Mexico’s tourism future severely damaged by hurricane
Hurricane Wilma left in ruins the heart of its tourism industry in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Authorities are hopping Cancun’s airport could reopen Tuesday so evacuation of 30,000 frazzled tourists can begin in earnest.
The Cancun area string of hotels produce almost half of the country’s $11 billion in yearly foreign tourism revenue.
While the peak tourist season is nearing with the holiday period, Ana Patricia Morales, vice president of the Cancun Hotels Association, said full recovery could take until Easter week. She told The Associated Press that all the group’s 110 hotels had sustained damage, ranging from broken windows to structural problems.
Jesus Almaguer, president of the Quintana Roo Hotel Assn., told AP that Cancun “could be ready for tourists in three to four months, if it receives support from the government.” The area would need as much as $500 million in credit from institutions like the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank, he said.
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