IT WOULD AFFECT COZUMEL AND THE HOTEL SECTOR
RR | Cancun | August 5, 2023
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RELATED SUBJECTS: Cancun Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres Hotel Association, Cancun, Hotel Council of the Mexican Caribbean, Jesús Almaguer, Tony Chaves
The hoteliers of the Mexican Caribbean have expressed their disagreement with the proposal of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the construction of a cruise port in Punta Venado, since they consider that it would be unfavorable competitively for Cozumel due to its proximity and for the hotels of the Cancun-Cancun corridor. Riviera Maya.
“What we are doing is a study, with all due respect, because perhaps the president does not have the information that we have in the sector, what we want to do is make a correct decision; Cozumel, one of its great achievements and part of the economy are cruise ships and if a port were opened across the street, we would take away business from the island and damage it,” said Tony Cháves, president of the Mexican Caribbean Hotel Council.
Likewise, he pointed out that cruises do not generate hotel occupancy in the destinations, which would affect the hotel sector of Cancun and the Riviera Maya, as reported by El Economista.
In February, Jesús Almaguer, president of the Cancun, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres Hotel Association, told the same outlet at the time that studies have shown that similar projects “seriously affect the hotel industry, income and jobs.” premises that this industry generates in Quintana Roo because a cruise does not pay taxes, does not generate jobs, in addition to generating a negligible income of no more than 90 dollars per person”, indicates El Economista.
As reported by REPORTUR.mx, Riviera Maya is one of the most desirable destinations for real estate investment. In the area of Punta Venado in Playa del Carmen, the development of one of the hotel complexes with the highest investment is planned. (Riviera Maya: new hotel complex promotes Punta Venado).
This hotel project will also be residential and will have an investment of 1,250 million Mexican pesos. A study by “La Haus”, a real estate technology company, shows that the Riviera Maya concentrates the largest real estate investment in the entire country.
