The flow of international tourists to Mexico recorded historical figures; only in the month of March the figure reached four million people, that is 14.6% more than in the same month of 2017, reported the Ministry of Tourism.
The federal agency said that from January to March of this year 10.6 million people visited Mexico , which represents an increase of 12.6% compared to 9.4 million registered in the same period of 2017.
The Ministry indicated that the income of foreign currency by international visitors also registered a growth of 7.2%, however, the average expenditure of international tourists presented a reduction of (-) 4.4%, going from $558 dollars, in the period January to March 2017, to $533 dollars in the same period of 2018. A weaker peso and stronger dollar accounts for the decline in per traveler spending this year.
