Spring Breakers Coming to Cancun, But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Numbers

Officials in Cancun predict that while the number of travelers visiting Cancun will rise for spring break, the numbers will most likely not meet or exceed pre-pandemic visitor levels.

According to Riviera Maya News, over 530 flights were reported by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) on Friday, February 18, an increase in forty flights from the day before.

While the number of flights are growing, Jesús Almaguer Salazar, the President of the Cancun, Puerto Morelos & Isla Mujeres Hotel Association says they’re expecting less than the pre-pandemic levels of spring break travelers this year. His estimate is about 20,000.

“Unfortunately times are not like before when we would reach 90 or 100,000 tourists during that season. The hotels are trying to optimize the flow of tourists to have better occupancy rates,” said Almaguer Salazar, citing the pandemic as a main factor in the drop in spring break travelers, many of whom are from younger generations.

Depending on the status of the pandemic in the United States and in Quintana Roo, Cancun’s state, that number might be higher or lower.

Source: Travel Pulse