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 Mexico`s Tourism Sector 2010 Growth
By Theodore Koumelis August 2010 - The number of international tourists reaching Mexico by air experienced a 35.2 percent increase in June 2010 compared with the same month last year marking an impressive first half of the year for the Mexico tourism industry.
During the same period, 818,278 tourists from different nationalities visited Mexico, versus 605,435 who visited in June 2009. Of those, some 573,016 travelers arrived by air from the United States, representing a 23.7 percent growth over June 2009. Even more impressive are the 41,184 tourists that arrived from Canada; 21,322 more than in June 2009 - a whopping increase of 107.4 percent.
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 The Fonatur "Mexico Tourism Plan" - Fonatur, Mexico’s national trust for the promotion of tourism, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2004. In that short time, it has managed to mastermind the infrastructure behind modern tourism in Mexico by developing some prime coastal real estate and encouraging foreign investment in its projects.
During its history, Fonatur has developed five of Mexico’s top beach resort areas–Cancun, Ixtapa, Los Cabos, Loreto, and the Bays of Huatulco–ushering in a new era for Mexican tourism. While its critics say Fonatur has ruined the environments of these areas through overbuilding, it’s a fact all this development has upgraded the economy in them, creating hundreds of jobs for residents. Currently, these five destinations offer more than 245 hotels with 36,800 rooms. Fonatur’s resort destinations also bring in over half of the foreign tourist dollars to Mexico
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Mexico's Escuinapa Tourism Development - In today’s complicated economic scenario Mexico is moving forward with a new resort development to attract tourism to its Pacific Coast. Construction began this week for Mexico’s newest resort town, expected to be the biggest project of its kind in the last 25 years. |
Mexico Travel and Tourism Market Overview - The United States is the most important destination for Mexican travelers. In 2006, 13.3 million Mexicans traveled to the United States, representing over a quarter of the total foreign arrivals to the country. Mexico is the second source of international travelers to the United States just after Canada. Additionally, travel to the U.S. interior grew by 26% to register 5,840,839 arrivals.
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Utlilizing Mexican Tour Operators to Jumpstart Your Business
To tap into this lucrative market, working with Mexican wholesalers and tour operators is crucial. Although independent travel and internet research are on the rise in Mexico, Mexican travelers typically rely on the traditional methods of approaching travel agents and tour operators for travel options and to book their travel plans.
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