Mexico: 14.975 billion dollars in international tourism revenues from January to May 2024

17-07-24

Mexico's Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) reported Sunday that international tourism revenues reached US$14.975 billion during the first five months of 2024. This figure represents a significant increase compared to the same periods of previous years.

According to Sectur's press release, revenues from January to May 2024 were 8.1% higher than those recorded in the same period of 2023. Moreover, this figure is 35.1% higher than that captured in the same interval of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco, highlighted that between January and May, 18.12 million international tourists entered the country, according to data from the International Travelers Survey published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). This number represents an increase of 6.41% over the same period in 2023.