The director of the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust, Luis Villaseñor Nolasco, recently announced that this tourist destination will be part of the Jalisco pavilion at the Tianguis Turístico, which will be held May 22-25 in Acapulco, where they expect to have more than 100 appointments with business partners and airlines.
Don't be alarmed if you hear sirens going off and see hordes of people heading for higher ground on Monday morning. The City of Puerto Vallarta is among the coastal cities that will be participating in a national tsunami warning drill set to take place on May 16 at 10:40 am.
Although the wearing of masks is no longer mandatory for most activities in Jalisco, there are some places where they must still be worn. Masks continue to be required when using public transportation and while within their facilities, as well as in health care facilities.
As preventive measures before the coming rainy and tropical cyclone season, the Puerto Vallarta Public Works Department is busy cleaning and desilting rivers, streams and canals throughout the municipality. This, in order to avoid floods that could put Vallartenses' lives and properties at risk.
The director of the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, Cristian Amador Lizardi, recently announced that Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico has canceled the construction of the airport's new terminal building. The current plan is to add a third floor to the existing terminal and continue investing in state-of-the-art technology.
The interest of international markets in traveling to Puerto Vallarta continues to grow, this time with the announcement of the arrival of Canada's low-cost Flair Airlines in the coming fall-winter season. Starting in the first week of November, Flair will offer two flights from Edmonton and one from Vancouver every week.
This afternoon, Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez announced that the use of face masks will no longer be mandatory in the State of Jalisco starting tomorrow, May 10, 2022. He said the Health Board decided to eliminate the mandatory use of face masks for almost all activities, except for public transport and hospitals.
Regarding an alleged disarmament of elements of the Puerto Vallarta police department by SEDENA, Citizen Security Directorate Commissioner, Captain Luis Fernando Muñoz Ortega, said that it was he who gave the instruction to disarm when he realized that past administrations had neglected to update the weapons licenses of some officers.
Vallarta Botanical Garden is once again competing against some of the best gardens in North America for the #1 spot on USA Today’s ’10 Best’ list for 2022, and it is currently leading the pack! This is the fourth time that the VBG has been nominated for this competition, including the 2021 edition, in which it placed 4th.
During an extraordinary session of the Puerto Vallarta City Council, Mayor Luis Michel's proposed that the municipality sign an agreement with the 'Cobbled for the Economic Reactivation of Municipalities' program, through which up to 11 streets could be cobblestoned.
