LAST YEAR WAS ANOTHER GOOD YEAR FOR TOURISM IN NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS NEW MEXICO TOURISM SET A RECORD FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THE INDUSTRY PUMPED 6.3 BILLION DOLLARS INTO THE STATE’S ECONOMY IN 2015.
IT ALSO SUPPORTED MORE THAN 90-THOUSAND JOBS…GENERATING CLOSE TO TWO AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS IN SALARIES. MORE THAN 33 MILLION TOURISTS VISITED THE STATE LAST YEAR.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS TOURISM IS ONE WAY NEW MEXICO CAN DIVERSIFY ITS ECONOMY AND REDUCE ITS RELIANCE ON THE FEDERAL GOVT.
