Several popular Mexican tourist destinations – including Cancun and Tulum – plan to reopen for international travelers in early June, according to a report.
The Quintana Roo Tourism Promotion Board is planning a promotional campaign for the end of May aimed at reviving tourism after the coronavirus pandemic, Riviera Maya News reports.
All industry members will be notified of new health and hygiene protocols for tourist hotspots, Darío Flota Ocampo, director of the tourism council, told the newspaper.
The proposal to welcome visitors back to the state of Quintana Roo – which also includes the Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen – coincides with continuing air travel to the region.
Some airlines that have announced they will continue flights to Cancun International Airport in early June are Southwest, Delta and Air Canada, the report said.
The anticipated arrival of flights has led to the opening of several online bookings for area hotels, more than 150 of which were forced to close due to a pandemic.
Attractions in the region, including amusement parks, will also be reopened.
But tourism, at first, was expected to center on marriage and conventions, Ocampo said.
The border between Mexico and the US has been closed for all non-essential travel since March 21, and orders were extended for another 30 days on April 20, according to The New York Times.
Mexico has more than 47,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 5,000 deaths on Sunday, according to the calculation by Johns Hopkins University researchers.
The country is not the only one that aims to start tourism, Greece recently announced plans to slowly open visitors on July 1.
