Tourists Reconsidering Trips to Mexico

The AP’s Mark Stevenson reports today that political protests and drug-related crime and violence are cutting into Mexico’s tourism economy in a big way. Although no tourists have been harmed in Mexico City, Acapulco or Oaxaca—three cities where protests or violence have recently occurred—more than a few visitors have nevertheless canceled trips. “In Mexico City alone, hotels, restaurants and stores are losing $23 million a day, according to the city’s Commerce, Services and Tourism Chamber,” Stevenson reports. The Mexico City protests stem from last month’s presidential election, of course—supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have taken to the streets and plazas. The director of Mexico City tourism promotion told the AP: “If this goes on for a week or 10 days more, some hotels are going to be in a desperate situation.”

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