President Sheinbaum announces plan to review hotel permits starting with Acapulco
On January 17, from Acapulco, a free access plan for the country's beaches was announced. “We are aiming to certify the reorganization and all the facts that have to do with the free access to beaches,” explained the Undersecretary of Tourism, Sebastián Ramírez.
We need this plan to reach Los Cabos urgently!
The privatization of beaches in Mexico is a practice that has been carried out for many years by hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
Although many consider it a common practice, the truth is that it is illegal and goes against the Constitution of Mexico.
Furthermore, these types of practices can affect tourism and the local economy, since restricting access to beaches limits the potential for visitors and, therefore, the generation of jobs and the development of businesses in the area.
The Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR) has clarified on several occasions that the beaches are national assets and heritage of Mexicans. And it assures that the beaches are within the category of national assets and, therefore, cannot be privatized by any person or entity.
“The laws have to be complied with, by everyone equally, so Mexican beaches are not privatized, nor is their entry restricted to any citizen of this country” said Ramírez.
