Mexico has become an excellent destination with an unprecedented increase in the number of arrivals.
The remarkable increase in tourist flows in 2023 marks an important milestone in the sector’s recovery. ensuring a growth of 6.2% compared to the same period in 2022, when 16.3 million tourists entered the country.
This growth exceeded pre-pandemic figures and registered an evolution of 13.8% compared to the figures for the same period in 2019, when Mexico received approximately 15.52 million international tourists.
The primacy of the United States, Canada and Colombia as the main contributors to this boom is undeniable. These countries account for 76.2% of all visitors to Mexico, equivalent to 13.4 million people.
Visitors from the United States account for more than 63.5% of all tourists coming to the country. This phenomenon represents a significant change in visitor demographics and consolidates the United States as the leading contributor to Mexico’s vibrant tourist landscape, with more than 6 in 10 tourists coming from that country.
According to the Minister of Tourism Miguel Torruco, In the first ten months of the year, 11,021,000 American tourists arrived by air, 3.4% more than in January-October 2022.
Torruco also explained that in addition to people from the United States, Canada and Colombia, other nationalities are also actively participating in the tourism boom.
