According to Pablo Azcárraga, the perception of Mexico as a violent, crime-ridden country since 2009 has cost the tourism industry $12 billion. Tourism began to decline in 2009, although this had been blamed in a severe flu outbreak that year as well as the economic crisis abroad. Azcárraga, president of the National Tourism Business Council, also heads Posadas de México, the country’s largest hotel chain. On Thursday he called a press conference to demand that the government take a more active role in improving the country’s image.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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