Overview
- Official 2025 results show 47.8 million international tourists, 98.2 million total visitors and about $34.99 billion in receipts, exceeding 2019 levels by roughly 6%.
- Air travel reached 191.2 million passengers across 78 airports, with 32 new domestic routes and 22 new international routes slated to expand connectivity in early 2026.
- Cruise arrivals hit 11.4 million passengers with roughly $966 million in spending, alongside 109.3 million domestic trips and average national hotel occupancy near 58%.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino reaffirmed Mexico as a 2026 World Cup host, aligning with the federal goal to become the world’s fifth-most-visited country by 2030.
- Following the fall of ‘El Mencho,’ some events were canceled in Jalisco and Michoacán, though authorities reported normal operations at Jalisco airports and no airline route cancellations.