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January 21
Club de Pesca-Punta Estrella 27 km beach run/walk.
January 30
VIVA is thrilled to announce that Tootie and The Gals are returning to San Felipe for another fabulous show called KINKY BOOTS to co-ordinate with a shoe and boots sale at the Pavilion from 11.00-3.00 on Monday Jan 30th followed by an after party at Rumors at 7pm Tickets will be available at The Swap Meet, The Segundo, One of a Kind and at the door -if available.
February 9
The Las Amigas Fashion Show.
February 17 – 21
Carnaval de San Felipe
March 09 – 11
26th SCORE SAN FELIPE 250
March 24 – 24
6th Annual International Blues & Arts Fiesta
April 1st
The San Felipe Sand Fest.
All Details to be announced soon.
April 01 – 08
Semana Santa / Spring Break
April 12
SRARP Meeting.
April 27 – 28
Charity Golf Classic in Las Caras de Mexico Golf Course
May 05
Annual Chilli Cook Off at Club de Pesca
Current tourism situation in Mexico
Recent numbers about Mexico’s tourism are impressive, especially the last ones that show the extremely high percentage of travelers who would return to Mexico and recommend it to others. I hope you find this information helpful.
Overall Tourism:
• Mexico ranks 10th globally in international tourism, and 23rd in international tourism revenues.
• Tourism is the third largest source of foreign exchange earnings, equivalent to 9% of Mexico’s GDP.
• Mexico’s tourism industry generates 2.5 million direct jobs, and more than 5 million indirect jobs.
• Mexico is the main tourist destination for North American travelers, holding a market share of 16.5% of outbound tourists.
• Although our numbers from the U.S. have not kept pace, other countries have increased. A huge surprise: Russian tourists spend an average of $1,000 USD per day!
Tourist Arrivals:
• In 2009: 21,500,000 tourists entered Mexico by air. In 2010: 22,400,000. An increase of 4.4%. How could so many be wrong?
• These numbers do not take into account the 50 million+ visitors who crossed the border by car, or the 3 million+ who came on cruises in 2010.
• January – March 2011: 9,573,000 international tourists have visited Mexico – already a 2.1% increase from last year.
Hotel Occupancy:
• January – July, 2011: We have seen 171,505 room occupation in the 70 main tourist centers (as monitored by DATATUR.) 2.6% higher than the same period in 2010, and 14% higher than 2009.
Survey Results from U.S. Travelers by SECTUR:
• Would return: 98%
• Would recommend to friends and family: 99%
• Hospitality Index: 9.2 out of 10.
Many thanks to Vivian Scott and Mirna Choy for this excellent information!