Yucatán, a state with various options for tourism Jesús Cámara The tourism that visited the Yucatán peninsula during the first days of 2023 left disappointed at not having been able to see the archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá, but in the Association of Tourism Promotion Agencies ( Aaprotuy), the efforts were focused on giving visitors the best options to enjoy the hundreds of destinations that the entity has, said its president, David Escalante Lombard. How did the blockade at Chichén Itzá affect you? The worst that can happen with these blockades is that unfortunately they generate an image of insecurity, even if it is not a violent issue, seeing people blocking a road will always cause fear in tourists who often do not know the underlying reason in these kinds of demonstrations. How did you do in these 10 days of blockade? There were many changes in itineraries, in the end what we as agencies have to do is provide alternatives for visitors, take people to other of the many attractions that Yucatan has, we have to tell them that it is a pity that it cannot be there, but there is much more to know. What are the options for visitors? If we talk about archaeological zones, Ek Balam, Mayapán, Uxmal, Dzibilchaltún are impressive and if we go to those that are not archaeological, there are many places in Yucatán, it has beaches, magical towns, haciendas, nature reserves and cenotes. Was there annoyance? More than annoyance, it was a matter of disappointment, it is as if any of us were to visit a place and want to know its main tourist attraction and it is closed, there is even frustration, but in the end it is to see how to quickly lift the blockades and while that happens, give visitors the option of knowing other things. Did you call to lift the blockade? We will always be in favor of favoring dialogue, that is essential, in the end, like any dialogue, there will be things in which they agree and others in which they do not, but we must seek the common good because in the end this type of of actions generate harm for all. What’s next for this year in Aaprotuy? Always working, there are always opportunities for improvement, we will continue working because we hope that 2023 will be better than 2022, a year in which we had very good results in terms of tourism. What expectations are there? I believe that the fact that investments like the ones that were announced to us are materialized, the remodeling in Celestún, the issue of the port of height that goes a little further into the future, but also that important events continue to arrive, that Yucatán continues to be one of the destinations favorites.
The tourism that visited the peninsula of Yucatan During the first days of 2023, they left disappointed at not having been able to visit the archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá, but in the Association of Tourism Promotion Agencies (Aaprotuy), the efforts were focused on giving visitors the best options to enjoy the hundreds of destinations that the entity has, said its president, David Escalante Lombard.
David Escalante, president of Aaprotuy
How did the blockade at Chichén Itzá affect you?
The worst that can happen with these blockades is that unfortunately they generate an image of insecurity, even if it is not a violent issue, seeing people blocking a road will always cause fear in tourists who often do not know the underlying reason in these kinds of demonstrations.
How did you do in these 10 days of blockade?
There were many changes in itineraries due to the blockade in Chichen Itzá, in the end it is up to us as agencies to provide alternatives for visitors, to take people to other of the many attractions that Yucatan has, we have to tell them that it is It’s a pity that you can’t go there, but there is much more to know.
What are the options for visitors?
If we talk about archaeological zones, Ek Balam, Mayapán, Uxmal, Dzibilchaltún are impressive and if we go to those that are not archaeological, there are many places in Yucatán, it has beaches, magical towns, haciendas, nature reserves and cenotes.
Was there annoyance?
More than annoyance, it was a matter of disappointment, it is as if any of us were to visit a place and want to know its main tourist attraction and it is closed, there is even frustration, but in the end it is to see how to quickly lift the blockades and while that happens, give visitors the option of knowing other things.
Did you call to lift the blockade?
We will always be in favor of favoring dialogue, that is essential, in the end, like any dialogue, there will be things in which they agree and others in which they do not, but we must seek the common good because in the end this type of of actions generate harm for all.
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What’s next for this year in Aaprotuy?
Always working, there are always opportunities for improvement, we will continue working because we hope that 2023 will be better than 2022, a year in which we had very good results in terms of tourism.
What expectations are there?
I believe that the fact that investments like the ones that were announced to us are materialized, the remodeling in Celestún, the issue of the port of height that goes a little further into the future, but also that important events continue to arrive, that Yucatán continues to be one of the destinations favorites.
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