by Donald Wood
Last updated: 2:46 PM ET, Tue January 22, 2019
After travel agencies in Mexico suspended tours to Chichen Itza due to a rise in admission cost, the local government has agreed to several changes to return the tourism industry to normal.
According to Reportur.com, the Mexican Association of Travel Agencies (AMAV) in Quintana Roo revealed the boycott of Chichen Itza had been lifted after Yucatan government officials offered an incentive plan, bathroom upgrades and the relocation of artisans.
For the local government to justify the 110-percent price increase which travel agents were fighting against, the AMAV requested a series of measures that will help improve the historic site and ease of access for visitors.
The planned price increase will still go into effect February 1.
"On our part, we lifted the boycott," AMAV president Sergio Gonzalez Rubiera said. "On the part of the government of the state, they will send us in writing a list of bonuses or economic benefits for the purchasing travel agencies (clients) of Cultur. They will fix the bathrooms in the short term and present a project to relocate the artisans in a decent place."
The original rate increase to visit the archaeological site was revealed at the end of December. Travel agencies and tour guides were not notified of the price change until the rule was already enacted.
As a result, the AMAV launched its boycott and began sending clients to other historical areas, including Tulum. In response, the Yucatan government announced tickets purchased by tour operators before January 31 would remain at the same price as last year.
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