Quintana Roo gets more volume of foreign tourists in 2018

Between January and October of the previous year, Quintana Roo attracted 6.53 million foreign tourists, compared to the 6.28 million captured during 2017.

The United States continues to be the main market, with 3.35 million passengers captured in said period; after Canada (849 thousand 810), United Kingdom (398 thousand 757), Argentina (266 thousand 344) and Colombia (166 thousand 920).

Darío Flota, director of the Tourism Promotion Council of Quintana Roo, said that this fact stands out more for the issues of insecurity and sargassum experienced in the entity the previous year.

Even since November 2018, the volume of American tourists who visited Quintana Roo in 2017 was equated, which was close to 4 million visitors.

Also, Ocampo Fleet said that a state budget for tourism promotion of 400 million pesos is already approved; and that could be increased depending on specific needs, such as strengthening the presence in the US market.

Cierre de temporada alta
Peak season closing
The state Tourism Secretariat provides 1.12 million tourists for the period from December 20 to January 6, who will occupy 1.53 million rooms / night, with an estimated spill of 1,153 million dollars.

This represents a 2% growth in volume of tourists received compared to the same period of 2018.

A total of 633,400 rooms / night are expected in Cancún-Puerto Morelos, 52,812 in Cozumel and 67,475 in Isla Mujeres.

As well as 26 thousand 705 in Chetumal, 709 thousand 646 in Riviera Maya, 17 thousand 004 in Holbox, 9 thousand 677 in Bacalar, 9 thousand 660 in Mahahual, 2 thousand 876 in Felipe Carrillo Puerto and 904 in José María Morelos.

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