Results of Tourism
Activity
Mexico, July 2015
Cascada Basaseachi, Chihuahua.
Faro Venustiano Carranza, Veracruz.
Museo de Historia Mexicana, Monterrey.
Playa en San Blas, Nayarit.
Undersecretariat of Planning and
Tourism Policy
Reporting Date: September 15, 2015
Index
Outstanding Results, July 2015 …….....…………..…….
1
Analysis of Main Results in the Sector………………….... 3
Arrival to Mexico of International Visitors
3
Income of Foreign Currency to Mexico due to
International Arrivals
4
Average Expense
5
Long-Stay Tourism
5
International Visitors to Mexico Arriving by Airplane
7
Domestic Tourism
9
Domestic Hotel Activity
9
Air transportation
10
Main Airports
12
Maritime Transportation
13
Main Ports
14
Tourism Employment
15
Macroeconomic Indicators
16
Appendix………………………………………………….….
17
Outstanding Results,
July 2015
International Visitors to Mexico (Banxico)
• According to Banco de México, the number of international tourists
traveling to Mexico surpassed 18.7 million during the January-July period
of 2015.
• The incoming of foreign currency from international visitors to Mexico in
January-July of 2015 register 10,721 million dollars.
• During the January-July period of 2015 the tourism balance was positive,
totaling 5,071 million dollars; number higher than the record achieved in
any similar period in a year.
• International visitors increased 7.1% in comparison to January-July of
2014, reaching 50.6 million of visitors.
• The second quarter of 2015 shows 3.7 million people employed in
Mexico tourism sector, which represented 8.2% of all national
employment.
• Mexico is positioned in 30th place according to the Travel & Tourism
Competitiveness Index 2015 Report from the World Economic Forum.
Domestic tourism
Hotel Activity
• The percentage of hotel occupation in a group of 70 resorts was 2.05
percentage points higher in comparison to their occupation in January-July
of 2014, reaching 60.7%.
• The arrival of domestic tourists to hotel rooms in these 70 resorts during the
January-July period of 2015 was more than 30.1 million people, being 3.7%
higher than the number reached in 2014 during the same period.
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Air Transportation
• The arrival of passengers by plane increased 12.0% during January-July
period of 2015 in comparison to the arrivals during the same period of 2014,
reaching 32.4 million of air plane passengers.
• The arrival of passengers on domestic flights exceeded 20.9 million people;
this is an increase of 12.7% in comparison to January-July of 2014. Also,
the number of domestic flights increased 4.4%.
• 11.5 million of passengers were recorded on international flights, which is
an increase of 10.8% in comparison to the January-July period of 2014.
This result was accompanied by a higher number of international flights
seen in the same period (9.1%).
• As the number of people arriving by plane to Mexico by nationality, recorded
during January-July 2015 shows that: Americans were the main group
representing 58.4% of total arrivals by air, followed by Canadians with
13.0%; while people from Latin America and the Caribbean highlighted the
Colombians with 2.5% of all arrivals.
Maritime Transportation
• The ports that received the highest number of cruise passengers during the
January-July period of 2015 were the following: Cozumel (2,082,752),
Ensenada (398,399) and Majahual (276,054); Majahual highlighted having
an increase of 8.2% in comparison to the same period of 2014.
• According to Banco de México, total cruise passenger arrivals increased
8.1% in comparison to the January-July period of 2014.
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Analysis of Main Results in the Sector
Arrival to Mexico of International Visitors
Arrivals of Visitors
According to Banco de México, there was an increase of 7.1% in the number of international
visitors arriving to Mexico during the January-July period of 2015, in comparison to the same
period of the previous year. The arrival of international tourists also increased 8.5%, reaching 18.7
million of tourists*.
Chart 1. Monthly Arrival of International Visitors
2014
8.5
2015
Total
(Million of people)
Million of people
8.0
8.0
7.5
7.5
7.2
7.3
7.0
6.5
7.1
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.3
6.0
* NOTE: In the charts, the
sum of monthly data
doesn’t match to the
cumulative period, due
rounded. For more details
see Appendix.
6.8
6.6
6.5
YTD July
2014: 47.2
YTD July
2015: 50.6
Change: 7.1%
5.7
5.5
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
Chart 2. International Tourists
3.5
2014
2015
3.3
3.1
Total
Million of tourists
3.0
(Million of tourists)
YTD July
2014: 17.2
YTD July
2015: 18.7
Change: 8.5%
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.5
Ene
Feb
Mar
Abr
May
Jun
Jul
Ago
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dic
International Visitors to Mexico
Foreign Currency Income
The influx of foreign currency from the arrival of international visitors had an increase of
8.5% during January-July of 2015 in comparison to the same period of the previous year.
