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The hotel industry experiences an extraordinary period with unprecedented impacts; not only as a consequence of the pandemic, but also due to socio-political and economic effects added to chronic problem events such as insecurity and environmental impacts, like earthquakes, sargassum on beaches and hurricanes. However, once again, the sector´s capacity for action, collaboration and creativity emerges to face a scenario of great uncertainty; a true journey. Full article La travesía de la industria hotelera en México - Radar Turístico (radarturistico.mx).

Travel restrictions in some countries continue to negatively impact the entry of foreign tourists visiting Mexico. Between January and October of this year, the country registered a loss of 11,164,538 international travelers compared to the same period a couple of years ago, when the pandemic did not exist. In this regard, Iliana Alcaraz, tourism consultant, pointed out that despite the fact that national destinations managed to implement bio-sanitary protocols to give confidence to international tourists, a tourism promotion platform is needed to consolidate and clearly communicate the destinations' attributes. Full article Restricciones en otros países golpean la recuperación del turismo en México – El Financiero.

During 2021, the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, the entry of international tourists to Mexico remained 29 percent below the levels reached in 2019, but with a remarkable recovery of 31 percent with regard to 2020. By the end of 2021, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) reported the arrival of 31.8 million foreign tourists, a figure 29.2 percent lower than that reported pre-pandemic. "We cannot speak of a consolidation of the recovery of foreign tourism, but rather of a gradual process of efforts and adaptations towards a panorama that will allow us to at least match the levels of 2019″, said Iliana Alcaraz, CEO of the tourism consulting firm Hess & Co. Full article 2021 marcó la reactivación del turismo en México - El Financiero

Lonely Planet published its new must-see travel list, the 'Ultimate Travel List' 2020, with its ranking of the best destinations around the world to visit. And there are three from Latin America included. Discover them.