By 2018, Mexico will be playing host to 50 million international travelers annually and the industry will be contributing $40 billion yearly to the economy, Tourism Minister Gloria Guevarra told a convention of developers in Cancun recently. Her term as minister is due to expire at the end of November, 2012. According to the UN’s World Tourism Organization, the Mexican tourism industry is growing at a rate of 2.2 percent, about half the worldwide average. Tourism accounts for about 9 percent of Mexico’s gross national product.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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