Chart 3. Income of Foreing Currency to Mexico from
International Visitors
Dec
1,793.8
Nov
Total
1,332.2
1,085.6
Oct
Sep
2015
2014
902.6
Aug
1,211.7
1,462.6
1,407.2
1,257.3
1,330.3
1,657.1
1,379.1
1,388.9
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
0
500
(Million of dollars)
1,545.9
1,469.1
1,363.5
1,521.0
1,735.8
1,505.7
1,580.3
1,000
1,500
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
Millon of Dollars
YTD July
2014: 9,882
YTD July
2015: 10,721
Change: 8.5%
2,000
The Tourism Balance showed a positive result of 5,071 million of dollars accrued in
the January-July period of 2015, this means an increase of 8.4% in comparison to the
same period of 2014.
Chart 4. Tourism Balance (result)
Dec
814
Nov
431
Oct
Total
250
137
294
Sep
Aug
(Million of dollars)
Jul
647
681
623
672
Jun
May
522
504
548
Apr
2015
2014
657
Mar
1,007
997
Feb
836
772
Jan
721
560
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000 1,100
Million of dollars
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico
4
YTD July
2014: 4,677
YTD July
2015: 5,071
Change: 8.4%
International visitors to Mexico
Average Expense
During January-July of 2015, the average expense of international visitors increased 1.3% in
comparison to the same period of the previous year; while the average expense of international
tourists stepped up 0.7% in comparison to the same period of 2014.
Chart 5. Average Monthly Expenditure of International Tourists
Dec
Total
490
Nov
(Dollars)
458
440
429
449
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
481
476
463
Apr
2015
2014
464
500
504
535
547
545
549
501
Mar
541
542
514
Feb
Jan
300
YTD July
2014: 509
YTD July
2015: 513
Change: 0.7%
400
500
Dollars
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico
600
International Visitors to Mexico
Long-Stay Tourism
The long-stay tourists arrival increased 11.1% in the January-July period of 2015
compared to the same period of the previous year: 86.3% entered by air while the
remaining 13.7% entered by land.
Chart 6. Long-Stay Tourists
12,000
10,745
Thousands of tourists
9,674
9,270
10,000
8,363
8,000
YTD July
2014
6,000
YTD July
2015
4,000
2,000
1,311
1,475
0
By air
By land
Total
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico
5
For the same period, the most meaningful expenditure of long-stay tourists was
made by those arriving by air totaling 8,610 million dollars (94.4%).
Chart 7. Distribution of International Long-Stay Tourists'
Expense during January-July 2015
By air
94.4%
By land
5.6%
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico
The average expense of long-stay tourists decreased -1.7% during January-July of
2015 in comparison to the same period of the previous year, with 848 dollars.
Chart 8. Average Monthly Expenditure of
Long-Stay Turists
Dec
787
Nov
833
Oct
Total
845
Sep
(Dollars)
865
Aug
763
Jul
Jun
2014
838
780
852
May
867
Apr
866
Mar
837
903
872
900
Feb
893
873
Jan
910
845
750
YTD July
2014: 863
YTD July
2015: 848
Change: -1.7%
2015
842
800
850
900
950
Dólares
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico
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International Visitors to Mexico Arriving by Air
International Passengers
In January-July of 2015, notes the American air-coming visitors, representing 58.4% of all
international passengers arriving by air. From the Latin America and the Caribbean
region, the country with the highest number of arrivals into Mexico was Colombia with
228,009 visitors, increasing 34.9%.
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
7
During January-July period of 2015, American visitors who arrived by air increased 13.0%
compared with the same period of 2014, nearly 5.2 million passengers who arrived firstly by
Cancun Airport, followed by the Mexico City Airport.
678,789
603,740
418,594
367,767
508,292
434,537
667,727
727,153
709,578
609,643
700,000
1,882,096
Passengers
1,700,000
2,242,628
2,200,000
1,200,000
Total of American
passengers
YTD July 2014: 4,624,936
YTD July 2015: 5,225,608
Change: 13.0%
Chart 10. American Passengers per Airport
2014
2015
200,000
Cancún, Q.
Ciudad de
Los Cabos,
Roo
México (AICM)
B.C.S.
Puerto
Vallarta, Jal.
Guadalajara,
Jal.
Others
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
The Canadian visitors who arrived by air to Mexico represent 3.8% higher in the January-July
period of 2015 in comparison to the same period of 2014, exceeding reaching 1.2 million
passengers who arrived firstly by Cancun Airport, followed by Puerto Vallarta airport.
Chart 11. Canadian Passengers per Airport
2014
2015
Total of Canadian
passengers
YTD July 2014: 1,120,147
YTD July 2015: 1,162,797
Change: 3.8%
107,910
29,285
23,175
61,726
56,145
88,533
99,672
110,000
221,218
210,000
203,423
310,000
650,618
Passengers
410,000
629,822
510,000
111,417
610,000
10,000
Cancún, Q.
