Sustainable Tourism: Cancun And Mexico

Sustainable touristry Cancun And MexicoSustainable tourism is now recognized when tourism is well planned, developed and managed in a manoeuverled, integrated and sustainable manner. With this approach, tourism can generate substantial economic benefits to an ara/region, without creating any serious environmental or social chores. tourisms resources will be conserved for constant use in the future. hence this report covers the issues, approaches, techniques and principles for tourism planning at the subject and regional level of planning and management of tourism at the national level because Cancun development both involved the national and regional planning.Cancun is one of the most important tourist destinations in Mexico. From being a fishing settlement 30 years ago, today it a well visited resort. Cancun is setd at Yucatan peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Cancun is connected by bridges to the mainland and has a 20km Hotel Zone which is some 200m wide wit h shores on the Caribbean Sea, and also enclose is large lagoon.There are over 150 hotels and resorts in Cancun with more than 24,000 rooms and 380 restaurants and most of it all take in families. Four million visitors arrive each year in an average of 190 flights daily.citation needed The Hotel Zone of Cancun is shaped like a 7 with bridges on each end connecting to the mainlandBeside Cancun, is the Mayan Riviera and check out Playa del Carmen, Xcaret and Xel-Ha. The ancient Mayan ports which is now been converted into modern-day paradises. Also nearby is Tulum, a fascinating archaeological zona by the sea. It was the only walled city built by the Mayans.Source http//www.visitmexico.com/cancunThe ontogenesis Plan and PolicyMexico national tourism plan was to expand the internationalist tourism constancy which by 1960 the government activity approved the project to promote the international tourism industry to the less unknown region and local rural areas. The Mexican government choose 5 spick-and-span resorts for development because the main tourist attr attain then was just the natural environment and main historic sites. This bought about the first appearance of Cancun which was part of Mexicos long-term national development strategyCancun actually plan was first developed in the 1967 by the government under the Mexico National Tourism Plan but development did not start until 1970 when FONATUR, the Mexican Federal Governments agency in charge of fomenting national came in placeThe initial Tourism policy was articulated around the interrelated sets of objectivesOpen up a road from Puerto Juarez to the island,Design a Master Development Plan andBuild a provisional air stripThe Master Plan came about three itemsTo build tourism zone where there will be no residential area surrounding it, like a tourism passage with hotels, shopping centres and golf courses installedTo build a residential zone for the permanent residentsBuilding an international airport a tone side on the mainland south of the islandThe tourism zone plan development which was divided into three phases. The first comprised the area from Bahia de Mujeres to Punta Cancun and the coast up to the inner limit of Bojorquez Lagoon the second phase ran from Bojorquez Lagoon to Punta Nizuc, and the third from Punta Nizuc south, to the limits of the territorial reserve.There are four distinct phases in Cancuns development, characterized by propagation of developing and crisis From 1969 to 1975From 1976 to 1983From 1984 to 1989From 1990 to 2007At some time during these periods of growth, seemingly insurmountable problems darkened expectations for the area- a lack of regular flights, the 1982 devaluation, natural disasters, the collapse of North American tourism due to the terrorist attacks of September 11 and, more recently the hurricane Wilma back in October 2005. Nevertheless, the city has demonstrated its ability to bounce back on each occasion.By 1976, Cancun was firmly es tablished as a tourism destination 18,000 inhabitants, stable migratory patterns, more than 5,000 jobs, 1,500 hotel rooms and 100,000 visitors in the winter 76-77 season.The sudden spurt of growth prior to 1982 caused an ecological imbalance in the lagoon system, requiring corrective measures. From 1983 to 1988, Cancun registered explosive growth with more than 12,000 hotel rooms and another 11,000 projected or under twirl and more than 200,000 inhabitants.From 1989 to date, Cancun has been the nations most dynamic city. It contributes a large percentage of Mexicos tourism-related revenue and accounts for more of Quintana Roo gross domestic product. There are currently more than 500,000 inhabitants in the urban area. Cancun has become the countrys largest tourism resort and is the most prosperous city in the Yucatn Peninsula. It is also the Caribbeans premier destination, surpassing even the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.strategic for Managing resortsTourism as extensively damage the lagoon, the sand dunes as to the extinction of species of animal and fish and also the rain forest which surround s the island as been destroyed. Until recently after 20 year the Mexico government decided to limit project along the coast to prevent further damage to the island.Environmental problem Deforestation. This is caused by the over construction of hotels, restaurant and other tourism catering facilities and it also causes wildlife destruction and further environmental damagesImpact and effect forte and regulationType of measure regulatory standard. No regulatory body or law for controlling tourism developmentTo achieve the management and control of Cancun some sustainable indicator have to be considerCarrying CapacityCancuns carrying capacity has been exceeded to a point where the benefits of tourism are beginning to significantly diminish. Therefore the government established a carry capacity standard. The carrying capacity of Cancun can be rigd as the threshold of tourist activity beyond which facilities are saturated (physical capacity), the environment is degraded (environmental capacity), or visitor enjoyment is diminished (perceptual or psychological capacity). Among these three capacities the latter two are the most pertinent to Cancuns current situation.Regulatory improvementIn Cancun, the government of Mexico established local and regional zoning laws that restrict development and bans development in conservation zones of the Cancun-Tulum corridor, locate in the states of Yucatan and Quintana RooLand useFormally, development is guided by a master plan affecting land use and building patterns. The plan limits the add up of floors of hotels, guarantees public access to beaches, and preserves the five mile zone separating the tourist zone from the City of Cancun in the mainlandActions Taken for CompetitivenessProduct development action how to make attractions betterMarket developmentRe-launch of Cancun look assessme ntManaging and Co-ordinating actionsThe Competitiveness Program of Cancun as been considers into 5 important componentsProduct Development Physical convalescence of the Tourism Product is based on rescue and rehabilitation projects, such as the rescue of beaches, ecological rescue and lagoon maintenance, restoring and the rehabilitation of the central zone of Cancun city, reforestation and signage, remodelling of the Convention Centre, and other important modernization and rehabilitation programsRe-Launch of Cancun Have as its purpose a qualitative transformation of the citys image and the adding of new values. In this section, projects are being developed, such as Puerto Cancun as a large international yachting attraction, a multimodal transport terminal in order to define a new policy in municipal public transport, a sub-aquatic museum and artificial reefs, a project to construct a race car dome, and enlarging the Cancun airport.Quality Assessment Raise Service and Quality Levels through the recognition of the workforces efforts, collaboration among different tourism business sectors and the facilitation and systematic improvement surveillance of visitor experience. This includes specialised actions such as the Mexican Caribbean Quality Tourism Norms, tourist safety, facilitation of immigration and customs systems in the airport, utilizing protected areas, and a centre of business linkage.Market Development New Marketing for Cancun will attend to the problems of Cancuns image, and includes actions such as new promotional and marketing campaigns, which revalue the destinations attractiveness, as well as the development of new tourist products, principally other than the sun and sea niche.Managing and Co-ordinating actions Long-Term Planning for the State of Quintana Roo in the Year 2025 considers that in the next few decades, tourism as economic development will consolidate around the tail end of the state.ConclusionFrom 1989 to date, Cancun has been the na tions most dynamic city. It contributes a large percentage of Mexicos tourism-related revenue and accounts for much of Quintana Roo gross domestic product. There are currently more than 500,000 inhabitants in the urban area. Cancun has become the countrys largest tourism resort and is the most prosperous city in the Yucatn Peninsula. It is also the Caribbeans premier destination, surpassing even the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.Mexicos National Trust Fund for Tourism Development