerto Morelos, 22 firms closed in Quintana Roo, representing 7,350 rooms. This represents a severe blow to an industry that generates nearly eight percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The Covid-19 emergency comes just as the Spring Break and Easter holiday periods, the most important of the year for the sector, are about to begin, mainly in the Mexican Caribbean, where the spillage left by spring breakers amounts to as much as US$50 million between March and April.
The state government, headed by Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez, is in negotiations with representatives of hotel chains to avoid layoffs of workers in the tourism sector.
The Hotel Association indicated that the hotels that remain open have adopted the hygiene and prevention measures suggested by the governments, as well as protocols to protect visitors and workers.
Source : https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/