Tijuana’s tourism officials report that the city’s population is” greatly lower” compared to last year.
According to Karim Chalita Rodriguez, president of the city’s Tourism and Conventions Committee, medical tourism has decreased by 50 % since the start of the year, while restaurants are seeing a 30 % decline in visitors, translating to a 30 % loss in profits.
According to Rodriguez,” Americans ca n’t afford to buy as much these days,” referring to the weaker dollar versus the Mexican peso. ” People do n’t want to wait in line for three hours to cross the border, sometimes in both directions”.
Rodriguez also attributes safety concerns that many Americans have in light of recent reports of violence against immigrants, such as the murders of two American surfing and their companion from San Diego.
We anticipate more people to visit after the rain has stopped and the moon is starting to set in, even though the first half of this year even saw a lot of bad weather.
Rodriguez also hopes that the United States does n’t experience the economic crisis that some are anticipating because it would have a negative effect on firms south of the border.
” We need to keep offering quality products, services, meals and tourist destinations to our visitors”, he said,” This is the best form of promotion we can have, it will help increase the number of visits to our region”.
