How are the RV parks faring?
Arrived here at Totonaks RV PArk in San Carlos yesterday. Was very surprised to see how empty it was. We are here at this time for the past 3 years and have never seen it so empty of RV's Maybe it i...
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I tripped across the following while looking for insurance quotes. It is 5 years old but gives us an better idea of how much traveling to Mexico dropped. 80 % means it is a long road to recovery. I might also add that just recently 5 countries have put out advisories against traveling Mexico. Does not help the cause.
Bumpy Road for Mexican Auto Insurers
Insurers business being down some 80% seems to verify many Nomads recent observations of empty campgrounds, hotels and surf spots...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/13/bumpy-road-me...
Some points I found interesting. And, as always, it's the medias fault:
"... As do hotels, restaurants and other tourist-dependent businesses in Baja California that have been hurt by the decline, the insurance sellers on the north side blame bad publicity from a rash of drug-related violence in Tijuana, high gasoline prices, economic woes in the United States and new federal travel regulations that kicked in last year, which they say made an already bad situation worse."
"... former Baja California road-trippers and spring-break revelers have opted to stay home or go elsewhere in the wake of drug-related border violence, more travel regulations, higher gas prices and a tight U.S. economy, businesses that sell auto insurance policies for travel to Mexico are struggling.
"... it’s about 80 percent down, compared to how it used to be,” said Fred Knechel, business manager of Baja 4 Less Mexican Auto Insurance Services in San Ysidro"
"... this time, there doesn’t seem to be a recovery in the near future. This is definitely long-term,”
... "Everyone is hurting with no one crossing,” said Jason Wells, executive director of the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce. They have pretty much lost all their clientele. It is very bad for them right now.”
..."one steadfast part of his clientele is the Mexican-born traveler who drives home to visit family. They are not spooked at all,” Nordahl said, whose company does the bulk of its business online. “Things have slowed down (for them) a little bit, but that is just due to the economy, the price of gas. None of them are concerned about the violence or anything, because they can cut through the hype.”
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
Bumpy Road for Mexican Auto Insurers
Insurers business being down some 80% seems to verify many Nomads recent observations of empty campgrounds, hotels and surf spots...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/13/bumpy-road-me...
Some points I found interesting. And, as always, it's the medias fault:
"... As do hotels, restaurants and other tourist-dependent businesses in Baja California that have been hurt by the decline, the insurance sellers on the north side blame bad publicity from a rash of drug-related violence in Tijuana, high gasoline prices, economic woes in the United States and new federal travel regulations that kicked in last year, which they say made an already bad situation worse."
"... former Baja California road-trippers and spring-break revelers have opted to stay home or go elsewhere in the wake of drug-related border violence, more travel regulations, higher gas prices and a tight U.S. economy, businesses that sell auto insurance policies for travel to Mexico are struggling.
"... it’s about 80 percent down, compared to how it used to be,” said Fred Knechel, business manager of Baja 4 Less Mexican Auto Insurance Services in San Ysidro"
"... this time, there doesn’t seem to be a recovery in the near future. This is definitely long-term,”
... "Everyone is hurting with no one crossing,” said Jason Wells, executive director of the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce. They have pretty much lost all their clientele. It is very bad for them right now.”
..."one steadfast part of his clientele is the Mexican-born traveler who drives home to visit family. They are not spooked at all,” Nordahl said, whose company does the bulk of its business online. “Things have slowed down (for them) a little bit, but that is just due to the economy, the price of gas. None of them are concerned about the violence or anything, because they can cut through the hype.”
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
