The Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust led a work tour through Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay as part of the promotional efforts tied to the arrival of the new Copa Airlines flight from Panama; the team reached over 250 travel agents.

The hotel sector is expecting average occupancy of 70% during the Christmas vacation season, which would be the highest level in the past decade.

Almost 45 million international tourists are predicted to visit Mexico next year, a 5.8% increase over the number projected for 2018, the new tourism secretary said this week.