A VERY GOOD YEAR Cancun has a record breaking 2015

Posted on 02/01/2016 | About Cancun, Mexico

The Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced that Cancun welcomed more than 5 million visitors in 2015, breaking the previous record of 4.8 million set the year before. According to the Cancun and Puerto Morelos Hotel Association (AHC), the city’s average hotel occupancy rate reached an all-time high of 82 percent.

This represents a one percent increase when compared to the same period in 2014, even after the addition of 700 new rooms to the destination. The association also reported that Cancun was the preferred destination for travellers in Mexico and that its average occupancy rate beat other resort cities like Los Cabos. “We are thrilled to report yet another record-breaking year for tourism in Cancun,“ said Jesus Almaguer, CEO of the Cancun CVB. “We look forward to start off the year in such a positive direction and welcome the newest additions to Cancun that will enhance the destination’s already robust tourism offerings.” Projections for 2016 look bright, as Expedia named Cancun the top international destination for package bookings, ahead of cities such as Las Vegas and New York. Cancun was also named the most important beach destination for meetings and conventions, with business tourism representing almost 20 percent of all arriving visitors in 2015. The Cancun International Airport recently underwent a major expansion of two of its terminals and is currently working on the addition of a new one. The airport has also seen an increase in connectivity to the US this past year from Vacation Express, Frontier, and American Airlines. Through the addition of new hotels and restaurants in the coming year, Cancun plans to continue expanding the destinations’ current tourism offerings. Tour operators and hoteliers also expect to see an increase of four percent in overall visitors to the destination this year.