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Mexico and Puerto Rico now have direct flights for first time in over a decade
TransportOfficials in Puerto Rico say the U.S. territory is welcoming direct flights from Mexico for the first time in 13 years. Port Authority Director Victor Suarez says the first Puerto Rico-bound flight by Mexican-owned Interjet is scheduled to arrive Tuesday night. A second flight is scheduled for May 17. Suarez said the promotional flights would [...]
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Andrew Zimmern’s new Travel Channel show sneaks in this Sunday afternoon
DestinationsSurprise: Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern has a new project airing on the Travel Channel this weekend. The Border Check — produced by Zero Point Zero — will air Sunday, May 5th at 5:00 PM ET, with the episode taking place at the US/Mexico border in Tijuana. Zimmern tells Eater he developed the concept for [...]
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Border politics: Laredo, Texas can’t shake its sister city’s negative image
DestinationsThis border city is trying to clear its name. It is so conjoined with its Mexican sister city across the Rio Grande, Nuevo Laredo, that the two are often referred to as “Los Dos Laredos,” or simply Laredo. That was great for tourism in happier days. But as drug cartel violence exploded in Nuevo Laredo [...]
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Cancun hotel occupancy rates are highest since start of economic crisis
DestinationsA snapshot of hotel occupancy in Cancun shows tourism there was as strong as it’s been in years during the first three months of this year, according to STR, which tracks data from the global hotel industry. STR reported that 79 percent of the hotel rooms it tracks in Cancun were occupied during the first [...]
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Mexico moves to ease restrictions on foreigners buying coastal property
DestinationsThe lower house of Mexico’s congress voted Tuesday to loosen longstanding restrictions on foreigners buying property along the coast and the nation’s borders, a proposal that drew stiff criticism from some quarters. The measure, which passed 356-119 in the Chamber of Deputies, still needs approval from the Senate and a majority of the country’s 32 [...]
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Travel ads of the Week: Rugby, brand anthems, and a heavy dose of Mexico
TransportClever comparison can be a very effective way to send a well-worn message. In this week’s travel ad roundup, two of our travel brands make references to pedestrian occurrences: a dinner bill and a rugby game. The common points of reference clarify the companies’ ultimate message, and make the video stand out from the usual [...]
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Mexico’s future as a top ten global destination is in jeopardy
DestinationsMexico’s top tourism official said the country may drop out of the world’s top 10 tourist destinations, a spot it has held for years. Tourism Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu hasn’t said why the drop occurred, but there were declines in 2012 in two areas that have been affected by violence: border tourism and cruise ship [...]
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Tourism minister for Jalisco, Mexico assassinated after one week in office
DestinationsThe new minister of tourism in one of Mexico’s biggest states was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon in an upscale neighborhood of Guadalajara, the country’s second most populous city, local officials said. Jose de Jesus Gallegos, tourism minister for Jalisco, the home of tequila and Mexico’s mariachi music, was stopped in his vehicle by [...]
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Cancun spring break: The police and marines are looking out for the kids
DestinationsTens of thousands of U.S. college students are flooding into the Mexican city of Cancun, where officials have stepped up patrols of marines, soldiers and special tourist police in zones packed with hotels and bars. City officials say they expect thousands more spring breakers this year than the 25,000 who came to the Caribbean coast [...]
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Acapulco struggles to find its footing after attack on tourists
DestinationsFour days after the rapes of six Spanish tourists here, Erick De Santiago sat at his beachfront bar, with its commanding view of the blue expanse of Acapulco Bay, and posted a question on Facebook. If you could describe Acapulco in one word, what would it be? The responses came rolling in from his followers, [...]
