Mexico.- The Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) contemplates that the arrival of Russian tourists to the Mexican Republic during the current year is less than the figure registered in 2021, due to the armed conflict that the country led by Vladimir Putin argues with Ukraine.
In 2021, the federal agency reported, a total of 103,674,000 tourists from Russia and Ukraine visited Mexico. Particularly, 75 thousand 446 tourists came from the Russian territory.
On Saturday, the head of the Ministry of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marqueshighlighted that the number of Russian visitors in 2021 meant an increase of 146.1%, compared to the 30,660 who arrived in the national territory in 2020.
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In this vein, the official maintained that, as a result of the various economic sanctions that various countries have imposed on Russia for having invaded Ukraine, there is risk that the flight schedule for 2022 will be affected and, therefore, tourism from that nation is affected.
He explained that the main tourist destination of Russians in Mexico is cancunQuintana Roo, whose airport received 60 thousand 37 travelers from that country, a figure that represented an increase of 159.8%, compared to what was registered in 2020.
The Secretary of Tourism announced that, for this 2022, a total of 78 thousand 434 seats are scheduled for Cancun through the airlines Aeroflot Russian Airlines with 72% of the total, Azur Air with 22% and Nordwind Airlines with 6 %. For this occupation, an economic benefit of around 88 million 512 thousand dollars is expected.
Meanwhile, he specified that Russian tourism in 2021 left an economic spill of 83 million 758 thousand dollarsan amount that meant an increase of 175.4%, compared to the numbers of the previous year.
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For his part, the head of the Sectur reported that, in 2021, a total of 28 thousand 228 Ukrainian touristswhich meant an increase of 122% in relation to tourism in 2020. Travelers from Ukraine generated an expense of 31 million 337 thousand 777 dollars.
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