Francisco Cordova Celaya, Secretary of Tourists for Sinaloa, said that 500,000 tourists are expected to visit Mazatlán during Semana Santa. He added that the economic impact to the city from the tourists will be an estimated 300 million pesos ($22.8 million)The Secretary of Tourism said that during Semana Santa last year the average hotel occupancy was 86 percent. This year the hotel occupancy is expected to average over 93 percent, with the occupancy level reaching 100% from Thursday through Sunday.
Traffic is also expected to heighten with a projected additional 100,000 cars on the city streets.
Francisco Cordova Celaya added that most of the Semana Santa vacationers will arrive primarily by car and mainly from the state of Sinaloa, but many from Durango, Torreon and Guadalajara.
(from El Sol de Mazatlán)
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