A total of two thousand and forty-one cruise ships arrived in Mexican ports during the first ten months of 2022, carrying a staggering 5.1 million passengers. This influx of tourists significantly boosted the local economy, with 390.1 million dollars being brought into the country.
Recently, the Mexican Senate unanimously approved amendments to the labor law to double paid vacation days for workers. Under the new terms, which will enter into force on January 1, employees are entitled to 12 vacation days after completing their first year of service.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced this week that he will inaugurate the first phase of the Islas Marías tourism complex on December 16. One of the most biodiverse places in Mexico, this 4-island archipelago went from hosting one of the most feared and isolated prisons in the country to an ecotourism destination.
The National Alliance of Small Merchants (ANPEC) recently announced that, as a direct consequence of inflation, the price of beer, cigarettes and bread will increase on Monday, December 19, noting that they will keep abreast of the behavior of these prices and keep consumers informed.
The basic and upper secondary education students from public and private schools who traveled to Singapore to compete in STEAM Ahead, an event that combines three high-performance academic competitions, returned to Jalisco with one gold, one silver, nine bronze medals, and 8 honorable mentions.
Mexico posted record remittances in October, as workers living abroad sent $5.35 billion USD cash back home. During the period from January to October 2022, Mexican families received a record high of US $48.3 billion from abroad. The number represents an increase of 14.6% over the same period last year.
For November 2022, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 24.6%, compared to the same period of 2019. Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Guadalajara presented an increase in passenger traffic of 49.0%, 31.1%, 26.4% and 14.9% respectively, compared to November 2019.
The Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and Aguascalientes airports, all operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, have reached level 3 certification in the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Program, which recognizes airports' efforts to manage and reduce their CO2 emissions.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador recently announced that US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Mexico in January to attend the North American Leaders Summit. This meeting will be Biden's first official visit to Mexico.
The 36th edition of the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America, the Guadalajara International Book Fair, an amazing cultural festival aimed at professionals and the general public alike, will fully resume face-to-face activities at Expo Guadalajara, November 26 through December 4, 2022.
