Tourists from the United States to Mexico exceed 13 million and a historic economic impact

The arrival of tourists from the United States, the leading source market for international tourists to Mexico, registered 13 million 524 thousand tourists by air in 2023, which represents 28.8% more compared to 2018 and represented a tourist expenditure of 15 thousand 230 million dollars, an extraordinary increase of 56.8% more than in 2018.

Sectur also highlighted that, from January to July 2024, 8 million 922 thousand tourists arrived in Mexico by air from the United States, this is an increase of 33.5% compared to arrivals in the same period of 2018, and a tourist expenditure of 10 thousand 572 million dollars, a historic figure that exceeds 75.1% that registered in the first seven months of 2018.

From 2018 to 2023, tourists from 106 US cities were received, with Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago and Phoenix being the main ones, to 39 destinations in Mexico, and in 2024, 150,498 flights are scheduled, with an offer of 24 million 782 thousand scheduled seats, which represents an increase of 9% and 8.4%, respectively, compared to 2023.

The top airlines with United States-Mexico-United States routes in the first seven months of 2024 were: American Airlines with 19.4%; United Airlines with 14.9%; Volaris with 13.7%; Delta Airlines with 11.3%; and Aeroméxico with 8.3%, which together accounted for 67.6% of the routes between the two countries.

And, for this year, the arrival of 9 million 851 thousand passengers from the five main cities of the United States to Mexico is estimated, this represents 5.8% more than in 2023. With these passengers, an outflow of 11 thousand 93 million dollars is expected.

Source: SECTUR.