Mexico City (CDMX) is in the top 10 of the index of cities with the greatest tourism impact in the world. The report was made by World Travel and Tourism Council (wttcin English).
In it Tourism Economic Impact Report 2023 The WTTC lists 82 cities from around the world. The Mexican capital was placed in eighth place, this is above London, in the United Kingdom, and Guangzhou, in China.
Travel and tourism sector of Mexico City
The travel and tourism sector of Mexico City was valued at just over 16 billion dollars in 2022. This report was based on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that are generated from economic indicators of travel and tourism.
On the other hand, the report pointed out that the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 strongly impacted the tourism and travel sector around the world. In addition, he pointed out that during this period, tourists opted for coastal and rural destinations.
However, vacations in big cities are beginning to show an increase and greater popularity among travelers.
List of the most powerful cities for tourism in 2022
This is the list of The 10 most powerful cities for tourism during 2022according to the WTTC:
- Paris France.
- Beijing, China.
- Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Shanghai, China.
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- New York, New York, USA.
- Tokyo Japan.
- Mexico City, Mexico.
- London, United Kingdom.
- Guangzhou, China.
cities left out
There were also cases of large cities that were not included in this index. Such is the case of Doha, host of the Soccer World Cup, and the luxurious Dubai. Other cases were Amsterdam, Barcelona and Singapore.
All of these cities scored highly for money spent by visitors, however they did not rank in other categories, so they were left off the list of “most powerful” cities.
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