Mexico welcomed 31 million international tourists in 2021, representing an increase of 28.1% compared to that of 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Tourism released on Friday.

In a statement, Minister of Tourism Miguel Torruco said that Mexico's tourism sector is in "strong recovery," after noting that 24.2 million international travelers visited the country in 2020, a decrease of 46.1% compared to 2019.

Foreign exchange income from international visitors reached 18.428 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, an increase of 67.6% against 2020, according to ministry estimates.

In addition, average annual hotel occupancy was 45.9%, 19.9 percentage points above 2020, when the sector's activity plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Torruco said traveler confidence has improved as a result of the application of vaccines against COVID-19 in various regions and countries.

The tourism sector's gross domestic product (GDP) will reach a 7.1% share of the economy as a whole by 2021, and by 2022 the indicator is expected to increase to at least 8.3%, he explained.

Overall, the Mexican economy could rebound by up to 6% in 2021, according to official estimates, after plummeting 8.2% in 2020. 

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