For the secretary of the interior, Adán Augusto López, the performance of the tourist activity responds to a recovery of the national economy. “After the long night of Covid, tourism is on its feet. Tourism is a sign that Mexico is going to get ahead,” he said.
For this edition there is a record of 1,556 buyers from 937 companies from 47 nations, which represent 95% of the international issuing markets that visit Mexico. In addition, there are 1,011 exhibiting companies registered, represented by 2,292 people.
Going forward, the secretary of tourism considered that there are “great opportunities” in terms of tourism promotion, particularly for the US market, one of the most dynamic since the pandemic, and which has accounted for the majority of visitors. of destinations such as Cancun and Los Cabos, particularly since the pandemic.
However, in terms of security, the country still has challenges, which are being worked on, said Torruco Marqués, particularly with respect to the travel alerts issued to US travelers on certain Mexican markets.
“Yesterday we already discussed it, I met with the undersecretary of consular affairs, I told her that she should reconsider some points so as not to generalize capitals and states”
In this regard, the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, assured that the collaboration with the country continues to find security solutions.
“We are working shoulder to shoulder with the United States and Mexico, so the security of the people is very important, and we are working to solve the problems.”