The unfortunate situation of violence and insecurity that exists in tourist destinations such as Acapulco or Cancun, where executions or disputes between taxi drivers and Uber, respectively, are taking place, could attract more tourism to Puerto Vallarta, answering the question: Puerto Vallarta or Cancun?
This was pointed out by the hotel businessman, Gabriel Igartúa Sánchez, who regretted this situation, which should not be taken to highlight a possible improvement in occupancy.
“I believe that there will be a preferential trend. Nobody travels to have problems, to be beaten out of a car (Uber), to have a situation of insecurity like those that occur in the Mexican Caribbean or in other tourist destinations,” he said.
Definitely -he added- we believe that whoever travels seeks to have all the security aspects, precisely to be able to enjoy the holidays, he added.
He is also the president of the National Coparmex Tourism Commission, he regretted this situation of insecurity in the country, which affects not only a specific destination but all of Mexico.
“What we cannot think is that you can capitalize on what is happening in places, mainly in tourist destinations that compete with Vallarta, to have a benefit. I think that in general the Mexico brand, the Mexico product is affected,” he added.
We must seek to continue maintaining that preference and that position that we have as a safe destination, but it is continuous work and that should not be circumstantial, because in other places they are doing badly in terms of security, added Igartúa Sánchez.
When asked about the fact that Puerto Vallarta once again left the group of the 10 safest municipalities in Mexico, according to the most recent Survey on Urban Public Safety (Ensu) from INEGI, the businessman highlighted the importance of maintaining a safe destination, but for this, he said, requires inter-institutional coordination, with the constant participation of all.
“It is important to maintain continuous work. It is necessary to maintain the coordination of the authorities and continue to be aware of the responsibility for the security of a tourist destination such as Puerto Vallarta-Bahía de Banderas, especially by the different federal entities.
Maintain a very coordinated, very constant work. It is recognized and must continue to be recognized and we understand that it is part of having an added value as a tourist product, more than as a city", added Igartúa Sánchez when calling for continuing to be responsible, "we understand that responsibility in security is the work of everyone," he said.
