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Tourist Revenue Rises in First Half of 2008
In the first five months of 2008, Mexico earned US$6.2 billion in tourism revenue which reflects a 6.8 percent increase from the previous year, according to a report issued by the Tourism Secretariat.
The report, which was put together by the Bank of Mexico, said from Jan. 1 to May 31 more than 9.43 million tourists visted Mexico; that figure is a 4.3 percent increase from 2007.
The average spending per tourist also went up. The bank calculated a mean total of US$882 was spent per person which again reflects an increase on last year by 4.4 percent.
The balance of payments for tourism in May was US$2.93 billion - a 11.7 percent increase from 2007.
Tourism Secretary Rodolfo Elizondo Torres described the figures as "very pleasing" despite a global economic slowdown.
Rising gas prices and an unstable housing market has seen the United States economy hit the skids in recent months but the repercussions have yet to show any affect on Mexico's tourism industry which depends heavily on visitors from north of the border.
The Haciendas of Jalisco are often referred to as Mexico's “hidden gems,” but they’re not really so well hidden anymore. These amazing, restored historical mansions dating as far back as 1622 have been turned into luxurious hotels.
Mexico’s Pacific Coast has long been celebrated for its rich, mystical history and romantic tales steeped with pirates, plunder and quests for gold. Centuries ago off this coast, Spaniard Hernán Cortés first dropped anchor and dreamed of laying the foundations of a kingdom that would become Mexico.
The Western Mexican state of Jalisco likes to think of itself as a cultural microcosm of Mexico: an old tourism campaign used to bill Jalisco as “All of Mexico”. Certainly, being the birthplace of Mariachi music and tequila, Jalisco certainly has a claim to a large part of the Great Mexican Cultural Cliché typified by Pedro Infante in his movies, but popularized by Hollywood.
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In the first five months of 2008, Mexico earned US$6.2 billion in tourism revenue which reflects a 6.8 percent increase from the previous year, according to a report issued by the Tourism Secretariat.
