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Tourism industry experts stated that hotel occupancy will recover and return to pre-pandemic numbers.

Facilities aimed at business tourism are being developed, with a greater incorporation of business centers in hotels and other amenities to offer executives the possibility of traveling with their families and having a space to work, the executives added.

They explained that this type of stay in Mexico lasts two or three weeks, with executives extending their visit for up to months.

“This model is an investment opportunity for those dedicated to corporate real estate and housing, since new apartment buildings are being sought for more residential tourism and to offer long-stay guests, who are looking for a more familiar environment, specific locations where they can have office, lodging, gastronomic and cultural functions”.

To this end, restaurant and food and beverage service spaces are excluded, especially in neighborhoods where there is a gastronomic offer.

“It will undoubtedly be a new form of tourism, so we are looking for an investment profile in a building that can be converted to this type of corporate-tourist offer,” finally agreed the experts in the lodging industry.

“There are several challenges, among which stand out: the development of infrastructure around industrial buildings, the energy issue that continues to be a concern, as the supply is not sufficient, and labor, where Mexico is fortunate because of the demogra- phic bonus, being one of the few nations that continues to register population increase,” Erick Brunet stressed.

The main real estate sector in Mexico that has seen an increase after the pandemic has been the industrial sector, due to foreign direct investment and nearshoring, he noted.