Friday, March 8, 2013

Fear does discourage tourism


Although it ranks eighth in terms of natural resources where tourism is concerned, anxiety over the violence associated with the drug wars dropped Mexico to 44th place as a tourism destination according to a survey by the World Economic Forum. The survey looked at 140 countries. Into account were taken such matters as infrastructure, health and cultural resources. In this respect, WEF ranked Europe, The United States and Canada as leaders, giving Singapore 10th place. Aim of the study is to show how competitive the 140 countries are when it comes to tourism.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers

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