SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Tijuana’s Health Tourism Association is asking the mayor to bring back the tourism police unit, which up until seven years ago patrolled and assisted visitors in popular destinations.
The unit was made up of bilingual officers, some of whom spoke other languages beside English and Spanish.
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Their job was to provide assistance to visitors and patrol tourist spots such as Avenida Revolución.
“Our stance as the Association of Health Tourism, we are asking the mayor to bring back the tourism police unit, which remains inactive,” said Atzimba Villegas, director of the association. “Of course, this affects health tourism in the city, the perception our city is unsafe is a negative that is clearly keeping people from visiting Baja California.”
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She told reporters earlier this week that a another layer of protection will greatly improve the city’s image, something that will bring back more Americans looking for medical or dental assistance.
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“Another thing our city government needs to do is put up signs in both English and Spanish to direct people throughout many areas of the city.”…