They estimate growth of 30% in the winter season with almost 20 thousand new seats.
Mazatlan, Sin.- From this weekend the flights of the United States and Canada will operate to their maximum expression, confirmed José Gámez Valle.
The member of the Marketing Committee of the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Mazatlan said that the hosting centers of greater reception of foreign tourism such as Pueblo Bonito and El Cid Marina, have good employment. He found that the average occupation in this winter season it is approximately 70% of foreign tourism and 30% national.
“The Riu has the same amount of foreigners for the hotel monster that it is, but the percentage is lower, also Playa Mazatlan, Royal Villas, and The Inn have good levels, the rest of the hotels in the Golden Zone, if you have foreigners, but not in the same proportion, “he said.
Gámez Valle pointed out that from this weekend there will be strong flows of foreigners so they will have a full the first bridge of the year and during the Carnival.
According to the statistics of the Tourism Secretariat of Sinaloa, the winter season 2018-2019 increased its air connectivity with the United States and Canada, achieving almost 20 thousand new seats, to achieve a total of 147 thousand 907 in the season.
Airlines such as Westjet Vacations, which started operations in Canada in November and ended in May, increased a frequency which will impact with 8,320 seats.
With the company Sunwing, the flight from Montreal to Mazatlan was achieved, in addition to the seven that already exist, which will represent 4,158 additional seats.
Sun Country Airlines of Minneapolis, Minnesota, maintains four weekly flights with two thousand 542 seats.
Today the airline Swoop will begin operations with the flight from Abbotsford, Canada with two weekly arrivals, of 174 passengers and concludes on April 21.
The Swoop airline chose Mazatlan as one of the three destinations that will fly to Mexico this season, it will also have flights to Puerto Vallarta and Cancun. This new flight from Canada, represents for this winter season, four thousand 524 additional seats.
Source: El Sol de Mazatlan
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