The southeastern state of Quintana Roo is one step closer to changing its clocks following a vote by the federal Chamber of Deputies. The change will become official when published in the Official Journal of the Federation.
The Southeastern Time Zone, already approved by the Senate, will result in clocks being moved ahead by one hour, a change intended to improve the state’s competitiveness in the tourist industry. The zone will be the equivalent of United States Eastern Time.
Quintana Roo boasts the popular tourist destinations of Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulúm and Isla Mujeres. They will be in the same time zone as the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico once the law takes effect.
The change will also improve airline connectivity with various cities in North America, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, but particularly some in the U.S., such as Chicago, Atlanta, New York and Miami.
Alcayaga Cristina Nunez, vice president of National Tourist Business Council, said that “with the new time zone the savings in energy consumption is calculated to be 1,845,000 million pesos ($140,000) and there will be economic and social benefits because it will allow people to adjust their activities to daylight hours.”
(from Azteca Noticias)
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