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international-tourists-risingThe National Migration Institute (INM) through the Integrated System for Migration Operations (SIOM) reported that the number of international visitors arriving to Mexico by air continues to rise, during the period of January to July 2013.

According to official data, international tourists that came to our country went from six million 690 thousand 954 to seven million 235 thousand 225, representing an increase of 8.1 percent over the same period of 2012.

In cumulative terms, from January to July, the flow of visitors from United States, United Kingdom and emerging countries had a positive trend.

Based on information from the INM, the number of U.S. visitors was four million 72 thousand 559, which represents 8.4 percent above the three million 758 thousand 647 recorded in the same period of 2012.

Meanwhile, tourists from the UK increased from 199 thousand recorded in the January-July period of 2012, to 235 thousand in the same period of 2013.

As for visitors from Russia, from January to July they increased from 39 thousand in 2012, to 61 thousand in 2013, ie an increase of 56 percent.

During the same period, tourists from Colombia increased 55 percent, from 88,000 the previous year, to 137 thousand in this year.

In July, visitors from the United States increased by 10.8 percent. The figure rose from 562 thousand in 2012 to 622 thousand in 2013.

Moreover, it can be reported that the tourism from Mexico to Canada grew in the first half of 2013, but the figure would rise much more, if the visa requirement was eliminated, recognized Siobhan Chretien, Director of Emerging Markets of the Canadian Commission of Tourism.

On a visit to Mexico to head several promotion tasks of the destination, the official said in an interview that the need to process a visa to go to Canada (requirement that was imposed on Mexicans for reasons other than tourism), is not a serious impediment for this market.

This is because the Mexicans going to Canada, are really "global" tourists, ie, people used to traveling to different parts of the world and considering this requirement when planning their vacation.

[readon1 url="http://vallartaopina.net/2013/08/29/en-ascenso-numero-de-turistas-internacionales"]Source: Vallarta Opina Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]