International
Visits to Mexico on the Rise
August 25, 2010
In June 2010, the number of tourists reaching Mexico by air experienced a 35.2 percent increase compared with the same month last year. 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.
This increased demand for Mexico by American travelers has been reflected in a handful of important new flights to Mexico. AeroMexico began Monterrey-Miami service on June 28 and a Monterrey-Houston route on July 5.
The airline also included summer service between high-demand routes, such as Mexico City to Miami, New York, Orlando and San Antonio; Merida to Miami; Monterrey to San Antonio; Los Angeles to Aguascalientes and Bajio; Chicago to Durango and Guadalajara.
The number of available hotel rooms in Mexico increased 4.6 percent during the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2009. Availability jumped from 310,391 rooms to 323,916.
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