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$9.4 Billion In Tourism Revenues Benefit Playa Del Carmen Real Estate
For 2010, Mexico's federal Ministry of Tourism reported that total industry revenues rose 5.3 percent from a year earlier, after being hard hit in 2009 with the outbreak of influenza A/H1N1 and by the recession.What is important to note in these number is that in some areas of Mexico, most the areas directly along the border, the Ministry of Tourism reported decreases of up to 10 percent from 2009, which means that this increase was heavily focused on non-border tourist areas.The statistics confirm this, with visitors to non-border areas such as Playa del Carmen spending a total of $9.4 billion USD, an increase of 8.5 percent over 2009. The actual number of visitors also increased to areas like Playa del Carmen by 8.4 percent to 12.8 million. While during mid-2010 a recovery of the number of visitors was already visible, per capita spending was actually down. The good point about the latest statistics is that the per capita spending actually seems to be on the rise as well. As large amounts of cash flow into Playa del Carmen from this newly recovering tourism, investors will continue to pour funds into the area confident that the strong tourism will pay off their investments. In addition a growing number of services, conveniences and activities, which all benefit the lifestyle of expat residents of Playa del Carmen, the strong tourism cash flow also provides confidence to developers, bringing and increasing number of Playa del Carmen real estate options for buyers. Playa del Carmen has been one of Latin America's fastest growing communities during the past 2 or 3 years, and a significant part of this growth has been a series of new, high-quality real estate developments, offering a warm-weather lifestyle near the beachfront at very accessible prices. Both condos and homes throughout various parts of the city, as well as new land developments, have provided a variety of options, presenting creative solutions to changing necessities of vacationers and retirees. Tourism remains one of the most important sources of foreign currency for Mexico, after oil and manufacturing exports. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. A Mexican Certified Realtor he is the current president of Playa del Carmen real estate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546. |
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