Article: STRONG RESISTANCE TO PRESIDENT FELIPE CALDERON'S PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE TOURISM SECRETARIAT.

President Felipe Calderon's proposal to eliminate the Secretaria de Turismo (SECTUR) to help balance the budget has met with a growing chorus of dissent from governors, state tourism officials, and legislators mostly from the opposition parties, who believe the ministry is needed more than ever to help Mexico overcome the continued economic slump and renewed concerns about the H1N1 flu in coming months. The Calderon administration's own forecasts suggest that the number of foreign visitors to Mexico in 2009 could decline by as much as 17% from 2008. Amid the dire forecasts, there are some innovative proposals on the table, including a plan to promote Mexico as a location ...

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