Acapulco Guerrero. The Tourist Tianguis 2022 started on the coast of Acapulco, in Guerrero, aiming to maintain the levels of travelers gained from the pandemic, which led Mexico to rise to second position among the countries with the largest number of tourists in the world. However, for this, the same tourism officials consider that a greater investment is necessary in key areas for the certainty of the tourist, such as security.
During the inauguration of the 46th edition of the event, the secretary of tourism Miguel Torruco Marqués said that for this year tourism is expected to have a share of the Gross Domestic Product of 8.3%, just four tenths below the rate it registered before the pandemic. “2022 looks promising for tourism in our country,” he said.
For the secretary of the interior, Adán Augusto López, the performance of the tourist activity responds to a recovery of the national economy. “After the long night of Covid, tourism is on its feet. Tourism is a sign that Mexico is going to get ahead,” he said.
For this edition there is a record of 1,556 buyers from 937 companies from 47 nations, which represent 95% of the international issuing markets that visit Mexico. In addition, there are 1,011 exhibiting companies registered, represented by 2,292 people.
Going forward, the secretary of tourism considered that there are “great opportunities” in terms of tourism promotion, particularly for the US market, one of the most dynamic since the pandemic, and which has accounted for the majority of visitors. of destinations such as Cancun and Los Cabos, particularly since the pandemic.
However, in terms of security, the country still has challenges, which are being worked on, said Torruco Marqués, particularly with respect to travel alerts issued to US travelers on certain Mexican markets.
“Yesterday we already discussed it, I met with the undersecretary of consular affairs, I told her that she should reconsider some points so as not to generalize capitals and states”
In this regard, the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, assured that the collaboration with the country continues to find security solutions.
“We are working shoulder to shoulder with the United States and Mexico, so the security of the people is very important, and we are working to solve the problems.”
