At the end of May 2021, Mexico has 603 tourism projects that add an investment amount of 206 thousand 805 million pesos, reported the Secretary of Tourism of the Government of Mexico, Miguel Torruco Marqués.

The head of Sectur, explained that these projects are distributed in the 32 states, and detonate 137 thousand 262 new jobs, of which 39 thousand 813 are direct.

Among the entities with the highest investment are Nayarit, with fifteen projects that constitute a total of 103 thousand 324 million pesos; followed by Campeche, with nine and 23 thousand 20 million pesos; Baja California Sur, with 18 and 22 thousand 960 million pesos; Mexico City, with thirty initiatives and 15 thousand 201 million pesos; as well as Yucatán, with 67 and 11,164 million pesos.

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Likewise, he announced that direct foreign investment in tourism registered during the first quarter of this year amounted to 372.2 million dollars, which represents a growth of 174% compared to 2020, equivalent to 3.1% of total foreign investment. direct.

Based on preliminary information from the Ministry of Economy, the countries that have invested the most in the Mexican tourism sector during the first quarter of 2021 are: the United States, with $ 319.6 million; Canada, 15.2 million; United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, with 11.1 million dollars; Spain, 10.7 million dollars; and Argentina, with 1.9 million dollars.

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“In 2019, foreign direct investment in tourism was 1,273 million dollars, which represented 3.7% of the total in that year. In 2020 it was 1,239 million dollars, 4.5%. While, as of the first quarter of 2021, there is an accumulated amount of 372.2 million dollars, which represents an increase of 174% over what was registered in the previous year, when it was 135.8 million dollars, ”stated Torruco Marqués.

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