Towards an integrated approach to tourism policy in Mexico

Tourism is high on the policy agenda in Mexico. The country has a remarkable range of well-articulated tourism plans and programmes which aim to spur investment and economic growth, promote balanced regional development and stimulate more productive, inclusive and sustainable growth. Ensuring these plans and programmes are effectively co-ordinated and implemented will be vital to realising Mexico’s tourism development potential, and delivering on these objectives. This chapter examines the tourism policy making environment and reviews the main plans, strategies and initiatives. It reviews the institutional arrangements and governance framework for tourism policy, and considers the mechanisms to support coherent and co-ordinated tourism policy development.