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Articles tagged “mexico”

Tourism

The highway hoped to move northern Mexico’s drug economy towards tourism

Smaller town will link up with beachside Mazatlan and outposts with some small attractions or amenities will crop up along the way, leading to an expected tourism and economic boost for northern Mexico.

Katherine Corcoran, Associated Press | 11 years ago

The highway hoped to move northern Mexico’s drug economy towards tourism

Airlines

Volaris will soon fly nonstop from Phoenix to Mexico City and Guadalajara

The new flights may boost tourism in Mexico City and Guadalajara, as other low-cost, direct flights have for Cancun.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

The next timeshare you purchase may come from an inmate in U.S. federal prison

Considering the reputation of both the hard-sell sales practices as well as how sales agents are treated in the timeshare industry, this arrangement seems like a poor match for everyone involved. Except, of course, the developer.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Mexico wants its share of the Chinese tourism juggernaut

Tourism to Mexico might be back on the rise, but those numbers will be small in comparison to the boom that awaits Mexico should it become a top destination for Chinese travelers.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Mexico wants its share of the Chinese tourism juggernaut

Tourism

Mexican tourists are an underappreciated economic boost to U.S. Southwest

Tourism and trade work hand-in-hand along the U.S.-Mexico border making shorter wait times, more ports of entry, and less violence vital steps to boosting economies in both countries.

Jacob Fischler, The Monitor | 11 years ago

Mexican tourists are an underappreciated economic boost to U.S. Southwest

Tourism

International visitors to Mexico back on the rise in 2013

Tourism spending remained high in 2012 despite a drop in visitors caused by regional conflict; an increase in both visitor count and spending is an indicator of continued growth in 2013.

Skift | 11 years ago

International visitors to Mexico back on the rise in 2013

Business Travel

Mexican hotel operator City Express plans to go public next month

Latin America’s boom in business travel comes after four years of continual growth giving travel-related companies the confidence needed to execute their riskier growth strategies including fleet revitalizations or IPOs.

Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Mexico and Puerto Rico now have direct flights for first time in over a decade

There's no sensible reason a passenger from San Juan can't get straight to Mexico without a stopover in the 50 states or another island.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Mexico and Puerto Rico now have direct flights for first time in over a decade

Media and PR

Andrew Zimmern’s new Travel Channel show sneaks in this Sunday afternoon

There's no word from Travel Channel whether this will be a regular series -- it wasn't in the new show line up that included such low points as Bret Michael's RV show -- but it looks like the best chance the network has to capture the audience that loved the now-departed Bourdain.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Border politics: Laredo, Texas can’t shake its sister city’s negative image

The depth of the ties between cross-border communities in along the U.S.-Mexico border is lost in the current nonsense-driven border security concerns and and national drug policy debates. The region will remain unstable until laws are changed.

Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Border politics: Laredo, Texas can’t shake its sister city’s negative image