Tourism development was viewed as a conduit for modernisation fonatur, 1994. This study, based on research conducted in quintana roo in 19968. In that short time, it has managed to mastermind the infrastructure behind modern tourism in mexico by developing some prime coastal real estate and encouraging foreign investment in its projects. Tourism plays a crucial role for mexicos economy, and has performed strongly in. Strategic vision, policy framework and implementation of tourism policy. Baja california baja california sur sonora sinaloa nayarit. Fonatursupported construction of accommodation facilities, 19741997 number of.
Never theless, people living in rural areas are often worse off because they. Bezaurycreel alejandra retalira the nature conservancy mexico. Planeacion turistica y operacion turistica, fonatur y cptm como en otras. As a consequence, geographical analysis has started to pay more attention to the relation.
As the example of the stateplanned resort of huatulco on mexicos southern pacific coast shows. Last decade mexico has been suffering for unprecedented levels of violence attributed to organized. Nafta, tourism, and environment in mexico springerlink. Land in huatulco fonatur, the 5th ipc of mexico ideal. Fonatur historical investment in integrated planned development. Tourism is an important economic sector in mexico, and the country plays a prominent role in. Luxury tourism and regional economic development in mexico. It specifically examines the economic role of tourism in mexico and its lim. Pdf planned tourism development in quintana roo, mexico.
Business opportunity and imperative to bring down legal barriers to womens economic. The linkage between the tourism sector and nafta is done through the analysis of foreign direct investment and crossborder trade in services. It specifically examines the economic role of tourism in mexico and its lim ited effect. Fonatur, mexicos national trust for the promotion of tourism, celebrated its 30 th anniversary in 2004. Fonaturthe force behind mexican tourism the real mexico. Fonatur strongest objective is to focus for the development of sustainable tourism investment in mexico, and contributes to improving a social equity and competitiveness in touristic aspects of mexico. The purpose of this paper is to determine how nafta influenced the mexican tourism sector and its effects on the environment. So, fonatur is characterized as a public entity that always encourages investment in mexico.
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