Hotel and travel sectors are requesting that the government deport a number of foreigners who are described as vagabonds and are operating illicit businesses in tourist areas, violating morals and good customs, as reported in the Listin Diario. The director of the Immigration Department, Brigade General Trajano Moreta Cuevas, says that one of the main problems is that his department cannot afford the cost of air fares to deport the Europeans. Many of them have criminal records in their home countries. The National Hotel & Restaurant Association has complained that many Europeans who come here as tourists become involved in scams or illicit businesses. Asonahores says they are giving a bad name to tourism development.
