“I would like to thank the Deputies Chamber for this reform to the time zone of Quintana Roo, which will bring great benefits to the Stateâ€, said Head of State, Roberto Borge Angulo.
December 5th, 2014 marked the voting of a fourth time zone to the country, which will apply only to some municipalities of Quintana Roo, including those where Cancun, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen and Tulum are located. The new time zone will come into effect next year once it is printed in the Official Federation Paper – no specific date was given.
The new time zone will keep Quintana Roo in “summer time†year-round, joining the rebel municipality of Felipe Carillo Puerto which has – for 15 years – refused to change their time zone during winter. This will put the state an hour ahead during summer and two hours ahead during winter from Mexico City, central time.
Amongst the benefits that this new change will bring are:
- Adding an extra hour of sun to the day which will result in reducing power usage. This translates to saving roughly 128 million USD – especially for hotels – in energy as up to 23,454 megawatts will be saved per hour.
- The state will become more competitive with Caribbean Islands such as the Dominican Republic, Barbados, Cuba and Puerto Rico, as they are managed in this same time zone.
- There will be greater airline connectivity to the USA and Canada, positioning Quintana Roo in the same time zone as 22 airports in the USA and 8 in Canada, allowing greater access.
- Transactions between the USA and Quintana Roo will also be benefited as banks will be working on the same time zone as the East Coast.
- The state will receive an increase in tourism economy, while reducing personnel cutouts during low season.
The greater percentage of locals in Quintana Roo live off tourism, and as Carlos Constandse, the vice president of Grupo Xperiencias Xcaret states, those who live from tourism will see greater benefits in earlier sunrises and later sunsets.
This time zone will bring great benefits to the state and the locals living here. So now you know, keep on the lookout for the exact date when this change will come into effect and set your clock right. We will be seeing sunsets at 6.30 PM during winter and at 7.30 PM during summer – this means longer beach hours!
Now, if you have any questions about the new time zone change or about how to move to Mexico, please feel free to contact any of our Top Mexico Buyer’s Representatives and we will be glad to answer any of your questions and to help you find your very own piece of paradise.
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