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FAA Returns Mexico to Top Aviation Rating
 Joan Lowy
Mexico's top aviation safety rating has been restored because its airline oversight has improved, U.S. aviation officials said Wednesday.
Jobless Mexican Stewardesses Launch Sexy Calendar
 Associated Press
It could be the Mexican remake of the "The Full Monty" - just swap the out-of-work British steel workers from the 1997 hit movie for curvy Latina flight attendants.
Cheery Tourist Arrival Numbers for Mexico
 TravelVideo.tv
About 22.6 million tourists, 80% of them from the United States and Canada, are expected to have visited Mexico by the end of 2010.
Bare Feet to Pat-Downs: Five Big Changes in TSA Screening at Airports
 Andrew Heining
Security screening at US airports has undergone waves of changes in the years since 9/11. Here are five of the biggest changes to affect air travelers in recent years.
Airport Lines Move Smoothly as Protest Fizzles
 Michael Tarm
The lines moved smoothly at airports around the country Wednesday afternoon despite an Internet campaign to get Thanksgiving travelers to gum up the works on one of the busiest days of the year by refusing full-body scans.
All 'Clear' on Bypassing Airport Security Again?
 William J. McGee
An opt-in program that charges airline passengers to bypass airport security lines is being resuscitated more than two years after its abrupt shutdown. The CLEAR program re-launched in Orlando last week, and is preparing to start up in Denver.
Stranded? How to Avoid Travel Disaster
 Lark Gould
Flight cancellations, hurricanes, and even engine fires can throw a wrench in the most carefully planned vacation. But the right professionals can help avoid making a bad situation worse.
TSA: The Agency Americans Love to Hate
 Adam Geller
After nine years of funneling travelers into ever longer lines with orders to have shoes off, sippy cups empty and laptops out for inspection, the most surprising thing about increasingly heated frustration with the federal Transportation Security Administration may be that it took so long to boil over.
 TSA Now Needs False Flag Security Incident to Convince Americans to Accept Obscene Pat-Downs
 Mike Adams
With the grassroots backlash over the TSA's obscene pat-downs growing by the day, it's becoming fairly obvious that the only way the U.S. government is going to get the public to accept these Fourth Amendment violations is if there is another "terrorist incident" that's stopped by the TSA and its naked body scanners.
U.S. Consulate Warden Message: Security Update
 guadalajara.usconsulate.gov
Due to a variety of security incidents in various parts of the district, the U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara urges U.S. citizen residents and visitors to remain vigilant, emphasizing that there are currently no security advisories for the resort areas of Puerto Vallarta or Riveria Nayarit.
Airport X-Ray Scanner is Just as Likely to Kill You as a Terrorist Bomb
 Daily Mail UK
Full-body airport scanners are just as likely to kill you as a terrorist's bomb blowing your plane out of the sky, a leading scientist has said.
Puerto Vallarta Tourists Warned of ATM Scam Defrauding Visitors
 PR.com
Grand Miramar Resort and Spa of Puerto Vallarta is warning its members of a recent ATM scam in Puerto Vallarta defrauding unsuspecting tourists using cash machines on the street.
TSA Boss: New Pat-Downs Are More Invasive
 Associated Press
The head of the Transportation Security Administration is acknowledging that the new pat-downs are more invasive than what travelers were used to in the past.
Junk Security: ‘Naked Scanners’ Won’t Keep Us Safe
 Noah Shachtman
The Transportation Security Administration and the scanners’ manufacturers insist they’ve installed features and instituted procedures that will make passenger embarrassments impossible. But the larger question is whether the TSA’s tech-centric approach to security makes any sense at all.
Mexico Still Safe, Experts Say
 Max Harrold
The apparent slaying of another Canadian in Mexico may further stain the Latin American country's safety record, but experts agree it probably won't prevent tourists from Quebec and elsewhere in Canada from continuing to visit there in huge numbers.
To Cruise or Not to Cruise?
 Robert Reid
Now that the 4,500 people stranded last week on the Carnival Splendor are safe and sound in San Diego, California, some vital questions need to be answered.
Mexico's Troubles Fail to Deter Canadian Tourists
CBC News
A massive explosion at a Mexican resort coupled with violence linked to gang wars and drug cartels have cast the country in a negative light, but it isn't stopping Canadians from booking holidays there.
Mexico Curbs Use of Dollars
 Andrea Sachs
Travelers, be aware: Your freewheeling days of spending U.S. dollars in Mexico are over. The Mexican government has passed a law restricting how many greenbacks Americans can exchange south of the border. The new magic number: $1,500 per month.
