Guerrero State Awaits For A Million Tourists

During the holidays more than 7 thousand 500 policemen from the three levels of government provide security in tourist destinations that form the Triangle of the Sun, where we await the arrival of more than one million visitors, mainly national.

The Secretary of Tourism Promotion of Guerrero, Ernesto Rodriguez Escalona, said that based on registered reservations at hotels in Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and Taxco de Alarcon, is expected on 19 December to 06 January 2010 a general average occupancy 62% and could increase from last time.

In this overall percentage of employment is not considered the use of proceeds of the rooms offer extra accommodation, which provides equally important demand of rooms according to date market surveys, mainly for the port of Acapulco.

As for economic income expected in the holiday resorts of Acapulco and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Taxco an outlay in the order of 2 thousand 570 million pesos.

Escalona Rodriguez stated that the Port of Acapulco expected to visit more than 437 thousand tourists, which generated an average occupancy of 65% in hotels and economic spills of more than one thousand 660 million pesos.

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Regarding estimates indicated that the arrival of over 270 thousand vacationers, 60% average occupancy in rooms, and income above 830 million pesos.

As for the city of Taxco silversmith, the state official mentioned that this destination is expected to be benefited by the visit of just over 35 thousand walkers, there was an overall 50% employment and achieve economic spills capture by above 75 million pesos.

Regarding the implementation of the winter 2009 security operation, Rodriguez Escalona noted that this important safety program to support and protect the tourists move 7 thousand 500 elements of the corporations of the three levels of government.

Secretary of Public Safety and Civil Protection, Juan Heriberto Salinas Altes said to have had a large number of lifeguards that Navy personnel in Mexico, Civil Protection and Promoter Beach, who were riding in the resorts of greater influx of visitors.

Ensured the safety of all tourists who enter Guerrero as beaches and roads, are being monitored continuously until the end of the holiday season.

Finally, the tourism secretary Guerrero called on all tourist services of the entity and the general public, to provide the tourist with a good deal and the characteristic hospitality of the people of Guerrero, offering quality services and fair rates, so that the such a pleasant stay fully satisfied and return to their places of origin.