CANCUN TO STUDENTS FOLLOW THE RULES.Byline: Daily News wire services Tourism officials in Cancun have launched an effort to deal with the mixed blessing mixed blessing Noun an event or situation with both advantages and disadvantages mixed blessing n it's a mixed blessing → tiene su lado bueno y su lado malo of being a popular destination for spring breakers. Titled "Mi Casa es Su Casa," the program encourages spring breakers to treat Cancun as a home away from home - and to behave responsibly. "'Mi Casa es Su Casa,' or 'My house is your house' is an old Mexican saying that illustrates our famous hospitality," said Julio Mena Brito, state tourism minister. "We want all of our visitors to feel at home in Cancun. We expect our spring break guests to behave as responsible visitors, treating our community with the same respect they afford their own communities at home." The spring break campaign contains communication tactics targeted to two primary audiences: high school and college students and their parents, and the local private sector and tourism industry. Students arriving in Cancun for spring break will be required to sign a "Code of Conduct" agreement, distributed on arriving flights by immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. officials. The document informs students they are welcome to enjoy themselves, and to be mindful mind·ful adj. Attentive; heedful: always mindful of family responsibilities. See Synonyms at careful. mind of the following: The legal drinking age The legal drinking age is a limit assigned by governments to restrict the access of children and youth to alcoholic beverages. In most countries the legal age to purchase alcohol is at least 18, but there are notable exceptions. in Cancun is 18. If you are drunk and disorderly in public you can be arrested. In Mexico, you are considered a legal adult at the age of 16, and will be treated as an adult if you break the law. The purchase, possession or consumption of drugs is illegal. The legal age for renting a car is 25. Public nudity Noun 1. public nudity - vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place indecent exposure infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement - a crime less serious than a felony is a violation of the law. Property damage is considered vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and and is illegal. If you are arrested for and convicted of breaking the law, you may be deported and won't be allowed to return to Mexico. The document also warns students to keep their passport passport Document issued by a national government identifying a traveler as a citizen with a right to protection while abroad and a right to return to the country of citizenship. It is normally a small booklet containing a description and photograph of the bearer. , entry visa, and other documents in a safe place because they will need them to leave the country, along with $12 for the departure tax. Cancun recently installed a new privately funded hotel zone tourism police force to aid and protect the resort city's visitors throughout the year. This new force, effectively doubling the previous, government-funded police force, will be fully operational this month. A local public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most campaign has been launched encouraging the community to treat the students as their own children - with patience and expectations of good behavior Orderly and lawful action; conduct that is deemed proper for a peaceful and law-abiding individual. The definition of good behavior depends upon how the phrase is used. . A local hot line has been established to report students' unruly or potentially self-destructive behavior to the authorities, and a citizen's volunteer patrol has been organized to assist and protect the young visitors. Full-page ads in the local papers and radio spots on popular stations reinforce the message of extending firm guidance and hospitality to the spring break students, and to encourage reporting "Code of Conduct" violations through the local hot line. More than 2 million visitors vacationed in Cancun last year, making it the No. 1 tourism destination in Mexico and the Caribbean. For information on travel to Cancun, call (800) 226-2868. |
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