Restaurant and bar owners want to recover the city’s
dynamic nightlife of the 1980s which attracted Spring Breakers.
Restaurant and nightclub owners explained nightlife in the city was part of the city´s attraction during the 1980s bringing Spring Breakers from Canada and the United States, but that segment of tourism has been lost.
Restaurants and nightclubs must be treated differently with respect to hours during which alcohol can be sold, they stated, if Mazatlán is to be a competitive tourist destination.
In exchange for amplified hours, the businesses said they agreed to provide transportation for young people leaving bars and nightclubs to avoid accidents caused by inebriated drivers.
Ricardo Velarde Cárdenas, director of Canirac in Mazatlán, told reporters on the agenda at the meeting were discussions concerning organization and working together with government authorities, and doubling security in the city to make it the most secure tourist destination in the country.
The owners also complained about the “informal” sector, street and beach vendors, who give a bad image of the city. And, they pointed out, restaurants, bars and nightclubs provide employment but are in competition with small supermarkets selling alcohol and beer outlets which employ only two or three people and are permitted to stay open later.
Mazatlán is a popular tourist destination, said Velarde Cárdenas, that should be allowed to compete without closing hour limitations as is done in Vallarta, Cancún and Acapulco.
(from El Debate)
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