According to the Inegi statistics institute, 2020 saw almost 48% fewer visitors and 55% less foreign exchange revenue compared to the previous year. He's been advising authorities and entrepreneurs in the industry in Mexico for 30 years, and told DW that they also "included the pre-pandemic months of January to March 2020 that count as high season in Mexico." Confidence-inspiring hygiene measuresĭespite ranking third in the UNWTO statistics, the slump was marked in Mexico, too. consulting firm, which specializes in travel data. Michael Hallé is the Canadian co-founder of the 10Gates Matrix Inc. Another reason is the fact that Mexican migrants came home to visit their families at Christmas time.īut the UNWTO statistics don't necessarily tell the whole story. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has ruled out lockdowns, instead putting the economy first. Mexico never closed its borders and is still one of the few countries in the world that does not require a negative PCR test upon entry. According to the latest preliminary statistics from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mexico was Latin America's most visited destination in 2020, moving up to third place worldwide, after Italy and France. It seems the pull of a sandy beach is enough to eclipse alarming press reports about crowded intensive care units and rising infections in Mexico, where 174,000 people have died from COVID-19 so far. Hotel and restaurant owners are relieved. Tourists from Europe and North America are flocking to the beaches and standing in line to admire the Mayan pyramids. Lufthansa expanded its schedule and added the Mexican tourist hotspot in October - despite COVID-19.
It is high season in the Mexican seaside resort on the Caribbean coast. Since December, planes have been taking off and landing at Cancun International Airport every five minutes.
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