 Riviera Nayarit Takes Part In London's World Travel Market Expo
 RivieraNayarit.com
The World Travel Market event assembles more than 5,000 expositors from 187 countries and showcases new destinations and the most innovative products.
Alaska Air Adds San Diego-Mexico, Portland-Hawaii Routes
 Ben Mutzabaugh
The carrier added seasonal service between San Diego and the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta. Alaska will fly one daily round-trip flight through April 11. The airline also flies to Puerto Vallarta from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
Simply Puerto Vallarta - Crossing The Border
 Laura Gelezunas
The words, 'Crossing the Mexican border,' spark apprehension, especially if driving is involved. However, many Puerto Vallarta locals make the journey several times per year. In this edition of Simply Puerto Vallarta, Robina Oliver and Carlos Vasquez talk about their driving experiences.
Damaged Carnival Splendor, 4,500 Passengers Reach San Diego Dock
 Seedol.com
The crippled Carnival Splendor cruise carrying 4,500 passengers reached San Diego after being stranded for three days at sea.
What Would You Do On A Disabled Cruise Ship?
 City News Service
Several U.S. military ships, including the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, steamed into Mexican territorial waters today to help rescue a disabled cruise ship stranded about 150 nautical miles south of San Diego with nearly 4,500 people aboard.
Crippled Cruise Ship Expected in San Diego Thursday
 Paul Vercammen, Michael Martinez & Phil Gast
Thousands of passengers on a towed cruise ship will disembark in San Diego, California, Thursday with their own tales of a three-day ordeal that left them without electricity and hot showers. Their diet became Spam and Pop Tarts rather than steak and chocolate mousse.
Man in Disguise Boards International Flight
 Scott Zamost
Canadian authorities are investigating an "unbelievable" incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man, according to a confidential alert obtained by CNN.
Simply Puerto Vallarta Online Promotional Campaign
 A Grass Roots Promotional Campaign
Puerto Vallarta's Video Diva Productions is pleased to announce the launch of 'Simply Puerto Vallarta,' a multi-media promotion campaign designed to highlight the richness and diversity of Mexico's premier coastal tourist town
Pilot Avoids Tragedy at Vallarta Airport
 VallartaOpina.net
Global Air charter flight 7038 was forced to make an emergency landing at the Puerto Vallarta International Airport on Thursday, when the plane's front landing gear failed. Captain George Luz Campos expertly maneuvered the plane, saving the lives of all 99 passengers and five crew members.
'Are Any Parts of Your Body Sore?' Asks the Man From TSA
 Jeffrey Goldberg
Reagan National, 6:40 a.m. today. I opt-out of the humiliating back-scatter machine and ask for a pat-down. Once again, the TSA officers eye me suspiciously. "Wait here," one says. I wait, and wait some more.
Violence in Mexico not Deterring Canadian Tourists
Sheila Scott
Despite a violent drug war heating in up in Mexico, visits by Canadian tourists are way up. Mexican tourism numbers show over 1.5 million Canadians will visit the country this year.
2010 Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards
 Travel Weekly
The Choice is yours. Cast your vote today. You chose the finalists. Now, choose the winners. Select your choice for the 2010 Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards.
Airport Body Scanners Under Pressure: Experts Now Warn X-ray Devices "Could Give You Cancer"
Activist Post
Despite the best efforts of Michael Chertoff and the TSA, word is out that Backscatter X-ray scanner technology that is being used in airports is exceedingly harmful, along with being an invasion of privacy.
PEACE and Destination:PEACE Announce New Partnership with Investours
 Anna Ruman
A new nonprofit has hit Banderas Bay! The local nonprofit PEACE and Destination:PEACE Volunteer Vacations have announced a partnership with the innovative nonprofit Investours, in an effort to improve the economic condition of hardworking, low-income Mexican families through micro-finance.
Riviera Nayarit is Working Together With the CPTM, Puerto Vallarta and Alaska Airlines
 RivieraNayarit.com
Officials of Riviera Nayarit attended the launch of the new route of Alaska Airlines, which will connect Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta with San Diego, California. The event was coordinated by the Mexican Council for the Promotion of Tourism through its office in Los Angeles.
With Tourism Up, U.S. Airlines Increase Flights to Mexico
 Glynna Prentice
Tourism to Mexico is up by nearly 20% over last year. As a result, U.S. airlines - many of which dropped Mexico-bound flights in 2009 after the swine flu outbreak - are adding on flights to Mexico once more.
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