Roo
Puerto
Vallarta, Jal.
Los Cabos,
Ciudad de Zihuatanejo,
B.C.S.
México (AICM)
Gro.
Others
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
In January-July 2015, British visitors who arrived by air increased 11.3% compared with the same
period of 2014, exceeding 282 thousand passengers who arrived firstly by Cancun Airport, followed
by the Mexico City Airport.
Chart 12. British Passengers per Airport
2014
2015
Total of British
passengers
YTD July 2014: 253,699
YTD July 2015: 282,326
Change: 11.3%
5,567
1,467
1,391
4,005
4,837
20,186
10,648
28,821
40,000
24,837
80,000
222,315
120,000
206,419
Passengers
160,000
5,532
200,000
0
Cancún, Q.
Ciudad de
Puerto
Roo
México (AICM) Vallarta, Jal.
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
Los Cabos,
B.C.S.
8
Guadalajara,
Jal.
Others
Domestic Tourism
Percentage of Hotel Occupation
The percentage of hotel occupation of a group of 70 resorts during the January-July of
2015 was 2.05 percentage points higher in comparison to the same period of the
previous year, reached 60.73%
Chart 13. Percentage of Hotel Occupation
62%
Rate
60%
58%
58.68%
60.73%
YTD July 2014
YTD July 2015
NOTE: Occupation by
type of resort and total,
are noted as weighed
average.
56%
54%
52%
Source: Information of 70 resorts monitored by the Mexico’s Tourism Information Statistics
National System, DataTur.
Domestic Hotel Activity
Arrival of Tourists to Hotels
In the January-July period of 2015, the arrival of domestic tourists to hotel rooms was
over 30.1 million tourists (75.4%), the remaining arrivals (24.6%) was of foreign
tourists.
Chart 14. Arrivals of tourists to hotel rooms
YTD July 2014
YTD July 2015
Foreign
Domestic
75.1%
75.4%
24.9%
24.6%
Source: Information of 70 resorts monitored by the Mexico’s Tourism Information Statistics
National System, DataTur.
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Air Transportation
The number of passengers arriving by air increased 12.0% during the January-July
period of 2015 in comparison to the same period of the previous year, reaching 32.4
million of passengers.
Chart 15. Total Passengers
2014
6,000
2015
Thousands of people
5,500
5,463
5,000
4,500
4,000
Total
4,690
4,404
(million of people)
4,798
4,769
4,477
3,500
4,273
4,154 4,065 4,105 4,100
4,113
3,964
3,612
3,525
YTD July
2014: 28.9
YTD July
2015: 32.4
Change: 12.0%
3,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
The number of passengers by air arriving on domestic flights in January-July of 2015
was 20,935,866 passengers, representing 2,354,161 additional passengers in
comparison to the same period of the previous year.
Chart 16. Passengers in Domestic Flights
2014
2015
4,000
3,680
Thousands of people
3,500
3,058
3,000
3,055
2,500
2,540
2,000
Total
3,238
2,705
2,522
2,657
2,775
3,034
YTD July
2014: 18.6
YTD July
2015: 20.9
Change: 12.7%
2,793 2,855
2,668
2,512
2,182
1,500
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
10
Sep
Oct
Nov
(million of people)
Dec
The number of passengers by air arriving on international flights increased 10.8%
exceeding 11.5 million of passengers during the January-July period of 2015 with
1,119,317 additional passengers in comparison to the same period of the
previous year.
Chart 17. Passengers on International Flights
Total
2014
(million of people)
2015
1,900
1,782
Thousands of people
1,699
1,632
1,650
1,633
1,573
1,400
1,735
1,505
1,560
1,431
1,432
1,408
1,422
1,418
1,329
1,150
1,171
1,013
900
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YTD July
2014: 10.4
YTD July
2015: 11.5
Change: 10.8%
Main Airports
In the January-July period of 2015, the airports that received the most international
passengers were: Cancun (4,119,528), México City (1,906,714), Los Cabos (785,051),
Puerto Vallarta (768,058) and Guadalajara (454,071); which represents 89.7% of all
international passengers.
Fuente: Unidad de Política Migratoria, SEGOB.
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Maritime Transportation
Passengers of Tourism Cruises
During the January-July period of 2015, the number of cruise passengers reached
3,633,865 passengers; this is an increase of 8.1% in comparison to the same period
of the previous year..
Chart 18. Monthly Arrival of Passengers by Cruise
Thousands of passengers
700
2014
694
2015
687
649
600
602
599
572
500
Total
(thousands of people)
535
YTD July 2014:
3,362
YTD July 2015:
3,634
Change: 8.1%
484
400
350
366
300
341
346
306
296
200
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
13
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Main Ports
In the January-July period of 2015, the ports that received the most cruise passengers
were the following: Cozumel, Ensenada and Majahual; representing 78.4% of all the
arrivals in the period. On the other hand, according to Banco de Mexico, the income of
foreign currency from cruise visitors contributed with 2.3% of all the foreign currency
during the same period of 2015.
