In the first half of 2023 $15,577 million arrived in Mexico for foreign visitorsthe annual increase was 12.8 percent, the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) said.
This figure was also 19.3 percent higher than in the first half of 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, when $13,058 million was raised and tourism was not subject to sanitary restrictions.
tourism minister, Miguel Torrucostressed that in the same first six months of the year, 20.9 million foreign tourists entered the country, according to a survey of international travelers published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
During this period, January-June 2023, 11.7 percent of international travelers were accepted compared to the same period in 2022, and only 8.9 percent reached 22.6 million foreign tourists who arrived in 2019.
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The official specified that during the reporting period they arrived at commercial aircraft 11.3 million foreign touristsresulting in a 10.1% increase in foreign exchange income from tourists arriving by air between January and June 2023.
This, registering $13,109 million, a 23.4 percent annual increase, as well as an average expense of $1,165.3, up 2.9 percent from the same period in 2022, and 14.1 percent higher than was recorded between January and June 2019.
The Minister of Tourism also noted that 4.97 million cruise passengers arrived at various ports in the country, up 6.3% from 4.7 million cruise passengers during the same period in 2019.
Torruco explained that the foreign exchange income from these sightseers on cruise ships was $407.9 million, which represents25.9% more than received in the first half of 2019, when $324.1 million was registered.
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For his part, the head of Sectur said that between January and June 2023, the balance sheet for foreign visitors amounted to $11.701 million.
This represents an increase of 7.7 percent compared to first half of 2022 and 39.3 percent growthcompared to the balance received for the same period in 2019.
“These results confirm the correctness of the tourism policy of the current administration, as it aims to increase foreign exchange receipts and per capita spending, which is an indicator of the country’s tourism potential,” the Minister of Tourism emphasized.
Similarly, Torruco calculated that At the end of 2023, expectations will exceed $31 billion. according to the concept of international visitors, in line with official trends.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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