For this coming weekend, an economic benefit will be generated by 2,800 million pesos that will directly benefit the tourism sector of Mexico City, reported the local Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex).
The Business Center announced that it prepared a series of economic projections for the two massive shows that will take place from this April 28, these are the Rosalía concert in the Zócalo and the Major League Baseball games (MLB).
“The free concert by the Spanish singer and the MLB games, between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants, are the shows that will help economically reactivate the commercial and service sectors, where the tourism sector stands out mainly,” he deepened. the private sector.
According to Coparmex, these two events signify the realization of the recoverythis after the closure of activities at the national and international level due to the pandemic during 2020, 2021 and a part of 2022.
The pandemic, he stressed, harmed the economic operation of hotels, restaurants, bars, entertainment centers, transportation services and, along with them, the great commercial activity that residents and tourists carry out in parallel to these shows.
Data from the Ministry of Tourism reflect a tourism recovery of 81.3% (11.3 million tourists) in 2022 compared to the flow of visitors that was generated before the pandemic, in 2019 the influx was 13.9 million guests.
“This weekend’s events could help the highest level of travelers to the nation’s capital recover and break records,” he said.
Rosalía’s concert joins others, such as those of La Maldita Vecindad, Los Tigres del Norte, Grupo Firme, Silvio Rodríguez, Joan Manuel Serrat, Ángela Aguilar and Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia with Kumbia Kings and Los Askis.
In 2019, the visit of Major League teams could not be made because the stadium was not finished and for the following years the pandemic prevented it.
