Travel to Cozumel, Mexico’s original Caribbean destination, has dropped by nearly 50 percent since 2008, according to the newspaper “Reforma.” Cancun and the Riviera Maya now seem to be getting all the business. Cruise ship arrivals have declined sharply at what still is Mexico’s top cruise ship destination. Unemployment has led to an increase in crime, the newspaper quoting one former merchant of tourist trinkets as saying that drugs are the only thing that sells these days. The increasing crime rate may be another reason that tourists are staying away. Most resorts on the island now are all-inclusive. As a result, many restaurants and night spots have closed their doors.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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