Puerto Vallarta has been one of the quickest areas to see a recovery from the Covid-19 shutdown that decimated much of Jalisco’s economy last year.
Luis Villaseñor, director of the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Promotion and Advertising Trust, said that domestic and international airlines are reporting a significant increase in demand, especially on weekends, long weekends and vacation periods. During April, just over 1,500 flights touched down at the resort’s airport, including low-cost U.S. carriers, such as Jetblue and Spirt, that had stopped service during the worst of the pandemic.
Hotel occupancy in Vallarta rose to 47.5 percent in March, and pre-booking estimates for July and August suggest the resort will reach around 66 percent – the upper limit set by the Jalisco state government under its Covid protocols.