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Day of the Dead 2025 to Boost Spending and Travel as Mexico Confirms Regular Bank Operations Nov. 1–2

Business and tourism groups forecast a 9.2% rise in activity with more than 1.6 million hotel stays expected during the holiday period.

Overview

  • Concanaco-Servytur estimates a national economic spillover of 45,318 million pesos for the season, up 9.2% from 2024.
  • Sectur projects over 1,608,000 hotel stays from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2 with 60.8% average occupancy, 73% domestic visitors and 27% international.
  • CNBV’s calendar lists only Nov. 17 as a non-working day and, under the Federal Labor Law, banks should operate on Nov. 1–2 according to normal weekend schedules.
  • Household spending on altars and offerings is reported to exceed 3 billion pesos, with average outlays near 1,435.50 pesos per family (Statista/ANPEC).
  • Local impacts include a projected 11,446 million pesos in Mexico City with hotel occupancy of 69%–73%, while communities also stage cultural activities such as Mendoza’s ‘Rituales del Alma’ cemetery circuit and traditional home altars.