The number of foreign tourists in Mexico fell in August

Foreign tourists brought in $2,133.8 million to Mexico in August, down $80 million from the same period in 2022, the study found. National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).

However, this figure was also higher by 334 million compared to what was collected in the ninth month of 2021, during COVID-19 pandemicwhen 1 thousand 799.9 million dollars were collected.

The data was also lower than the $2,648.3 million recorded in July 2023.

In August last year, 3 million 256 thousand 315 people entered the country. international tourists, according to an International Travel Survey published Tuesday by Inegi magazine.

This figure was lower than the figure for the eighth month of 2023, when 3 million 966 thousand 328 foreign tourists were registered. For the same month of 2021, this figure was 2 million 773 thousand 108.

In turn, in 2022 Mexico received 3 million 93 thousand 307 foreign tourists. Thus, in 2023, 5.3% more people were accepted in this area compared to the same period last year.

Most foreigners entered Mexico through antenna (1 million 605 thousand 647), while only 276 thousand 947 made it through Earth.

However, foreign exchange earnings from foreign tourists, which totaled $1,972.8 million in 2023, were lower than those reported in 2022, which recorded $2,79.6 million.

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The autonomous body clarified that during the reporting period, the average cost per visitor amounted to 373.45 US dollars.

According to International Air Transport Association (IATA)In July, global air travel demand was equivalent to 95.6% of 2019 levels, the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Global Airlines Association also noted that demand in July increased by 26.2% compared to the same month in 2022.

Moreover, domestic passenger traffic has not only recovered, but is now 8.3% higher than before the pandemic, while international flights are still only 88.7% of what they were before the health crisis. .

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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