Overview
- INEGI’s EVI release Friday reported 8,012,213 international entries in February, an 8.5% increase from a year earlier.
- Overnight visitors totaled 3,880,812, while 4,131,401 excursionists—day trippers who did not stay the night—led growth with a 13.4% jump.
- Visitor spending reached $3,268.4 million, with $3,012.5 million from tourists and $255.9 million from excursionists.
- Average spend per traveler fell 7.5% to $407.9, with air arrivals still generating the highest per‑person outlays.
- Among overnight travelers, non‑border entries slipped 1.3% to 2,304,933 as border tourists rose 13.4% to 1,575,879, reflecting heavier cross‑border traffic from a U.S. market that supplies about 56% of visitors.