What are the negative impacts of restrictions placed on desert tours and diving centers?
Regarding the desert tours, it’s the numerous bureaucratic obstacles and procedures. However, these are problems that tourists do not experience, as they are generally taken care of before their arrival and the beginning of their program. Regardless, we’ve lately managed to reduce the procedures involved and this saves a lot of time. As for the diving centers, there are no negative restrictions; they generally operate in accordance with international standards and regulations. There’s no problem there, which explains, in part, the noticeable increase in the number of tourist divers. Q: Can restrictions be reduced without damaging the environment? A: In terms of desert tours, in some cases, we feel tighter restrictions need to be implemented, as it’s been confirmed through the years that parts of the natural treasures scattered throughout our deserts have vanished. Some were caught at the airport, but most were illegally exported. We’re trying to reach a middle ground, and certainly, mo
