Zih Transporte Acuática a la Alza

Did I read somewhere that the water taxis are now restricted to 50% of their previous number of passengers? They still have the same expenses (gas, wages, etc.) per trip, so it seems reasonable to me that they should be able to try to get their expenses covered by increasing the fares. If I were there, I'd be happy to support them by paying the higher fares. I'm thinking that many of the national tourists could afford the higher fares, too. At the same time, I know that some of the tourists would find the new fares unaffordable.

I’ve no idea what you read. They are now carrying a maximum of 5 or 6 passengers instead of 7 or 8. The reason they’re raising fees is greed. They may get many clients once, but quickly locals will stop using their service for that fee. My family can’t afford it and we’re better off than a lot of Mexican families. I suspect it will be a short term gain for them unless the idea is to get rid of the riff raff like me, then it’ll work like a charm. More money for boat ride = less money to spend in the restaurants. We are currently in an economy crisis. I suspect this has little to do with service and everything to do with too much oferta and not enough demanda, but Zihuatanejo history clearly shows prices always go up when there is less demand. I’m happy for your financial success, but locals as always will be the most perjudicados as we are for all intents and purposes excluded from yet another of our local beaches.