Mexico Sees Its Most Impressive Numbers Yet With a 6 Percent Increase in International Air Travelers in 2010, Compared To 2008
Mexico’s Secretariat of Tourism recently announced that from January to August of this year, the number of international tourists arriving in Mexico by air increased by 19.2 percent, in comparison to the same month last year and 6 percent in comparison to 2008, one of Mexico’s healthiest tourism years on record. From January to August 2010, Mexican airports received 7.1 million foreign visitors.
The United States and Canada continue to be the main market sources for travelers into Mexico. In the first eight months of 2010, 4.33 million American travelers arrived in Mexico, a 15.7 percent increase in respect to the same period in 2009 and a 1.9 percent increase over 2008. More than 1.34 million travelers from Canada traveled to Mexico from January to August 2010, a 20.9 percent increase in comparison to the same period in 2009, and an impressive 31.8 percent increase in comparison to 2008.
Aside from American and Canadian travelers, Mexican airports also saw a surge in Spanish visitors, with 200,513 Spaniards touching down in Mexico from January to August 2010, a whopping 49.2 percent increase compared to 2009 and a 2 percent increase above 2008 figures.
According to the National Institute of Migration, Argentina is the Latin American country that most visits Mexico. In only the first eight months of 2010, 121,413 tourists from Argentina arrived in Mexico. This is a 47.3 percent increase in comparison to 2009, and a 34 percent increase when compared to figures from 2008.
Although Argentina holds the top spot in Latin America, Brazil comes in at a close second with tourism numbers doubling since 2009. From January to August 2010, Mexico saw a 99.7 percent increase in Brazilian travelers compared to 2009, and a 43.7 percent increase compared to 2008.
