TOURISM IS ON THE RISE IN NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT MONDAY, POINTING OUT THAT VISITOR SPENDING HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH AT 5-POINT-9 BILLION DOLLARS. SHE SAYS A RECORD 32 MILLION TOURISTS CAME TO THE STATE IN 2012 … THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT NEW MEXICO HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN VISITORS. SHE SAYS TOURISM NUMBERS OVERALL WERE UP 2-POINT-6 PERCENT.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAYS TOURISM JOBS ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. MORE THEN 42 HUNDRED OF THEM WERE GENERATED THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
