When thinking about the perfect destination for your next travels, which are the first to come to your mind? Personally, I believe that Mexico is one of them and after reading some press releases, I realised that this will definitely be the best year for me to go there!
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MEXICO CITY - It's got sun, white-sand beaches and better yet — a battered peso.
Mexico is counting on its weakened currency against the dollar and its proximity to the U.S. to attract recession-shocked Americans and fuel its tourism industry — a major source of foreign income.
Tourism officials say Mexico saw 3 percent more visitors who spent an estimated 4 percent more in 2008, with tourists flocking to its beaches and cobblestoned streets even during the global economic crisis. And, unlike most tourist destinations around the world, there is no sign that this year will be any different.
Cancun, Mexico's top beach destination, had an occupancy rate of more than 90 percent during the holiday season, and officials expect at least 85 percent of the Caribbean resort's 31,000 rooms to be occupied during the winter months.
Cancun remains the preferred beach spot in Mexico for spring-breakers, with some 30,000 revelers expected to visit this year. The same amount came to Cancun last year, according to Quentin Roo state's Tourism Department.
Erin Erwin, a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said she and five of her friends booked their spring-break trip to Cancun because it offered a good deal.
"The prices get so expensive, so I wanted to book my trip early, and my friends chose Cancun because it was really cheap out of all the destinations," Erwin, 21, said.
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