Agency Name: | Mexico Secretariat of Tourism |
Nativename: | Secretaría de Turismo |
Jurisdiction: | Federal government of Mexico |
Chief1 Name: | Miguel Torruco Marqués |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
Website: | http://www.sectur.gob.mx/ |
The Mexican Secretary of Tourism (es|Secretaría de Turismo, SECTUR) is the government department in charge of the nation's tourism promotion and development.[1] The Secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic and is a member of the federal executive cabinet.
The department conducts the development policy for national tourist activity and promotes tourist development zones in conjunction with the states.