Tulum Mayor Diego Castañón Trejo asked citizens, the media, and business leaders not to speak negatively about the tourist destination, “so that we can take care of our tourists,” he said at his press conference on Tuesday.
However, he acknowledged that Tulum has problems, but that they are decreasing, and urged critics to reconsider their negative comments: “On their own, instead of helping tourists come, they are ruining it; it’s a collective effort, we must support it,” Castañón Trejo commented, highlighting the support of Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa, Bernardo Cueto, Secretary of Tourism, and the Tourism Promotion Council (CPTQ).
He also requested that the issue of free access to beaches and the archaeological site not be politicized and called for unity: “I ask the directors to put their backs into it, to get to work, to provide all the information to the merchants. We’re going to look at some incentives to help them, but you, the press, and the media should also help us, because it’s a unique destination, no one else has it,” said Castañón Trejo.
He also stated that he will hold a meeting with the Federal Government’s Secretary of Tourism, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora, to design a promotional strategy for Tulum, where they will reach agreements for the winter season.
He told the Secretary of Citizen Security not to tolerate anyone who doesn’t want to work, as “there are many complaints about traffic,” according to Noticaribe.
Recently, American tourists visiting Tulum reported extortion charges against Tulum police officers after being detained at a checkpoint located on the expansion of Kukulkán Avenue, near the coastal area. The tourists reported that the police demanded payment to avoid arrest for not presenting their physical driver’s license. (Tulum: American tourists report extortion by police).
Police officers stopped the tourists for an inspection and document check, but after they presented their digital driver’s license, the police demanded a physical document. Unable to comply with this requirement, the officers informed them that this violation merited a 36-hour detention unless they paid 20,000 Mexican pesos.
Source: reportur
