Cancun restores air connectivity with Europe, the United States, Central and South America

He Cancun International Airport It managed to reestablish the air connection with the main national and international destinations during the economic reactivation process after months of confinement due to the pandemic.

The report How are we doing in tourism?, prepared by the state Secretary of Tourism, tells that one of the last flights to rejoin has been that of British Airways since London, with which the airlift is resumed with the first issuing market of European tourists to the Caribe Mexican, which during 2019 exceeded half a million visitors.

Among the destinations with regular flights to Cancun are: Atlanta, Baltimore, Bogota, Boston, Camagüey, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, Frankfurt, Guatemala, Holguín, Houston, Havana, Lima, London, The Angels, Miami, Minneapolis, NY, Orlando, Panama, Paris, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, Washington, coupled with domestic flights such as CDMX, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Villahermosa, Oaxaca, León, Toluca, among others.

The report also states that, despite the pandemic, the United States continues to be the main international market for the Mexican Caribbean, with 1.2 million tourists, almost half of the 2.5 million foreign tourists that the entity received between January and October. of this year.

The statistic also indicates that, with the recovery of air connectivity, three destinations in the United States lead the origin of international passengers who have arrived at the Cancun airport: Dallas, with 182,987; Houston, with 182,525 and Chicago, with 144,995.

In order of importance of markets for the Mexican Caribbean, Canada is the second country that has sent the most tourists to the destination with 439 thousand 698 (-48.8% compared to the January-October 2019 period); followed by the United Kingdom with 54,065 (-84.6%); France with 50,557; Argentina 47,037; Colombia 46,891; Brazil 41,778; Germany 32,786 and Spain with 24,157 travelers.

Likewise, according to the report, from January to October a little more than 2,000 recently built hotel rooms have come into operation, with which the entity adds to date a hotel offer of 109,779 keys distributed in a total of 1,166 hotels, most of which is in the corridor Cancun-Riviera Maya.

Lastly, the report indicates that 9,000 more rooms are currently under construction, which will generate greater competition for 2021, once they come into operation.

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