He owed more than a billion pesos for operating expenses
MA I Cancun | August 8, 2023
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Javier Aranda Pedrero, head of the Quintana Roo Tourism Promotion Council (CPTQ), reported that just over 20% of the debt left by the agency since the last state administration has already been paid, due to financial commitments.
As reported by the official for the Sipse news portal, the debt reached more than one billion pesos at the time; The Tourism Promotion Council worked in past years to promote Quintana Roo, but the resources never arrived to cover these operating expenses, which included a debt that had already been paid and that was owed to the Spanish team in Barcelona, corresponding to a sponsorship for for the squad to wear the Riviera Maya logo on its shirt, between 2022 and 2024, as revealed REPORTUR.mx (QRoo: The CPTQ reduces the debt to 800 million pesos).
Aranda Pedrero pointed out that, when part of the debt is paid, around 840 million pesos are now owed. He commented that the expectations are positive, since promotional activities and local events will be resumed to encourage tourism.
He added that recently the CPTQ has promoted destinations in the southern zone of the state of Quintana Roo, such as Chetumal, Bacalar and Mahahual, in cities such as Campeche, Mérida, Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Villahermosa, in the Southeast Caravan; or in the Bajío Caravan, held in Mexico City, Querétaro, León and Guadalajara.
