Why are businesses having the worst summer if tourism is breaking records?

As Puerto Vallarta is welcoming a record number of tourists this summer travel season, many business owners say they are having the worst summer sales in years.

So here is this week’s “Vallartenses Voice” question:

What can the city and business owners do to help increase local sales and get our record number of tourists to explore more of our area and open their wallets a little more?

We would like to hear from locals and tourists with the viewpoint as a shopper in our area, and also businesses from the business aspect of the issue. As we have . . .