1. Mexico Tourism Board
Direction for United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden and South Africa
19 June 2013

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2,100 2,070 2,122
3,515 3,059 3,272
7,598
9,050
10,283
13,213
14,179
15,677
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
2010 2011 2012
Other Mexico City Cancun Total
Number of Irish tourists
(arrivals by airport)
-The total number of visitors from Ireland to Mexico
has increased: +11% (2012/2011) and +7%
(2011/2010).
- Increasing number of visitors arriving through
Cancun airport.
- Irish tourists arriving via Mexico City are relatively
stable.
- Arrivals via other destinations via the USA, such as
Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Monterrey,
Guanajuato, Querétaro, Cozumel, Mazatlan, and
Chihuahua remain stable.
- Preliminary data for 2013 show an interesting
increase in the number of arrivals form Ireland:
2012 2013
Ireland 4,297 5,243 22%
Jan - Apr
%

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Languages: Spanish (92.7%), 63 Amerindian
languages such as Nahuatl, Maya, Mixteca, Zapoteca,
Tzeltal, Tzotzil and Otomi (6.5%)
Religion: Roman
Catholic 89%
Climate:
Warm tropical lowlands
Cool tropical highlands
Extra-tropical drylands

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3 weekly frequencies
LHR - MEX

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 57 Pueblos Mágicos (Magical Towns)
 27 UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Sites
 10 Rutas de México (Routes of Mexico)
 6 UNESCO Intangible cultural heritage like traditional Mexican Cuisine,
Mariachi and indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead
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Cholula, Puebla
Xochimilco, Mexico City
Tulum, Quintana Roo
Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square
Mexican cuisine

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Craftship in Rivera Nayarit Izamal, Yucatan
Mayan Ceremony
3,000 years of history
62 ethnic groups
Mexico CityGuadalajara, Jalisco

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Unparalleled sun and beach destinations
Number 2 in luxury travel
First place in Spas
Best place for retirement
Meetings and Conventions Facilities
Biodiversity
174 natural protected areas
4 World Heritage natural areas
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14 AAA - 5 diamond Hotels
637,000 hotel rooms
First place in cruise ship arrivals (Cozumel)
World class infrastructure
Clakmul, Campeche
Cenote in the Yucatan Peninsula
La Isla, Cancun

9. Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology is
one of the most comprehensive and impressive
(almost 20 acres) facilities in the world,
containing one of the world’s largest collections
of archaeological and anthropological artefacts
from prehispanic Mayan civilizations to the
Spanish conquest.
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40,000 archaeological sites
Mysteries of the Maya at Chichen ItzáTeotihuacán: place of the Gods
Xochicalco in Cuernavaca Uxmal’s Jungle Ruins near
Mérida
Olmec Legacy in
Tabasco
Cave paintings in LoretoCalakmul in CampecheCoahuila
Tonina: Mayan
Splendor in Palenque

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Pacific Coast
Loreto
La Paz
Los Cabos
Puerto Vallarta
Huatulco
Puerto Ángel
Puerto Escondido
Caribbean Coast
Riviera Maya
Isla Mujeres
Cancún
Cozumel
Holbox
Playa del Carmen
Gulf Coast
Veracruz
Campeche
450 beaches
and diverse
marine
landscapes

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Cities
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Oaxaca
Puebla
Colonial towns
Guanajuato
Merida
Tepoztlán
San Miguel de Allende
Morelia
Sun & beach destinations
Rivera Maya
Cancun
Luxury
Beautiful scenery
Hospitality
Infrastructure
Originality
Warm weather
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Los Cabos, Baja California

12.  Riviera Maya
 Puerto Vallarta
 Riviera Nayarit
 Punta Mita
 Los Cabos
 Mexico City
 Haciendas in Yucatan and Campeche
 50 world class golf courses
Warmth, Hospitality, Diversity, Infrastructure, Archaeological sites, World Heritage Cuisine
CancúnLos Cabos, Baja California Pool Uayamon, Yucatán
Art gallery in Mexico City
Golf course in the Pacific coast
Fine dinning

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ILTM Americas, the most important international luxury travel exhibition took
place in Riviera Maya in Oct. 2012.
More than 400 people attended the event, including buyers from all over the
Americas and exhibitors from 40 countries. The objective of this renowned "by
invitation only" exhibition is to bring the most exclusive offer in the segment of
luxury travel and generate business opportunities in the long term.
“Mexico: The 2nd luxury tourist destination worldwide”: Virtuoso travel network.
Next edition: 30th Sept. – 3rd Oct. 2013
Baja California
Hacienda Mérida, Yucatán
Valladolid, Yucatán

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Diving
Caving
Kayaking
Paragliding
Surfing
Sailing
Water Skiing
Rappelling
Whale Watching
White Water Rafting
Horseback Riding
Snorkelling With Whale
Sharks
Mountain Hiking
Swimming with the Dolphins
Veracruz
Querétaro
Chiapas
Michoacán
Chihuahua
Yucatan
Estado de México
Baja California Sur
Quintana Roo
Oaxaca
San Luis Potosi

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