In the current context, one can doubt the objectivity of the press when talking about Cancun. On the spot, no tourist operator seems worried or concerned about the potential insecurity of tourists. They want to be very reassuring on this point. Tourism in Mexico has the wind in its sails and everyone is smiling. Mexico was the 7th most visited country in the world in 2019. The city welcomed more than 41 million international tourists, an increase of more than 5% compared to 2018.
What about insecurity?
“Cancún and all tourist destinations in the state of Quintana Roo are safe for travelers. There are currently no travel warnings or alerts issued by the U.S. or Canadian government recommending against travel to any tourist area in the state of Quintana Roo, which includes Cancún, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the Mayan Riviera,” said Mexico’s Tourism Promotion Office.
Is it safer in Toronto, than in Paris, than in Cancun? Violence and crime happen every day in every corner of the world, but the world does not stop living. The risk is much lower than elsewhere because of the police forces present on site. Moreover, spending your holidays in a resort is everything but exposing yourself to great danger! For the more adventurous, it is easy to travel to Mexico off the beaten track if you use basic precautions and common sense. Every day, additional measures are being taken to strengthen the protection of tourists on site.
“Recent efforts include an increased police presence on roads, beaches, and ports, more investment in surveillance technology and community service programs.” Said Mexico’s Tourism Promotion Office.
Cancun and COVID-19
The Cancun air terminal is prepared to face and adjust to the “new normality”, with the measures and sterile conventions of universal level, despite the fact that the quantity of flights we get has dropped a ton.
In his discourse, the legislative head of Quintana Roo, Carlos Joaquin, announced that the reviving arrangement ponders the travel industry as a “need movement”, so a few hotels will continue activities from next Monday, June 8, while others will hold up until June 15 and the rest until early July. It is normal that the division will start to work at 30 percent of its ability and that in the primary months it will be the national sightseers who will continue the exercises.
