Investments in Monterrey: Prevent 5% drop in tourism to Monterrey

The president of the Mexican Association of Hotels and Motels, Armando Uribe Valle, considered that the violent events of last week in Monterrey will affect the sector of that place and anticipated that the recovery will take between six and 12 months. Interviewed after the signing of an agreement between the National Tourism Confederation and the World Boxing Council, he said that the fall in the sector in the capital of Nuevo León can be anticipated by almost five percent, which means a decline in the pace Growth in the field. However, he said, the most important thing is that {Monterrey} represents approximately 12 percent of the revenue for business tourism in the country and in that part is where the decline will be more noticeable. That is why the hoteliers president pointed out the need to establish a crisis management strategy so that visitors, especially foreigners, are made to see that Monterrey is not in chaos and is not a city without law. For this, Uribe Valle said that next weekend will meet in the square with the hoteliers organized, in order to design the strategy that will continue to confront the conflict and convince Mexicans and foreigners that you can visit {Monterrey} without danger. Among other things, it is planned to present testimonials of people who have already traveled to that metropolis these days and made normal visits without any novelty or mishap.

In keeping with the agreements established by the local businessmen, he said that part of the strategies to be analyzed are to offer discounts in organized hotels to encourage travel, especially business, which is expected to be the most affected sector. The final strategies, he said, will be agreed at the weekend's meeting, which will also involve local authorities and businessmen from the tourism sector, to outline concerted actions to help recover the good image of Monterrey. The president of the Mexican Association of Hotels also said that it is also intended to convince American tourists to travel to Mexico, so that they are informed beyond the border strip that they usually visit.