The Secretary of Tourism of the Government of Mexico, Josefina Rodriguez Zamora, reported that Mazatlan, Sinaloa, along with Cancun, is projected to be in fifth place nationwide in hotel occupancy for the Day of the Dead festivities.
According to a statement, Rodriguez Zamora projects that the occupancy level in key tourist centers will be: Oaxaca, 83.4 percent; Patzcuaro, Michoacan, 82.0 percent; Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, 81.2 percent; Cancun, Quintana Roo, 81.1 percent; Mazatlan, Sinaloa, 81.1 percent.
They are followed by Mexico City, 76.0 percent; Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, 79.6 percent; Merida, Yucatan, 78.7 percent; Morelia, Michoacan, 74.4 percent; San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, 74.3 percent; Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, 71.6 percent; and Puebla, Puebla, 70.5 percent.
The head of the federal Sectur announced that during the Day of the Dead festivities, from Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3, an economic spillover of 2,048 million pesos (mdp) is estimated for lodging, which adding the consumption in other tourist services will generate a total economic spillover of 25,605 million pesos.
On the other hand, the head of the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) indicated that, in total, the displacement of 3 million 127 thousand tourists is anticipated in this period, as well as a hotel occupancy of 63.8 percent, which represents an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to the same period in 2023, which was 63.4 percent.
According to a statement, the federal Secretary of Tourism, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora, reported that she projects that for the Day of the Dead the level of occupation in key tourist centers will be:
Position Tourist center Occupancy
1 Oaxaca 83.4%
2 Pátzcuaro, Michoacán 82.0%
3 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 81.2%
4 Cancún, Quintana Roo 81.1%
5 Mazatlán, Sinaloa 81.1%
6 Mexico City 79.6%
7 Los Cabos, BCS 79.0%
8 Mérida, Yucatán 78.7%
9 Morelia, Michoacán 74.4%
10 San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato 74.3%
11 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 71.6%
12 Puebla, Puebla 70.5%
In this sense, the arrival of 1 million 232 thousand tourists to hotels: 958 thousand national (77.8 percent] and 274 thousand international (22.2 percent], which represents an increase of 4.3 percent compared to 2023.
In addition, 2 million 290 thousand national tourists will stay in other modalities, such as houses of relatives and friends or second homes.
Rodríguez Zamora praised the importance of the Day of the Dead celebration, since it is an invaluable opportunity to bring tourists closer to all communities, especially indigenous peoples, thus allowing the benefits of tourism activity to reach all Mexican people, in compliance with the instruction of the president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, to promote shared prosperity.
According to data from the Mexico City Tourism Secretariat, in the framework of the Day of the Dead Parade, the arrival of tourists to hotels in Mexico City is expected to be 155,317 tourists, 5 percent more than in 2023, with an expenditure of 1,329 million pesos in tourist services.
Source: noroeste
