Chihuahua, Chih.- In March, the tourist activity generated an economic benefit of 395.3 million pesos (mdp) in the city; that is, 9.4% higher than the same month of the previous year, reported the Private Sector Competitive Intelligence Platform (PICSP).
In the third month of the year, the source explained, Chihuahua received 175,691 visitors and a hotel occupancy of 63.1% was reached, figures higher than those reported in the same month of the previous year when 160,000 tourists were registered and an occupancy of 56.4%
During the first quarter of the year, a total of 481,428 visitors were reported, while in the same period of 2022, 389,934 were reached, reflecting the recovery that the sector has experienced after the coup of the Covid-19 pandemic. 19.
“Beyond vacations, tourism generates sources of employment and at the end of March, there were around 21,414 formal jobs in the city that are related to the sector,” explained the PICSP.
In 2022, Chihuahua capital reached one million 830 thousand visitors that left an economic benefit of 4 thousand 100 million pesos, in terms of hotel occupancy, consecutive months were registered above 57 percent.
The expectations this year, has indicated José Jordán Orozco, director of Economic Development and Competitiveness of the Municipality, are to exceed these figures derived in large part from the reactivation of the meetings industry, in addition to the fact that different festivals are scheduled in the city. For the remainder of the year, the city will host at least 20 congresses and the Friendship Tournament sporting event, which will leave an economic benefit of around 600 million pesos, the municipal official announced.
