In the next two years, tourist spending in restaurants in the Mexican Caribbean could fall 15%, according to Antonio Cervera León, secretary of the Yaxchilán Business Association, who argued that the economic instability that still occurs in the United States, the main emitter of tourists for this region, is the main cause of this decline.
The official explained that since 2008 restaurants in the Cancun area and its surroundings have stopped consuming about US $ 250 on average, per stay.
The president of the National Chamber of the Restaurant and Food Industry of Cancun (Canirac), Fernando Vargas, supported Cervera's statements and added that "for three years we have seen a decrease in the average check of consumption in restaurants and we do not recover."
As a result of this drop in turnover, restaurant managers have not been able to increase the price of dishes, despite the fact that the cost of food has grown in line with national inflation. According to Vargas, Cancun restaurateurs have chosen to create new dish packages, family combos and other alternatives that encourage consumption and increase the flow of capital.
