Bargains spur 12% increase in Mexico tourism

Experts say Americans have wrong perception

Por: Leonel Sánchez 28 Junio 2011 @ 10:16 pm
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Ernesto Coppel Kelly, a Mexican resort entrepreneur, said now is a good time to travel to Mexico. Troy Orem / SanDiegoRed.com

Tourism in Mexico is up again despite the perception that it is not safe because of the drug-related violence that has claimed thousands of Mexican lives in recent years, according to a binational panel in San Diego on Tuesday.

“The perception is that we are losing ground but it’s the other way,â€