Mexican secretary of tourism, Gloria Guevara, has released the sixth government report on tourism, revealing the destination has seen a 53 per cent increase in investment in the sector over the past six year. This has been a key factor in Mexico having the best year of tourism ever in 2011, with 23.4 million international air arrivals recorded.

Mexico welcomed 22.67 million international visitors in 2011, breaking record set in 2008.

Officials from the Mexico City ministry of tourism have opened the second annual Tourism Fair of the Americas, the premier travel trade show in the Western hemisphere. Through exhibitions featuring destinations and new tourism products, FITA promotes and unites the global travel industry, which accounts for approximately 11 per cent of worldwide productivity and one in every eleven jobs.

A strong earthquake – measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale - hit the Mexican state of Oaxaca at 02:22 this morning according to the United States Geological Survey. A further quake was also recorded on the San Andreas Fault in California, while the island of Fiji was also hit.

The first hurricane of the Pacific season has formed off the coast of Mexico according to the United States National Hurricane Centre. Hurricane Celia was recorded 350 miles off of Acapulco, but is not expected to make landfall.

Rebounding from last year’s negative press surrounding health scares and unrest along its border, Mexico emerges as this year’s spring break success story, luring people with travel deals and reclaiming its rank as a top vacation spot.