Source: General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Navy, Ministry of Communication and Transportation (SCT).
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Tourism Employment
Data available for the second quarter of 2015 shows 3.7 million people employed in
Mexico tourism sector, which represented 8.2% of all national employment, with 1.30%
higher in comparison to the same quarter of the previous year.
Chart 19. Tourism Employment (smoothed series)
Quarterly Basis: 2006/I – 2015/II
3,750,000
Employed People
3,688,029
Total
3,500,000
(Million of people)
2014 / II: 3.6
2015 / II: 3.7
Change: 1.30%
3,250,000
I
II III IV I
II III IV I
II III IV I
II III IV I
II III IV I
II III IV
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Quarter
Fuente: SECTUR.
NOTE: The number of tourism employment data series are softened by an average of the last four quarters of it.
The aim is to eliminate the irregular fluctuations series in the short and medium terms.
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Macroeconomic Indicators
Macroeconomic Perspective on Key Indicators of Mexico
Inflation
(% dic/dic)
2015
2016
3.51
3.00
3.14
3.11
2.82
3.44
3.00
3.00
Gross Domestic Product
Entity
Actual Variation
2015
2016
3.53
3.77
2.86
3.47
2.34
2.96
2.0 a 2.8
2.6 a 3.6
International Monetary Fund
OCDE
Banco de México Survey
Ministry of the Treasury and Public Credit
N.a. Not available.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (July 2015); OECD, Economic Outlook (2015/06); Banco de México, Expectations Survey
Survey Economic Specialists Private Sector (01/09/15); Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, General Criteria for
Economic Policy 2016.
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF MEXICO
Entries
Gross Domestic Product
. Millions of current pesos
. Real annual variation (%)
Tertiary activities
- Air Transportation (481)
. Millions of current pesos
. Actual Yearly Variation (%)
- Temporary Lodging Services (721)
. Millions of current pesos
. Actual Yearly Variation (%)
- Food and Beverages Preparation Services (722)
. Millions of current pesos
. Actual Yearly Variation (%)
Tourism Gross Domestic Product
. Real annual variation (%)
Internal Tourism Consumption
. Real annual variation (%)
- Domestic tourism consumption
. Real annual variation (%)
- Ibound tourism consumption
. Real annual variation (%)
Employees insured by IMSS (average of the period)
.Permanent
.Non-permanent (urban and field)
Unemployment National Rate * (closing of the period)
. Total Percentage of PEA
National Price Index (closing of the period)
Consumer (percent variation)
. Air transport (percent variation)
. Hotel (percent variation)
. Package Tourist Services (percent variation)
. Restaurants (percent variation)
.Average of the period
. Coincident Indicator
. Forward Indicator
.Confidence Consumer Index
2013
2014
2015-I
2015-II
2015.01
2015.02
General Economic Activity and Services Identified with Tourism
16,116,420
1.4
17,161,371
2.1
17,459,780
2.6
17,919,331
2.2
27,063
8.1
35,793
10.5
35,759
12.2
40,227
18.1
163,718
5.6
176,984
4.8
188,647
4.7
187,880
5.2
177,145
-1.7
187,031
0.8
0.9
2.2
2.7
N.a.
2.4
1.7
2.3
N.a.
2.8
0.1
-0.3
N.a.
-1.5
16,409,302
14,123,077
2,286,225
2015.03
2015.04
2015.05
2015.06
2015.07
190,773
197,126
2.4
3.7
Quarterly Indicators of Tourism Activity
16.0
19.9
N.a.
Total number of IMSS-Insure Workers an Unemployement Rate
16,990,724 17,423,544 17,624,490 17,299,371 17,433,062 17,538,198 17,603,315 17,595,860 17,674,295 17,674,295
14,570,291 14,882,613 15,077,770 14,794,354 14,884,954 14,968,530 15,024,445 15,062,413 15,146,453 15,146,453
2,420,433 2,540,931 2,546,720 2,505,017
2,548,108 2,569,668 2,578,870 2,533,447 2,527,842 2,527,842
4.9
4.4
3.97%
0.20%
3.14%
4.90%
3.62%
4.08%
16.72%
4.84%
5.13%
6.03%
4.2
4.3
4.4
Exchange Rate and Prices**
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
3.14%
2.87%
3.07%
3.00%
3.14%
10.00%
2.63%
6.19%
6.16%
10.00%
4.67%
4.61%
3.95%
5.31%
4.67%
13.07%
6.30%
5.88%
4.57%
13.07%
5.00%
4.50%
5.38%
5.14%
5.00%
Exchange Rate (peso / dollar)
12.772
13.292
14.931
15.312
14.676
14.917
15.200
Business Cycle Indicators and Consumer Confidence (montly difference***)
-0.038
0.020
-0.015
-0.013
0.005
-0.009
-0.015
-0.002
-0.134
-0.097
-0.087
-0.116
-0.096
-0.097
-0.257
0.072
-0.041
-0.091
0.027
-0.007
-0.041
3.06%
-9.24%
4.13%
-3.13%
4.73%
2.88%
3.20%
4.57%
5.07%
4.65%
2.87%
2.63%
4.61%
6.30%
4.50%
2.74%
3.41%
5.14%
6.84%
4.31%
15.223
15.256
15.456
15.888
-0.018
-0.091
-0.068
-0.020
-0.087
-0.078
-0.013
-0.087
-0.091
N.a.
