Despite Conflicts, Tourism Grows in Mexico JJ. Argaez - The Yucatan Times
go to original December 16, 2014

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Despite the insecurity in certain areas of the country, the number of foreign visitors to the Mexico increased by 10.1 percent from January to October of this year, with the arrival of 10.5 million tourists.

The Ministry of Tourism said that, according to the National Migration Institute (INM), this figure exceeds 9.6 million international passengers during the same period in 2013. The foreign exchange earnings from international visitors showed a positive development, reaching the tenth month of this year 13, 034 million dollars, the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) said.

This, said the Central Bank, is equivalent to 16.7 percent compared to 11 thousand 254 million US dollars in the same period last year.

In October this year, 1,096 million entered the country, of which $ 818 million are from tourists who arrived by air, which means an increase of 13 percent compared to October 2013.

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