Mexico Receives 22.4 Million Tourists

Mexico receives 22.4 million tourists


Economy - Sunday, February 13, 2011 (17:28 hrs)

• Consider 2010 as one of the best for the sector
The online Financial
Mexico, February 13 .- Mexico received almost 22 million 400 thousand tourists in 2010, an amount that exceeded those recorded in 2009 and 2008, the year regarded as one of the best for the sector.



The Ministry of Tourism (Tourism Ministry) released the figures at the end of last year, both visitor numbers and spending that they exercised.



He explained that last year the tourists left an economic income of 11 000 871 000 000 853 000 196 U.S. dollars, an amount 5.3 percent higher than in 2009.



The presence of 22 million 400 thousand tourists in 2010, is 4.4 percent higher than that of 2009 and more than 22 million arrived in 2008.



The dependence explained that in 2010 visited the country 12 million 774 thousand 785 tourists in hospital, which means an increase of 8.4 percent over the previous year.



Border tourism in 2010 was an increase of three percent over 2008, although the unit does not detail the total numbers, and the comparison with 2009.



With regard to recreational cruise passengers, an increase of 2010 over 2009 was 10.5 percent, while spending that brought the tourists was 8.9 percent higher.



He recalled that during 2009, a health emergency by the human influenza virus A (H1N1), were suspended numerous arrivals of tourist boats.



The average expenditure of international visitors in 2010, was 13.6 percent higher than in 2009, specifically the comparison between the months of December every two years, is 1.9 percent higher for 2010. (With information from agencies / JOT

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