Summary:
In a recent estimate released by officials of Mexico, 70,000 tourists have visited Cancún since the resort city reopened for tourism almost a month ago.
Municipal tourism official Francisco Lopez revealed that approximately 13,000 tourists are staying at the 120 hotels that reopened at 30 percent capacity on June 8 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
López said that they are confident that occupancy levels can reach 50% in the last half of the year.
The Hotel Association of Cancún, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres (AHCPM) said in a statement that all the hotels that have reopened are following strict health and hygiene protocols to protect both guests and their employees from the risk of coronavirus infection.
Although flights to Cancún from both domestic and international destinations are still below pre-pandemic levels, air traffic at the city’s airport is increasing.
About 150 flights landed and took off on both Saturday and Sunday, airport authorities said. Among the international destinations with connections to Cancún are the U.S. cities of Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Denver, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Baltimore, Charlotte, New York, Miami, Atlanta, Houston and Dallas, and Montreal, Canada.
Mexico does not have any travel restrictions when entering the country. Visitors do not need to self-quarantine or go through any testing making it one of the most popular post-pandemic destinations.