Cancun and the rest of the state of Quintana Roo as a whole anticipate that the territory will have received an astounding 18 million tourists by the end of the year, which will break all previous records for the number of tourists who have visited the area. The Mexican state of Quintana Roo, which is home to several of the world’s most well-known tourist hotspots, including Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, and Tulum, has experienced tremendous growth over the course of the past year. The state has built on the achievements it achieved during the pandemic and has gone on to shatter a number of records over the course of the past year.
In spite of the large number of tourists who visit the state each year, the infrastructure has, for the most part, been able to keep up. Furthermore, with additional infrastructure projects that cater to tourists currently in the planning stages, the state appears to be positioning itself for even more success in the years to come. A look at how the state of Quintana Roo set a new record for arrivals this year as well as what the future may hold for the extremely popular tourism destination is provided here.
Information for Travelers Regarding Quintana Roo, Which Is Destined To Break Records
It is the goal of Quintana Roo to close off the year on a strong note by breaking the previous record for the total number of tourists who visit the state and establishing itself as the most popular tourist destination in the entire world. According to Bernardo Cueto Riestra, the Secretary of Tourism for the state of Quintana Roo, the state appears to be on track to break its existing traveler number records if recent projections are to be believed. If these projections are accurate, an estimated 18 million travelers are expected to have visited the state in its entirety by the end of the year.
Significant growth in the number of tourists visiting the state can be attributed to the fact that the peak season began one month earlier than was originally anticipated. The Secretary of State indicated that the overall number of tourists who visit the state during its peak travel season is growing by 20% year. This has a huge impact on the overall number of tourists as well as the hotel occupancy rates in the region, which are already very high.
Cancun hotels anticipate an occupancy rate of 80% for the entire month of December, which is a high total to be collected so early on in the high season. Despite the fact that there are so many different options for places to stay in the city, including 75% of all the new rooms built in the country, space is running out, and tourists who did not reserve their accommodations in advance are paying the price. When you include in the rise in popularity of other places like Tulum and Holbox, it’s not hard to see why Quintana Roo is breaking records for the amount of tourists it attracts each year.
It should come as no surprise that the year 2018 was the busiest year ever for Cancun International Airport, given the state’s all-time high in the number of tourists who visited the destination. The airport has done an excellent job of accommodating the increase in the total number of travelers, and it is now the departure point for journeys not only to Cancun but also to Isla Mujeres, Puerto Morelos, and Bacalar, amongst other destinations. It is anticipated that the airport will have handled a staggering 27 million passengers by the end of the year, shattering the previous record for the number of people it has served in a single year.
However, people are not only arriving in Quintana Roo via the air; they are also doing so via the waves and other forms of water transit. The record number of cruise passengers that visited the popular island of Cozumel in 2021 has been broken, and it is anticipated that the island will host around 3 million cruise guests by the end of the year. This is a 340% increase over the previous record. The island has been visited by a variety of prominent cruise lines, including Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, and Carnival Cruise Line, among others.
Although the data and information surrounding 2022 are amazing, it’s possible that they will be surpassed once again the following year. Each of the magnificent infrastructure projects that are scheduled to be finished by the end of the next year in the state of Quintana Roo, such as the Mayan Train, Tulum Airport, and the Nichupté Bridge, will play a role in luring tourists to visit the region and travel within it.
