Tourism: Mexico climbs to 9th place in foreign exchange collection in 2022

Mexico is ranked ninth in the world in terms of foreign exchange earnings from foreign visitors, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer conducted by the Department of Tourism (Sectur).

In a statement Head of Sectur, Miguel Torrucorecalled that the country rose in the ranking of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) from 17th place in 2018, when the current presidential administration began Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

The economic benefit from international visitors in 2022 was $28,016 million, up 41.7% from 2021.

it’s the same 14% higher than in 2019before the pandemic, which caused the closure of borders and restrictions, which affected the tourist activity in the country.

Torruco stressed that for the second year in a row it has been ranked among the top 10 in this area, which measures the tourism potential of the nation.

He said that this important promotion is in line with the premise of the current tourism policywhich favors the collection of foreign exchange by foreign visitors over the number of tourists.

The Minister of Tourism of Mexico indicated that the aim of this approach is to increase economic benefit to the communities of 235 places with a tourist vocation in our country.

In 2022, 38.3 million people entered Mexico. international touristsan increase of 20.3% compared to 2021 and only 14.9% of what was registered in 2019.

In this area, Mexico was in sixth position in the top ten of the UNWTO, below FranceSpain, USATurkey and Italy.

This is a sign of progress as the country ranked seventh in terms of international tourist arrivals at the end of 2018.

The Mexican official recalled that during the COVID-19 health emergency, tourist market Globally, the number of tourists decreased by 72.2% and spending by 62.6%.

He also pointed out that, according to UNWTO, international tourist arrivals worldwide in 2022 amounted to almost 963 million tourists, which is 111.2% more than in 2021.

Torruco stressed that by 2023 UNWTO expects tourists to travel more frequently. short distance travel and are increasingly looking for value for money “in response to the challenging global economic environment”.

Mexico’s tourism minister has estimated that the country will attract $31.169 million from foreign visitors by the end of the year, which would mean an 11.3% increase from 2022 and a 26.8% increase from 2019.

He pointed out that among the guiding principles of Mexican tourism policy, the organization important events in cooperation with the authorities and private initiative, strengthening programs such as Ángeles Verdes, Pueblos Mágicos and now Barrios Mágicos, among others.

He also calculated that in 2024, when the current administration of López Obrador ends, they priority projects such as trains, airports and highwaysamong which are mega-works that the President of Mexico considers to be of national security and public interest to ensure their development.

“All this will increase economic flow and the seizure of foreign exchange,” concluded the Minister of Tourism of Mexico.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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