Mexico’s International Tourism Revenue Exceeds 2019 Levels

International tourism in Mexico has exceeded 2019 levels.

During the first four months of 2022, the national statistics agency INEGI reported that international tourists spent $8.67 billion in Mexico between January and April, according to Mexico News Daily.

Revenue for this period beat 2021 by 123.8 percent and was 3.7 percent higher than 2019 levels, noted federal Tourism Minister Miguel Torruco Márques.The bulk of the revenue came from international tourism.

Travelers to Mexico are also spending more.

According to the report, international tourists who arrived by air between January and April spent an average of $1,153 each, an 8.8 percent increase compared to the same period of last year and a 9.8 percent jump compared to the first four months of 2019.

Torruco Márques also noted that the average expenditure for international tourists arriving by air, land and sea was just under $745, a 56.1 percent increase compared to last year and a 30.8 percent spike compared to 2019 numbers.

In total, 11.6 million international tourists entered Mexico during the first four months of 2022, a 43.4 percent increase compared to the same period in 2021.

That was still lower than the January to April period of 2019 by 20.8 percent when 14.7 million international tourists visited.

The news of the increase in revenue was predicted last month during the Tianguis Turístico tourism event in Acapulco where Torruco Márques noted that Mexico is forecast to receive 40 million international visitors this year. That would be just 5 million short of the 45 million record set in 2019.