This Monday, December 15, the Ministry of Tourism of Mexico (Sectur) estimated an arrival of about five million national and foreign tourists to hotel areas during the Christmas holidays. This figure implies a growth of more than 5 percent with respect to the numbers recorded the previous year.
In a statement, the Mexican Government agency reported that, With these arrivals, the hotel occupancy level is expected to rise nationally to 56.6 percent of the totalwith tourist destinations such as Cancun, the Riviera Maya or Puerto Vallarta exceeding 80 percent of its capacity.
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Las 4.96 million estimated arrivals correspond to the New Year’s holiday period, included between the December 20 to January 11 of next year.
According to the Mexican Secretary of Tourism, Josefina Rodríguezthis Christmas season is “key” for tourism in Mexico, since it contributes to “economic dynamism, job creation and direct impact on hundreds of destinations.”
According to what he indicated, in the last triennium there was a annual increase of more than half a million tourists, which in his opinion indicates that “Today more than ever, Mexico is fashionable“.
The country is the sixth most visited in the world, according to data from the World Tourism Organizationalthough the Government of Claudia Sheinbaum The goal was to be among the top five.
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