Mexico earned $US1.44 billion ($A1.61 billion) from international tourism in January, up 17.4 per cent from the same month in 2013, the Tourism Secretariat says.
Tourists staying more than 24 hours in the country spent an average of $US542 in January, a figure that was up 3.1 per cent from the $US525 spent in January 2013, the secretariat said in a statement, citing Bank of Mexico data.
Average spending by tourists who did not stay in the country and entered via the border or arrived on a cruise ship totalled $US42, up 7.4 per cent from the $US39 spent in the same month last year.
Foreign tourist arrivals totalled 6.6 million in January, of whom 2.3 million visitors stayed in Mexico more than 24 hours and the remaining 4.3 million tourists were on day trips, the secretariat said.
International tourism generated $US13.8 billion in 2013, when 23.7 million travellers and 54 million day-trippers visited Mexico.
