The weather has cooled, many of our friends and neighbors are returning, and we are looking ahead to a great winter season in the Riviera Nayarit, Riviera North Shore and Punta Mita. Despite the fact that the summer is traditionally a very slow time, we are pleased to announce that Riviera Partners Realty has closed four transactions in the past month and we have other offers pending agreement today.
We are optimistic about this coming season, and we’re not the only ones. You may have read in the news lately that an upbeat report from the Mexico Ministry of Tourism is showing a nearly 20% jump in international tourist arrivals via air to Mexico this year. According to the report, from January to August of this year, the number of international tourists arriving in Mexico by air increased by 19.2%, compared with the same period last year, one of Mexico’s worst-ever tourism years, and was up 6% compared with 2008, one of Mexico’s strongest years on record. The U.S. continues to be the main market for travelers to Mexico. In the first eight months of 2010, 4.3 million Americans arrived in Mexico, a 15.7% increase over the same period in 2009 and a 1.9% jump over 2008.
Some 61% of international tourists to Mexico are Americans, the ministry said.
Both the New York Times and Los Angeles Times reported this news, noting the increase is in spite the widespread – and sensationalist – reporting in the media of narco-related violence in Mexico, as well as the August bankruptcy of Mexicana Airlines, which was an important contributor to international air flight lift. Further, the growth in tourism has been primarily experienced in the beach resort areas—such as Puerto Vallarta and the North Shore—which have not experienced the same incidents of violence. Mexico is warmly welcoming the return of tourism after such a challenging year in 2009, and there are still abundant vacation – and real estate – values available, including here in Punta Mita. Make your plans to visit us here in paradise again soon.



