Recently the New York Times published an article evaluating what, to them, was a very surprising phenomenon; despite reports of drug violence, tourist numbers to Mexico are INCREASING significantly. From our own sales experience here at TOP Mexico Real Estate, we have seen the same increase in people choosing to live in Mexico and buying Mexico condos or homes.
Why would this be? While the New York Times (NYT) attributes this apparent contradiction to a “pricing strategy” we’ve discovered something a little closer to the real reason.
Let’s take a look at some of the stats NYT gathered from the Mexico Tourist Board:
§ 8.2 million – the number of international tourists in Mexico for 2010 - (from Jan. to Oct., arriving by air)
§ 17.8 % – The increase compared to the same months during 2009