-0.091
-0.112
N.a. Not available.
* Percentage of all the economically active population.
** For prices of the consumer: at the end of the year are annual variations and same month previos year is for monthly data variation.
*** Point monthly difference.
Sources: INEGI, STPS, Banco de Mexico.
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4.5
APPENDIX
17
Arrivals of International Visitors to Mexico
January-July
%
2014
2015
Change
47,195.0
50,558.2
7.1%
17,220.3
18,683.1
8.5%
9,673.7
10,745.4
11.1%
8,363.1
9,270.3
10.8%
1,310.6
1,475.1
12.6%
7,546.6
7,937.7
5.2%
1,398.9
1,335.9
-4.5%
6,147.6
6,601.8
7.4%
29,974.7
31,875.1
6.3%
26,613.1
28,241.3
6.1%
5,502.4
5,817.6
5.7%
21,110.8
22,423.6
6.2%
3,361.6
3,633.9
8.1%
Thousands of people
International Visitors
International Tourists (staying overnight)
Non-border tourist (long-stay tourist)
By airplane
By land
Border Tourists
Pedestrians
By car
International Hikers (not staying overnight)
Border hikers
Pedestrians
By car
Cruise passengers
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
Income of Foreign Currency to Mexico
from Arrivals of International Visitors
January-July
Millions of dollars
2014
International Visitors
International Tourists (staying overnight)
Non-border tourist (long-stay tourist)
By airplane
By land
Border Tourists
Pedestrians
By car
International Hikers (not staying overnight)
Border hikers
Pedestrians
By car
Cruise passengers
9,882.5
8,772.5
8,351.2
7,927.5
423.7
421.3
57.8
363.5
1,110.0
861.8
160.1
701.7
248.2
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
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2015
10,721.4
9,583.1
9,116.2
8,610.1
506.2
466.9
62.1
404.7
1,138.3
887.8
161.4
726.4
250.5
% of
participation
2015
100.0%
89.4%
85.0%
80.3%
4.7%
4.4%
0.6%
3.8%
10.6%
8.3%
1.5%
6.8%
2.3%
%
Change
8.5%
9.2%
9.2%
8.6%
19.5%
10.8%
7.5%
11.3%
2.5%
3.0%
0.8%
3.5%
0.9%
Average Expense
Dollars
International Visitors
International Tourists (staying overnight)
Non-border tourist (long-stay tourist)
By airplane
By land
Border Tourists
Pedestrians
By car
International Hikers (not staying overnight)
Border hikers
Pedestrians
By car
Cruise passengers
January-July
%
2014
2015
Change
209.4
212.1
1.3%
509.4
512.9
0.7%
863.3
848.4
-1.7%
947.9
928.8
-2.0%
323.3
343.1
6.1%
55.8
58.8
5.4%
41.3
46.5
12.6%
59.1
61.3
3.7%
37.0
35.7
-3.6%
32.4
31.4
-2.9%
29.1
27.7
-4.6%
33.2
32.4
-2.5%
73.8
68.9
-6.6%
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
Long-Stay Tourism
Means of
transportation
By air
By Land
Total
By air
By Land
Total
By air
By Land
Total
% of participation
January-July
% change
2014
2014
2015
Arrivals (thousands)
8,363.1
9,270.3
86.3%
10.8%
1,310.6
1,475.1
13.7%
12.6%
9,673.7
10,745.4
100.0%
11.1%
Expense (millions of dollars)
7,927.5
8,610.1
94.4%
8.6%
423.7
506.2
5.6%
19.5%
8,351.2
9,116.2
100.0%
9.2%
Average Expense (dollars)
947.9
928.8
N.c.
-2.0%
323.3
343.1
N.c.
6.1%
863.3
848.4
N.c.
-1.7%
Source: Balance of payments, Banco de Mexico.
