The director of the Los Cabos Tourism Trust, Rodrigo Esponda, said in an interview for Los Cabos a la Carta and Cabovisión News that the tourist use tax has been applied with a charge of 20 USD per visitor. Action that has been promoted by FITURCA through its media, as well as directly with tourists: "It seems to me that it is a measure that is also going to give very good results because the destination is growing very fast and there are many elements that have to be recompose itself so that the balance that destiny must have is maintained".

Rodrigo Esponda assured that the meetings industry today brings a large number of groups to Los Cabos, since the destination is the only one to appear in the first 10 places of international destinations for incentive companies, therefore, a convention center It is necessary due to the growth in which the destination is currently, in addition to the international connectivity it has.

With the participation of an average of 2,000 athletes from more than 30 countries, the 6th edition of the Mazda Ironman 70.3 Los Cabos 2022 will take place on Sunday, November 6, a sporting event known worldwide that will have a significant economic impact on this destination. tourism, since an arrival and stay of more than 10,000 visitors is expected.

The foregoing was announced during the press conference that took place this Thursday, April 28, in a well-known restaurant in La Marina, which was led by the delegate of Cabo San Lucas Raymundo Zamora Ceseña, -representing the municipal president Oscar Leggs Castro-, the municipal director of Social Communication Alejandrina Estrada Obregón, organizers and participants of this competition.

Before the media, the municipal delegate of Cabo San Lucas, Raymundo Zamora Ceseña, stated that they are in the organization stage, where the local authorities have the task of guaranteeing the safety of the athletes and of those who will arrive in Los Cabos to witness the event.

On the other hand, the director of the Iroman Mauricio Zavala expressed his gratitude to the Government of Los Cabos, for once again trusting in the project and providing the facilities to make it a successful event; Likewise, he informed that the circuit will start with swimming at the Palmilla beach in San José del Cabo, later it will be the 90-kilometer cycling race, to end with the 21-kilometer flat race, granting a time of 8 hours and a half to complete the tour; competitors will have access to a prize pool of $25 thousand dollars in the professional category.

The executive president of the South Californian Association of Timeshare Developers ASUDESTICO, Javier Olivares, said in an interview for Los Cabos a la Carta and Cabovisión News, that this important association has 31 active elements, with Villa la Valencia as a new member. 

This represents around 8 thousand hotel rooms in this modality that continues to increase in the tourist destination of Los Cabos as an option for tourists who choose to buy timeshare or vacation club to spend their vacations.

Javier Olivares assured that the average stay per timeshare partner is 8 days, although it is variable, since guests use this mechanism for different purposes.

"Curiously, we expected after the pandemic... that it was possibly going to go down but people were eager to travel, I think they already have it in their DNA and people want to travel... we improved sales" said the president of ASUDESTICO , who explained that despite the restrictions, at Easter there was a considerable recovery with a closure of 92% occupancy.

The tourist industry of Baja California Sur closed the Easter season with excellent numbers, which lasted from April 11 to 17, after registering an average hotel occupancy of 80 percent, which represented the arrival of more than 140,000 visitors and an economic spill of more than 40 million dollars, reported the Secretary of Tourism and Economy (SETUE), Maribel Sánchez Collins.

In that sense, she pointed out that this tourist flow was mainly reflected in lodging services, food and tours, local transportation and other lines and economic activities of the chain of tourist services.

To conclude, the head of the SETUE ratified the commitment to continue working hand in hand with the sector so that the entity continues to be a safe and quality destination.