HISTORY OF ACAPULCO AS
HOLIDAY RESORT
Since the 20th
century, Acapulco has been a popular resort for tourists taking long
holiday weekends and cruises from the United States, the Mexican
interior and countries in South America. Eventually, it began
competing directly with the Cancún on the East Coast as a
super-tourist destination. In the past three decades, air fares have
become increasingly affordable as international airlines added
flights and infrastructure to support the increasing air travel. The
two beach resorts are located on opposite coasts oriented due East
and West from the other. The city has had its star-spangled times,
leading Sammy Cahn to reference it in his lyrics for "Come Fly With
Me". Modern Acapulco is a featured destination for many Pacific
cruise ship packages and international air carriers.
In recent years, within the younger crowd, Acapulco has
made up some ground on Cancún as a popular spring break destination.
This growing popularity may be because Acapulco offers a different
unknown experience and a larger, international student crowd than
Cancún due to its prominence as an international tourist resort with
many available international transatlantic and transpacific flights.
Apart from just the beach, Acapulco's best known island Roqueta, is
a great attraction which is typically reached by glass-bottomed
motor boats (enabling a clear view of the sea bottom). As in Cancún,
water sports such as water skiing, para-sailing, scuba diving, deep
sea fishing, sailing and snorkeling excursions are available in many
price ranges amongst the picturesque coastal waters.
Several
real estate, hotels and timeshares had been developed in the
Acapulco Diamante (Diamond Acapulco) zone. A very important
development has been built by Mayan Resorts the largest vacation
club and golf operator in Mexico.
Beginning in the 1990s the government invested more than US$1
billion in an effort to upgrade Acapulco's infrastructure. Sewage
systems have been improved and tons of trash have been hauled off
the beaches. The water has once again been pronounced safe for
swimming, although Mexico uses a lower standard for water quality
than Europe.
source: wikipedia
