Cancun's Hotel Sector Pushes for Development Pause to Secure Future
Cancun's hotel sector urges authorities to halt new construction due to overwhelmed public services. With 35,000 of 40,800 rooms straining infrastructure, industry leaders call for a moratorium to update systems.
Amid rising concerns over Cancun’s overstretched public infrastructure, local hotel industry leaders have called upon federal and state authorities to halt new hotel and condominium construction in the popular tourist destination. With nearly 35,000 of Cancun’s 40,800 beachside hotel rooms already testing the limits of the area’s water, drainage, and electrical capacity, industry voices warn that unchecked development could jeopardize Cancun's appeal, potentially compromising its reputation as a world-class vacation spot.
"Given the overdensification that the hotel zone already has, a moratorium must be placed on development until the appropriate infrastructure is in place," said Jesus Almaguer Salazar, president of the Association of Hotels of Cancun, Puerto Morelos, and Isla Mujeres. Salazar's remarks came during the Cancun Travel Mart, an annual tourism convention that convened this week at the Iberostar Selection Cancun Hotel. Against the backdrop of the event’s vibrant networking and promotion of Quintana Roo’s destinations, his call to action underscored the urgency of upgrading local infrastructure to safeguard the future of Cancun's tourism sector.
