Monday, March 31, 2025

Quintana Roo governor expects to welcome tourists June 8-10

Tourists could start returning to Quintana Roo as early as June 8 if the state’s governor gets his way. 

Governor Carlos Joaquín González says tourism is an essential business in his state, and he will fight for the federal government to classify it that way. 

He is hoping for hotels to get back to work internally on June 1 and prepare their facilities and employees for reopening between June 8 and 10 if he receives permission from national authorities. 

The governor had previously announced that the state’s hotels, including resorts in popular Cozumel, Cancún and Tulum, would reopen to the public on June 1 but rescinded that date as the state still has significant levels of coronavirus contagion.

In a virtual meeting with the National Conference of Governors and the National Tourist Business Council yesterday, Joaquín said that Quintana Roo has lost around 80,000 jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic and that reopening to tourists will allow the state to begin its economic recovery. 

Joaquín said that more than 1,600 companies have signed up for training to acquire a health certificate issued by the state government which is thought will encourage travelers to return. 

The governor urged residents to keep up social distancing and other coronavirus measures so the state can reopen as planned. 

“The main objective is for businesses to be prepared to return to activities on a still unspecified date in June,” said Tourism Minister Marisol Vanegas Pérez earlier this week. 

The announcement comes as the state has registered 1,392 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 271 deaths as of Wednesday.

Source: Jornada (sp), Milenio (sp)

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
Mexican soldier and ship

Navy seizes over 17 million liters of stolen fuel in double ‘huachicol’ busts

0
Two separate operations netted enough stolen diesel and hydrocarbons to represent one of Mexico’s biggest fuel theft busts over the past decade.
Soft drinks and chips on display in a store

Junk food ban goes into effect in Mexican schools

1
Chicharrones, hot dogs and juice boxes are a few of the items that will no longer be welcome in Mexican public and private schools.
Police and security agents escort a handcuffed suspect onto a plane

Suspect arrested in case of Tulum security chief’s assassination

0
The state attorney general said "El Rayo" acted on the instructions of a criminal leader from the northern state of Tamaulipas.