Arrival from international tourists The number of trips to Mexico rose 6.9% year on year in the first quarter of the year to 11.22 million, the Ministry of Tourism reported this Sunday (Sector) federal government.
Also foreign exchange earnings The concept grew 9.5% year over year to $9.172 million, the agency said.
Meanwhile he average spending per tourist increased by 2.4% to $817.3, Sectur added, based on data from the “International Travel Survey” published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
Tourist numbers were also 1.3% higher than those recorded in the first three months of 2019, a year before the Covid-19 pandemic. economic income There were 41.7% more than in the same period.
Sectur noted an increase in the number of tourist arrivals compared to last year by 7.8%. by air from January to March, surpassing 6.84 million people who spent a total of $8.539 million, an increase of 10.6%.
The average spending of tourists arriving by plane is higher than that of others, averaging $1,247.1, an increase of 2.6%.
“For January-March 2024, the balance balance international visitors “It amounted to $7 million 591.9 million, which is 5.9% more than was recorded in January-March 2023,” the Ministry of Tourism reported.
Data shows stabilization tourism growth trend in Mexicowhich was visited by 42.15 million foreign tourists in 2023, which is 10% more than in 2022.
Foreign exchange earnings from foreign visitors in 2023 were $28,682.6 million, up nearly 9% from the previous year.
Mexico has become the sixth most visited country in the world in 2022, a phenomenon due in part to flexible health measures in the country’s tourist areas during the Covid-19 pandemic.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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