Mexican Caribbean Could Set New Record in Upcoming Winter Season

Travel destinations in the Mexican Caribbean, like Cancun and Playa del Carmen, could see their hotel occupancy rates climb up to as much as 90 percent, a new record high for the oncoming wintertime season.

Dario Flota Ocampo, tourism undersecretary in the state of Quintana Roo –where most of these destinations are located- said the region is expecting to reap as many as $400 million during the winter travel season that stretches from December 15 through March 2005.

“Expectations for the end of the ongoing year are very, very encouraging for the world’s premier sun-and-sand destination,” Mr. Ocampo indicated.

In addition to new record highs for Playa del Carmen and Cozumel in terms of hotel occupancy, cruises could also hold their own and bring in more than 3.4 million passengers to Cozumel alone.

Travel destinations in the Mexican Caribbean total 58,000 hotel rooms and feature such attractions as archeological sites. The seaport of Majahual and the southern portion of Quintana Roo are two good