N.c. Not comparable
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International Visitors to Mexico Arriving by Air
Continent /
Country of Nationality
January-July
2014
2015
Foreigners
North America
Unites States 1/
Canada
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Venezuela
Chile
Peru
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Cuba
Ecuador
Europe
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Germany
Italy
Sweden
Netherlands
Asia
Japan
Oceania
Australia
Africa
1/
% change
8,076,071
5,745,261
8,972,456
6,388,582
11.1%
11.2%
4,624,936
1,120,147
964,530
169,918
152,975
169,041
94,252
67,089
75,001
36,450
38,327
31,298
27,316
1,058,395
253,699
173,689
129,520
116,148
96,258
27,622
33,670
220,546
5,225,608
1,162,797
1,158,025
194,029
200,097
228,009
81,883
78,913
88,884
46,390
46,650
33,264
34,367
1,084,808
282,326
181,023
135,102
123,686
98,487
28,679
34,600
258,724
13.0%
3.8%
20.1%
14.2%
30.8%
34.9%
-13.1%
17.6%
18.5%
27.3%
21.7%
6.3%
25.8%
2.5%
11.3%
4.2%
4.3%
6.5%
2.3%
3.8%
2.8%
17.3%
58,653
47,378
40,423
11,275
63,386
51,295
43,272
11,819
8.1%
8.3%
7.0%
4.8%
Includes those born in Puerto Rico.
Preliminary information.
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB. Based on the electronic records of the National Migration Institute at
Mexico’s air arrival locations.
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International Visitors Coming by Airplane
by Main Nationality
Broken down according to the most relevant nationalities and airports:
Arrival of international visitors coming from the United States * by air per airport
January-July
Airport
Cancún, Q. Roo
1
Ciudad de México (AICM)
2
Los Cabos, B.C.S.
3
Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
4
Guadalajara, Jal.
5
Cozumel, Q. Roo
6
Monterrey, N.L.
7
Silao, Gto.
8
Mazatlán, Sin.
9
Zihuatanejo, Gro.
10
Morelia, Mich.
11
Querétaro, Qro.
12
Aguascalientes, Ags.
13
Zacatecas, Zac.
14
San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.
15
Manzanillo, Col.
16
Mérida, Yuc.
17
Chihuahua, Chih.
18
Loreto, B.C.S.
19
Toluca, Edo. Mex.
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Rest of the airports
TOTAL
2013
1,687,202
547,139
620,188
355,756
315,063
109,727
69,924
49,940
46,283
37,916
25,145
23,399
15,605
10,191
10,422
11,447
11,968
9,379
11,509
10,137
94,221
4,072,561
2014
1,882,096
609,643
727,153
434,537
367,767
130,009
73,954
66,981
47,879
39,762
31,192
26,393
16,086
13,333
12,793
11,312
11,571
10,643
12,086
8,059
91,687
4,624,936
2015
2,242,628
709,578
667,727
508,292
418,594
135,646
102,122
79,507
55,559
45,040
35,664
29,985
19,720
17,171
15,052
13,256
12,517
12,459
12,188
9,271
83,632
5,225,608
% change to
2015
42.9%
13.6%
12.8%
9.7%
8.0%
2.6%
2.0%
1.5%
1.1%
0.9%
0.7%
0.6%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
1.6%
100.0%
Difference
Percent variation
2013-2015 2014-2015 2013-2015 2014-2015
555,426
360,532
32.9%
19.2%
162,439
99,935
29.7%
16.4%
47,539
-59,426
7.7%
-8.2%
152,536
73,755
42.9%
17.0%
103,531
50,827
32.9%
13.8%
25,919
5,637
23.6%
4.3%
32,198
28,168
46.0%
38.1%
29,567
12,526
59.2%
18.7%
9,276
7,680
20.0%
16.0%
7,124
5,278
18.8%
13.3%
10,519
4,472
41.8%
14.3%
6,586
3,592
28.1%
13.6%
4,115
3,634
26.4%
22.6%
6,980
3,838
68.5%
28.8%
4,630
2,259
44.4%
17.7%
1,809
1,944
15.8%
17.2%
549
946
4.6%
8.2%
3,080
1,816
32.8%
17.1%
679
102
5.9%
0.8%
-866
1,212
-8.5%
15.0%
-10,589
-8,055
-11.2%
-8.8%
1,153,047
600,672
28.3%
13.0%
* People born in Puerto Rico not included.
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
Preliminary Figures.
Note: The coverage has been included more airports each year, thus, it is different in every year, because of this, the comparisons among years is not exact. The total does not include the “Not specified”
item; therefore, it may be different in comparison to the total of the migration statistics.
Arrival of visitors entering Mexico from Canada by air per airport
Airport
1
Cancún, Q. Roo
2
Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
3
Los Cabos, B.C.S.
4
Ciudad de México (AICM)
5
Zihuatanejo, Gro.
6
Huatulco, Oax.
7
Mazatlán, Sin.
