Brian Sumers, Skift
Allegiant Air has teased us before about flying to Mexico. But the airline is probably serious now. Will smaller-market travelers want to visit Mexican beaches as much as Las Vegas and Orlando? We'll see.
2 days ago
Hannah Sampson , Skift
Mexico's new government has priorities for tourism, but that doesn't include a tourist board. Will other destinations seize the opportunity?
1 month ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
The announced closures of the Mexico Tourism Board offices make little sense to travel advisors who sell the destination. Already challenged to convince some clients about the destination's safety, they say the timing couldn't be worse.
2 months ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
The dissolution of the Mexico Tourism Board means that travel advisors and others involved in the selling and marketing of Mexico have lost a major resource. With safety perception issues still dogging Mexico, the timing couldn’t be worse — for the destination and advisors alike.
2 months ago
Hannah Sampson, Skift
Mexico's tourism promotion body probably needed some changes, but this is likely going too far. Will Mexico's travel industry find a way to fill the gap?
2 months ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
Twitter users are saying the airline just trolled Americans — and the outcome is pretty funny.
3 months ago
Andrea Navarro and Nacha Cattan, Bloomberg
Yes, Mexico's new airport was going to cost more money than was necessary. And yes, the location on dry lake bed was not ideal. But it is still shocking the new government scrapped the project, considering it was well underway.
4 months ago
Andrea Navarro, Bloomberg
Airbnb may have another crack at a deal with Mexico's new administration, but it's unclear whether a new attempt would be successful.
5 months ago
Andrea Navarro, Bloomberg
Interjet needs all the cash it's borrowing. But in the years to come, the airline will likely regret having piled on so much debt.
6 months ago
Daniela Guzman and Andrea Navarro, Bloomberg
The cost of abandoning Mexico City's new airport could be as high as $10.5 billion, but Mexico's president-elect maintained that the project gave him serious misgivings.
6 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
The relationship between American tourists and Mexico is nearly a century old and has weathered ups and downs. Today's drug-related violence, mounting border tension, and political rhetoric won't stop these trips, but are clearly disrupting them.
6 months ago
Nikki Ekstein, Bloomberg
Truth be told, Mexico tourism officials have been promoting Riviera Nayarit as the country's next big tourism destination for at least the past decade. But it looks like, finally, that hard work is beginning to pay off.
7 months ago