Travelers from abroad spent an estimated $9 billion in Mexico during the first three quarters of the year, according to the Tourism Ministry. This was 7.7 percent more than was spent during the same period in 2009. Biggest increase came from cruise ship passengers, who spent $393 million, 28 percent more than the previous year. Nonetheless, according to the U.N. World Tourism Organization, concern about violence is keeping many potential visitors home. Airline executives interviewed for a newspaper article agreed that concern over violence is hurting ticket sales. The number of foreign visitors arriving in Mexico by air between January and August increased by 19.2 percent, according to the Tourism Ministry. The total was 7,104,038.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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