Wednesday, January 19, 2011

UN notes Mexico’s tourism success


International travel to Mexico increased by 7.2 percent last year, according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), a United Nations agency. Overall, around the world, tourism grew by 6.7 percent, noted John Kester, marketing strategies manager for the WTO. Kester was in Madrid for the FITUR tourism show. He met there with Mexican Tourism Minister Gloria Guevara and promised to help Mexico meet its goals for 2011.


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Jimm Budd

Reporting from Mexico City

Member of the Society of American Travel Writers

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