New Mexico sets new record for visitor spending
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico set a record for direct visitor spending of $8.6 billion in 2023, surpassing the previous record of $8.3 billion set in 2022, the New Mexico Tourism Department announced Wednesday. The department attributed the 3.8% increase in visitor spending to an estimated 41.8 million visitors to New Mexico in 2023. Story…