mexicoruss wrote:
Thanks for this post. As some of you know I am in an RV and tourism related business here in Mexico. My tour company has been shut down since March 17th 2020, that is for private tours in my vans. I have little to no overhead, and am debt free. So we are going to be able to ride it out. When the market comes back... and it will, I will be glad to see it. This year we did have 4 RV caravans come to Puerto Penasco for a combined 54 rigs over a 3 week period. All sanitary protocols were followed by everyone who came here plus all of my vendors on the ground here and it was good to see these folks travelling safely again. We miss our Canadian friends though and hope that restrictions are lifted for season 2022. I already have 6 caravans scheduled for 2022 (close to 100 rigs) so there is a big demand. Hasta la vista, hopefully next year!
We shut down our RV Caravan business for the 2020/2021 season entirely. It has been tough on our local Mexican tour guides all over Mexico. Our nightmare scenario would have been a customer crossing asymptomatic and infecting the entire group. Just not worth it. We also have a large demand for 2021/2022 with some of trips already full. French Canadian ones are, which could be an issue if the US/Canada border does not re-open by Fall. It is still pretty uncertain. We have decided to require proof of vaccination and we may have to modify things like restaurant meals if protocols are still in place. We have 4 regular English language caravans, 4 French and 2 Airstream club trips planned for this upcoming season, so we are hoping Covid is a minor issue by late Fall. At least PP is close enough to the border you can hightail it back in case of an outbreak