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Tijuana gears for 35,000 visitors for spring break Rolling out special programs during vacation

Gypsy Jan - 3-31-2012 at 07:08 PM

Por: SanDiegoRed.com 30 Marzo 2012

"City authorities are replacing street lamps along the colorfully painted boardwalk called "El Malecon" in Playas de Tijuana. Courtesy of City of Tijuana.

IJUANA --City authorities announced plans to step up police surveillance, increase clean-up efforts and expand service to tourists during spring break, which traditionally begins Saturday and stretches to Easter Sunday.

An estimated 35,000 foreign and domestic visitors are expected to visit the city during this period, 5 per cent more than last year, a statement by the municipal government said Thursday.

In addition, 334,000 students and 14,000 teachers will be on vacation from school. Many families will travel during this period but many more will stay at home.

The police department will be at maximum staffing and neighborhood patrols, particularly around schools, will be increased to prevent vandalism, said Public Safety Director Jesús Alberto Capella in the release.

"We will also increase our support and service to tourists, covering those routes they visit most," Capella said, citing the downtown area, the Río zone and beaches and parks.

He noted that the fire department and lifeguard services also would be operating at maximum levels.

David Navarro, director of the city's urban development department, said popular public areas would receive greater attention. The measures included improving traffic signage, replacing 170 street lamps in the beach district of Playas de Tijuana, putting in landscaping and picking up trash more often at parks and beaches.

For his part, the president of the Tourism and Convention Committee, Mariano Escobedo Lavín, said the major attractions have prepared special "Semana Santa" programs, including the children's museum Museo Interactivo El Trompo, Centro Cultural Tijuana (Cecut), avenida Revolución, Parque Morelos and Parque de la Amistad."

Woooosh - 3-31-2012 at 07:26 PM

Rosarito is gearing up for some volume too.

[Edited on 4-1-2012 by Woooosh]

Woooosh - 4-1-2012 at 09:47 AM

Rosarito Beach "Spring Break" events the upcoming Easter weekend:



[Edited on 4-1-2012 by Woooosh]

sancho - 4-1-2012 at 01:11 PM

Can't tell if those projected visitors to TJ are going for
Semana Santa or Spring Break from the US.
San Felipe's oragnized College Spring Break Tours from
the US were suspended some 3-4 yrs. back.
I don't believe they have resumed.
Hard to tell what the current perception is from
the average US resident about the BORDER Mexico area is,
my friends here in South Orange County, who in
the past were frequent Rosarito visitors will not
yet venture back down driving

Woooosh - 4-1-2012 at 02:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by sancho
Can't tell if those projected visitors to TJ are going for
Semana Santa or Spring Break from the US.
San Felipe's oragnized College Spring Break Tours from
the US were suspended some 3-4 yrs. back.
I don't believe they have resumed.
Hard to tell what the current perception is from
the average US resident about the BORDER Mexico area is,
my friends here in South Orange County, who in
the past were frequent Rosarito visitors will not
yet venture back down driving

If you were to believe the recent poll of San Diego voters when asked about allocating budget resources in the near future- only 9% thought the Mexican border economy and Mexican cultural attractions were important. The Rosarito ad above is in Spanish and the groups are not really NOB favorites with college kids. Perhaps Spring Break has morphed into Semana Santa to cater more to the Mexican tourists for this week and next. It is different, and not a bad idea.

[Edited on 4-1-2012 by Woooosh]

Bajahowodd - 4-1-2012 at 03:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Woooosh
Quote:
Originally posted by sancho
Can't tell if those projected visitors to TJ are going for
Semana Santa or Spring Break from the US.
San Felipe's oragnized College Spring Break Tours from
the US were suspended some 3-4 yrs. back.
I don't believe they have resumed.
Hard to tell what the current perception is from
the average US resident about the BORDER Mexico area is,
my friends here in South Orange County, who in
the past were frequent Rosarito visitors will not
yet venture back down driving

If you were to believe the recent poll of San Diego voters when asked about allocating budget resources in the near future- only 9% thought the Mexican border economy and Mexican cultural attractions were important. The Rosarito ad above is in Spanish and the groups are not really NOB favorites with college kids. Perhaps Spring Break has morphed into Semana Santa to cater more to the Mexican tourists for this week and next. It is different, and not a bad idea.

[Edited on 4-1-2012 by Woooosh]


A transition from foreign to domestic tourists is something that happened years ago in Acapulco. Of course, as a relatively populous city, with somewhat aging facilities, they couldn't compete for foreign with the newer more glitzy resort towns anyway.