Railway infrastructure will benefit Mexican tourism: WTTC

The tourist infrastructure that Mexico develops in the coming years is essential for the country to compete with the great world powers, which is why it is very positive That Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration has its sights focused on rehabilitating the country’s railway network, said Virginia Messina, vice president of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

In an interview, he stated that today it is essential that the country also promotes, to a greater extent, trips focused on sustainability, since this is what tourists from all over the world are looking for and it is a sector where destinations like Puerto Rico have gained land.

Infrastructure is a fundamental issue; For example, this administration has a great vision of supporting railroad issues. That is very positive because train tourism is one of the strongest trends, particularly in Europe. In a country as big as Mexico it could help a lot to develop different regionsMessina said.

The administration of President Sheinbaun has expressed that one of its goals is to restart the railway infrastructure in the country, in addition to the projects of the Mayan Train and the Interoceanic Corridor and the Mexico-Toluca Train, which partially opened the previous government.

At the same time, Messina specified, it is essential that the government puts its sights on the airport network, since in recent years countries such as the Dominican Republic have gained in terms of connectivity compared to countries that are most visited worldwide.

A sustainable destination

Messina pointed out that it is essential for Mexico to become a green destination, which aims to be careful with the environment. All destinations of this type take on a lot of relevancehe emphasized.

The tourist attraction strategy has to be focused on that type of market, you cannot sell to a Chinese visitor the same as an American or European one; They have different preferencesMessina said.

He pointed out that if the destinations do not show themselves as sustainable and that they take care of the environment, foreign agencies will not come.

There is much hope that tourism will be a priority on the national agenda. That is why we have to make more efforts, Mexico has not been at the level and has many fundamental strategies pending in the coming biennium.