8
Cozumel, Q. Roo
9
Manzanillo, Col.
10
Guadalajara, Jal.
Rest of the airports
TOTAL
January-July
2013
604,446
185,869
98,034
52,649
12,481
22,252
22,545
16,882
11,960
6,769
23,988
1,057,875
2014
2015
629,822
650,618
203,423
221,218
99,672
88,533
56,145
61,726
23,175
29,285
25,488
25,483
21,814
22,418
17,567
19,631
13,228
15,188
7,296
6,561
22,517
22,136
1,120,147 1,162,797
% change to
2015
56.0%
19.0%
7.6%
5.3%
2.5%
2.2%
1.9%
1.7%
1.3%
0.6%
1.9%
100.0%
Difference
Percent variation
2013-2015 2014-2015 2013-2015 2014-2015
46,172
20,796
7.6%
3.3%
35,349
17,795
19.0%
8.7%
-9,501
-11,139
-9.7%
-11.2%
9,077
5,581
17.2%
9.9%
16,804
6,110
134.6%
26.4%
3,231
-5
14.5%
0.0%
-127
604
-0.6%
2.8%
2,749
2,064
16.3%
11.7%
3,228
1,960
27.0%
14.8%
-208
-735
-3.1%
-10.1%
-1,852
-381
-7.7%
-1.7%
104,922
42,650
9.9%
3.8%
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
Preliminary Figures.
Note: The coverage has been included more airports each year, thus, it is different in every year, because of this, the comparisons among years is not exact. The total does not include the “Not
specified” item; therefore, it may be different in comparison to the total of the migration statistics.
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Arrival of international visitors coming from the United Kingdom by air per airport
Airport
1
Cancún, Q. Roo
2
Ciudad de México (AICM)
3
Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
4
Los Cabos, B.C.S.
5
Guadalajara, Jal.
6
Monterrey, N.L.
7
Cozumel, Q. Roo
8
Silao, Gto.
9
Querétaro, Qro.
10
Zihuatanejo, Gro.
Rest of the airports
TOTAL
January-July
2013
197,590
22,441
2,724
4,389
1,380
1,136
1,166
430
431
229
2,968
234,884
2014
206,419
24,837
10,648
4,837
1,391
1,182
521
582
404
312
2,566
253,699
2015
222,315
28,821
20,186
4,005
1,467
1,414
526
515
405
272
2,400
282,326
% change to
2015
78.7%
10.2%
7.1%
1.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.9%
100.0%
Difference
Percent variation
2013-2015 2014-2015 2013-2015 2014-2015
24,725
15,896
12.5%
7.7%
6,380
3,984
28.4%
16.0%
17,462
9,538
641.0%
89.6%
-384
-832
-8.7%
-17.2%
87
76
6.3%
5.5%
278
232
24.5%
19.6%
-640
5
-54.9%
1.0%
85
-67
19.8%
-11.5%
-26
1
-6.0%
0.2%
43
-40
18.8%
-12.8%
-568
-166
-19.1%
-6.5%
47,442
28,627
20.2%
11.3%
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
Preliminary Figures.
Note: The coverage has been included more airports each year, thus, it is different in every year, because of this, the comparisons among years is not exact. The total does not include the “Not
specified” item; therefore, it may be different in comparison to the total of the migration statistics.
Arrival of international visitors coming from the Colombia by air per airport
Airport
1
Ciudad de México (AICM)
2
Cancún, Q. Roo
3
Guadalajara, Jal.
4
Monterrey, N.L.
5
Los Cabos, B.C.S.
6
Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
7
Tijuana, B.C.
8
Toluca, Edo. Mex.
9
Cozumel, Q. Roo
10
Tapachula, Chis.
Rest of the airports
TOTAL
January-July
2013
81,748
50,357
1,743
1,313
531
244
45
115
74
79
817
137,066
2014
94,368
69,666
1,718
1,033
566
359
26
129
144
112
920
169,041
2015
122,504
99,988
1,840
1,356
499
372
294
169
140
113
734
228,009
% change to
2015
53.7%
43.9%
0.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
100.0%
Difference
Percent variation
2013-2015 2014-2015 2013-2015 2014-2015
40,756
28,136
49.9%
29.8%
49,631
30,322
98.6%
43.5%
97
122
5.6%
7.1%
43
323
3.3%
31.3%
-32
-67
-6.0%
-11.8%
128
13
52.5%
3.6%
249
268
553.3%
1030.8%
54
40
47.0%
31.0%
66
-4
89.2%
-2.8%
34
1
43.0%
0.9%
-83
-186
-10.2%
-20.2%
90,943
58,968
66.3%
34.9%
Source: Migration Policy Unit, SEGOB.
Preliminary Figures.
Note: The coverage has been included more airports each year, thus, it is different in every year, because of this, the comparisons among years is not exact. The total does not include the “Not
specified” item; therefore, it may be different in comparison to the total of the migration statistics.
