affects cancellations, refunds and a bad image of the destination
RR | Cancun | August 16, 2023
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RELATED TOPICS: Cancun Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres Hotel Association, Central and Southern Quintana Roo Hotel and Tourist Services Association, Bacalar Mahahual, Cancun, CFE, Jesús Almaguer, Raúl Andrade Angulo
To the south of Quintana Roo, hoteliers are asking the State to invest in infrastructure due to the constant power cuts that occur in the area. This has brought them great affectation due to damage to electrical equipment, high rates, cancellations, refunds and a bad image of the destination.
Raúl Andrade Angulo, president of the Association of Hotels and Tourist Services of the Center and South of Quintana Roo, indicated that it is urgent that the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) intervene, because in the face of blackouts there is no agile mechanism that allows economic compensation, this is how Sipse collects it.
“It is understood that the consumption of electrical energy, mainly due to the use of air conditioners, has skyrocketed during these dates due to the increase in heat, but the truth is that the infrastructure of the CFE in the southern zone is completely exceeded, which is why which the transformers usually thunder, ”Andrade told the same outlet.
Likewise, he pointed out that the hotel and business sector knows that the CFE is investing in to offer the necessary supply for the Mayan Train, in the sector of the Buenavista town in Bacalar where hotels suffer frequent power outages, in addition to Mahahual.
as reported REPORTUR.mxIn July, the Cancun, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres Hotel Association reached an agreement with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to invest in the maintenance of power transformers in these areas, to avoid power outages. (Cancun: hoteliers must put their box to avoid power outages).
Likewise, Jesús Almaguer, president of the Association, reported at the time that the CFE will notify them 48 hours in advance if there will be cuts. “There was a good disposition, after the energetic call, and the agreements were positive, so we were presented with systems to avoid power cuts in the hotel zones, especially in Cancun, which leaves us calmer and the commitment is notify us in advance in case this happens”, Almaguer pointed out at the time.
