LatinNews Regional Monitor: Mexico - 11 February 2020

* Mexico’s national statistics institute (Inegi) has released its latest report on international entries to the country, which shows that foreign tourism increased in 2019 for the seventh consecutive year, despite concerns about the negative impact of factors such as the sargassum micro-algae invasion on Caribbean beaches and the bad press surrounding the country’s public security situation. The number of international tourists to Mexico increased 9% year-on-year in 2019, to over 45m, and they spent 9.7% more in the country than in 2018, with total spending amounting to US$22.34bn. On average, each international tourist spent US$496 last year (a figure which increases to US$1,000 when only considering tourists arriving via air). In December 2019, the number of international tourists totalled 4.71m, up 11.2% on December 2018, bringing in US$2.28bn. Including day visitors, Mexico received a total 97.4m international visitors in 2019, bringing in a total US$24.56bn.

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