About 90 percent of the members of the Hospitality Industry Confederation maintain that the image of Mexico as a violent country has hurt their business. Many look forward to a poor winter season, although it will not be as bad as 2009, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Tourism Minister Gloria Guevara told the Senate Committee on Tourism that efforts are under way to improve Mexico’s image. She added that efforts are under way to attract more visitors from Brazil, Russia, India and China with visas becoming easier to obtain. More than 80 percent of international visitors now come from the United States and Canada, but violence is worse in Brazil, Russia and India.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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