The Secretary of Tourism of Mexico Miguel Torruco Marqués, informed that the entry of foreign exchange for international visitors in the first semester of 2024 was 17,578 million dollars, this is 7.7% more compared to the same period of 2023; also exceeding 34.6% of January to June 2019, which were 13,58 million dollars.

One of the favorite places of tourists in Mexico, in addition to its well -known beaches, is Chichén Itzá, one of the main archaeological sites of the Mayan culture, which since 2007 is part of the New 7 Wonders of the World.

The head of the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) reported that based on the results of the International Travelers Survey published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), in the first six months of 2024, 21 million 826 thousand international tourists They entered the country, which represents 6.2% more compared to what was captured during January-June 2023.

He also pointed out that the entrance of foreign exchange for international tourists in the first half of the year was 16 thousand 267 million dollars, which represents 6.9% more compared to the same period of 2023; also exceeding 36.3% plus currencies of the same period of 2019, which were 11 thousand 930 million dollars.

During January-June 2024, 12 million 428 thousand attempt tourists arrived in Mexico, this represents an increase of 4.9% more compared to the same period of 2023, also surpassing with 19.5% plus the airists of internation via air The same period of 2019.

Torruco Marqués reported that the entry of foreign exchange through airists of Air Via between January-June of 2024 had a 7% increase against the first semester of 2023, when registering 14 thousand 896 million dollars, which also represents an increase of 40.2 % compared to what was captured in that same period of 2019.

Regarding the average expenditure of the airists of hospitalization via air during the first six months of 2024, it registered one thousand 198.6 dollars; with a 2% growth compared to the same 2023 period, and exceeding 17.3% the average expenditure registered in the same months of 2019.

The head of Sectur said that during January-June 2024, they arrived at the different ports of the country, 5 million 148 thousand passengers on the cruise, exceeding 10.2% the 4 million 673 cruise members who arrived in the same period of 2019.

In addition, the entrance of currencies by cruise hikers from January to June of this year, amounted to 435.1 million dollars, surpassing with 34.3% more what was captured in the same period of 2019, when 324.1 million dollars were recorded.

From January to June 2024, the balance of the balance for international visitors was 12 thousand 719 million dollars, this is 2.7% more than what was recorded in the same period of 2023; also exceeding 51.4% the balance captured in the first half of 2019.

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