Based on the International Traveler Survey (ITS), 3,723,726 international tourists visited Mexico in the second half of the year.

The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported this Thursday that Mexico generated US$3.2547 billion in tourist revenue, representing a 2.5% increase year-over-year (the previous month's increase was higher at 6.5%), as a result of a 1.1% drop in spending by international tourists arriving in the country by plane (up 2.7% in January).

Foreign currency from foreigners arriving by air represents 85% of total spending.

Based on the International Traveler Survey (EVI), 3,723,726 international tourists (inbound and cross-border tourists) were in Mexico in the second month of the year, 7.8% more than in February 2024 (in January the annual increase was 8.5%), reflecting the seasonality of the indicator.

February and September are the months with the lowest international tourism activity in the country.

Regarding February's performance, the Grupo Empresarial Estrategia (GEMES) reported: The arrival of foreign visitors to Mexico by air reached two million people, which represents a decrease of 122,117 fewer visitors than in February 2024. At an annual rate, this represents a drop of 5.7%, which is partly explained by the fact that February of this year has one fewer day than February of last year.

The negative trend (based on data from the Ministry of the Interior's Migration Policy Unit) comes after four consecutive months in which the arrival of foreign visitors registered relatively low, but positive, annual growth rates.

In the January-February period, tourist revenue totaled US$6.601 billion, and 7,671,685 international tourists arrived in the country, representing increases of 4.5% and 8.2% compared to the same period in 2024.