Many national tourists, upon seeing that Acapulco was not available, opted for other destinations such as Mérida.
Although the number of cruise ships decreased compared to 2022, this year’s closure was higher than the number of tourists who arrived by air to Yucatán, reported the director of Regional Airports of Grupo ASUR , Héctor Navarrete. Muñoz.
Meanwhile, David Escalante, president of the Association of Tourism Promotion Agencies of Yucatán , December showed positive figures as normally happens in this season . “I would dare to say that it was better than December 2022. It is very likely that many national tourists, upon seeing that Acapulco was not available, opted for Mérida but we do not have a metric of how many may have come to the state for that reason,” he stated.
Although the hotel sector continues to count figures on the occupancy recorded in the past December holidays , its president, Juan José Martín Pacheco estimates a slight increase in visitors.
According to information provided by airport authorities, the number of passengers at the airport exceeded last year’s figures by more than 19 percent, going from 3 million 92 thousand passengers to 3 million 702 thousand.
The director of ASUR explained that the Mérida international airport has the capacity to receive up to 4.2 million passengers in a year , and the great potential that the state is having will surely allow it to continue with this expansion, he added.
Vacationers in Yucatan. Photo: El Sol de México
Currently, ten airlines operate at the airport of the Yucatecan capital that offer their services to the following destinations: Bajío, Guadalajara, CDMX, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Santa Lucía, Tijuana, Toluca, Tuxtla, Veracruz and Villahermosa, and 6 routes. international routes, Toronto, Havana, Guatemala, Dallas, Houston and Miami, with an occupancy rate of over 93% on domestic routes, and an average of 83 percent on international routes.”
It should be noted that the tourism sector represents 11.1 percent of the GDP in Yucatán.
According to data from the Progreso National Port System Administration, cruise tourism arriving in Progreso decreased by 31.3 percent , going from 99 in 2022 to 68 at the end of the previous year.
