TIJUANA. On Monday, May 30, The U.S. will celebrate Memorial Day, one of the country's most observed holidays among Americans, and the Mexican state of Baja California expects that an influx of tourists will raise the hotel occupancy to around 75%, 18% than in 2015 during the same period.
Baja California's Ministry of Tourism, through the strategic planning division, released their report of next weekend's projections, given that "Memorial Weekend" has become a reference date for the region's tourism service industry because of the high number of visitors from the U.S.
Border cities like Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali are expected to have a 64% hotel occupancy during the three-day period, from Friday, May 27 through Sunday, May 29; compared to last year, 2016's number should see a 17% increase.
On the other hand, beach towns and cities, which include Rosarito, Ensenada, San Quintín, and San Felipe, are looking at an estimated 81% occupancy during the weekend, with high chances that Rosarito will have 100% occupancy on Friday and Saturday.
Authorities calculate that some 160 million pesos ($8,678,507.20 USD) over Memorial Weekend.
The Ministry of Tourism emitted a series of safety recommendations to would-be visitors to keep those three days incident free.
Local authorities would like to remind the general public that the 078 number is available 24 hours a day to assist any and all visitors, from answering questions about tourist activities in every destination to roadside assistance, as well as receiving any kind of reports to the authorities.
Official statement from the Baja California Ministry of Tourism, Secture
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