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Wednesday, 04 July 2007 |
Playa del Carmen’s evolving relationship with Cancun, the new 7 wonders of the world, and some happy ending news..
Ten years ago Cancun was flourishing. They were the big dog on the block. At the same time Riviera Maya was simmering, just starting to be discovered.
The towns and businesses of the Riviera Maya approached the Cancun Chamber of Commerce with a plan to broaden the tourist promotion for the area and include the Playa del Carmen and the rest of the Riviera Maya. The plan was to allow for more balanced growth and a more diversified experience for the ever growing number of visitors to our area.
What do you think Cancun’s response was?
Well to put it simply, they were not interested. Cancun was booming so why change what is working. As we all know that was short range thinking, and times have changed.
Now ten years later, Riviera Maya is the drawing card. Don’t get me wrong Cancun has plenty of activity with great hotels and lots to see and do. However, Playa del Carmen and south is where the playground starts, and rest assured our visitors know it.
One look at the number of busses coming down from Cancun to our area every day will prove this point beyond a doubt. Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya are now stronger drawing cards for tourism than Cancun. In fact the draw to our area is what has kept Cancun’s economy strong.
Here’s another point that is going to drive even more tourism to our area. July 7 the new 7 wonders of the world will be announced. You can vote at www.new7wonders.com Chichen Itza is currently in the top three. This will mean an even high level of awareness of our area and more visitors.
Here’s a good news story you should all know about. Two months ago a young traveler was announced missing after she attended a party in Tulum. You may have heard about it on the news, maybe you even saw the several bill boards between Playa and Cancun showing her picture and announcing a reward for any information. The state police were searching for information, posters were all over town. All this only to find out she decided to go on tour through Belize for a few weeks and over looked telling any friends or family where she was going. Of course we are all happy to hear she is fine, unfortunately Mexico received a black mark in the news reporting and that is hard to correct.
So what does all this mean to you and I as we buy real estate investments here in and around Playa. This year sales have been brisk we have already broken annual records over last year. The quality of the products on the market are going up. We are seeing an increase in the number of visitors on the street as the summer high season kicks into full swing. All of this will equate to increased rentals for us on our vacation properties and of course with added interest in the area demand goes up and we realize greater equities as well. If you have been waiting for the right time to get into the market, don’t wait too long the timing is great.
Shawn Bandick is originally from Canada, a published author, and owner of One Stop Real Estate (http://www.onestopmc.com). He can be reached by email at
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