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Domestic Tourism
January-July
Difference
2014
2015
58.68
60.73
2.05
66.87
68.99
2.11
72.52
76.19
3.67
54.12
54.07
-0.06
75.52
78.57
3.05
51.65
53.73
2.08
58.05
61.72
3.67
47.24
47.65
0.41
46.24
52.55
6.31
Occupancy rate
Total
Beach centers
Integral Planned
Traditionals
Others
Cities
Large
Within the country
Border
NOTE: Occupation by type of resort and total, are noted as weighed average.
Source: With information of the 70 centers that are being monitored by the Statistics Information National
System of the Tourism Sector of Mexico Data Tur
Hotel Activity in Selected Resorts
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
28,982
30,052
3.7%
9,586
9,787
2.1%
38,568
39,838
3.3%
Tourist arrivals domestic and
international (thousands)
Domestic
International
Total
Source: Domestic monthly estimate based on hotel activity monitored by the DataTur system.
Air Transportation
Grand Total of passengers
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
Grand Total
28,947,811 32,421,289
12.0%
Domestic total
18,581,705 20,935,866
12.7%
International total
10,366,106 11,485,423
10.8%
Regular
28,497,530 31,941,501
12.1%
Domestic total
18,544,620 20,890,978
12.7%
International
9,952,910 11,050,523
11.0%
Charter
450,281
479,788
6.6%
Domestic total
37,085
44,888
21.0%
International
413,196
434,900
5.3%
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
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Air Transportation
Grand Total of Flights
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
Grand Total
319,747
337,976
5.7%
Domestic total
229,185
239,208
4.4%
International total
90,562
98,768
9.1%
Regular
316,358
334,235
5.7%
Domestic total
228,514
238,497
4.4%
International
87,844
95,738
9.0%
Charter
3,389
3,741
10.4%
6.0%
Domestic total
671
711
International
2,718
3,030
11.5%
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
Domestic passengers
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
Grand Total
18,581,705 20,935,866
12.7%
Beach centers
3,363,210 3,749,724
11.5%
Cities
15,218,495 17,186,142
12.9%
Regular
18,544,620 20,890,978
12.7%
Beach centers
3,335,923 3,712,450
11.3%
Cities
15,208,697 17,178,528
13.0%
Charter
37,085
44,888
21.0%
Beach centers
27,287
37,274
36.6%
Cities
9,798
7,614
-22.3%
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
Domestic flights
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
Grand Total
229,185
239,208
4.4%
Beach centers
39,900
40,948
2.6%
Cities
189,285
198,260
4.7%
Regular
228,514
238,497
4.4%
Beach centers
39,456
40,404
2.4%
Cities
189,058
198,093
4.8%
Charter
671
711
6.0%
Beach centers
444
544
22.5%
Cities
227
167
-26.4%
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
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International passengers
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
Grand Total
10,366,106 11,485,423
10.8%
Beach centers
5,611,362 6,164,727
9.9%
Cities
4,754,744 5,320,696
11.9%
Regular
9,952,910 11,050,523
11.0%
Beach centers
5,202,336 5,732,935
10.2%
Cities
4,750,574 5,317,588
11.9%
Charter
413,196
434,900
5.3%
Beach centers
409,026
431,792
5.6%
Cities
4,170
3,108
-25.5%
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
International flights
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
Grand Total
90,562
98,768
9.1%
Beach centers
40,912
45,350
10.8%
Cities
49,650
53,418
7.6%
Regular
87,844
95,738
9.0%
Beach centers
38,394
42,411
10.5%
Cities
49,450
53,327
7.8%
Charter
2,718
3,030
11.5%
Beach centers
2,518
2,939
16.7%
Cities
200
91
-54.5%
Preliminary figures.
Source: Airports and Auxiliary Services.
Maritime Transportation
January-July
% variation
2014
2015
2,027,027 2,082,752
2.7%
404,600
398,399
-1.5%
255,216
276,054
8.2%
142,735
201,694
41.3%
167,573
197,405
17.8%
135,236
163,605
21.0%
26,781
84,739
216.4%
30,011
31,368
4.5%
5,945
23,680
298.3%
27,644
23,281
-15.8%
22,777
35,595
56.3%
3,245,545 3,518,572
8.4%
Arribal of passengers
by port
1
Cozumel, Q.Roo
2
Ensenada,B.C
3
Majahual, Q.Roo
4
Cabo San Lucas,B.C.S
5
Progreso, Yuc
6
Puerto Vallarta,Jal
7
Mazatlán, Sin
8
Huatulco, Oax
9
Pichilingue,B.C.S
10
Puerto Chiapas, Chis.
Rest
Total
Source: General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Navy, Ministry of Communications and
Transportation (SCT)
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