The much anticipated re-opening of restaurant Daiquiri Dick’s is finally a reality. The long time fixture on Puerto Vallarta's Los Muertos beach has been reinvented by new owners, Chris Diamond and Wayne Elias of Los Angeles, and is now open daily from 9 am to midnight.
September marks the gradual return of cruise tourism to Puerto Vallarta with 7 arrivals at the maritime terminal this month. Some ships, such as the Diamond Princess, will dock for services only; while others, such as the Carnival Panorama, Royal Caribbean's Navigator Of The Seas and Celebrity Solstice, will bring tourists to our city.
The director of Municipal Tourism and Economic Development, José Ludvig Estrada Virgen, said that although September typically sees fewer visitors compared to the rest of the year, with occupancy rates at Puerto Vallarta hotels projected to reach 60-65% this month, it can no longer be referred to as 'Septihambre'.
During his August 27 visit to Puerto Vallarta, the Governor of the State of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, toured the El Salado estuary. After the tour, he said that he expects the Natural Protected Area to be ready to reopen to the public in December 2022.
With the mission of providing comprehensive medical care to those who seek it, Jalisco State Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramírez re-inaugurated the Regional Hospital of Puerto Vallarta last weekend. 120 million pesos (mdp) were invested in infrastructure works, 28 mdp in equipment and 146 million for personnel and operations.
Under instruction of the municipal president, Professor Luis Alberto Michel Rodriguez, the Strategic Projects Department negotiated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SER) to create a Passport delegation in Puerto Vallarta, where citizens can complete the paperwork and receive their document on the same day.
With the start of the 2022-2023 school year, as of Monday, August 29, public transportation units in Puerto Vallarta must turn on their air conditioners. This was announced by the Secretary of Transportation, Diego Monraz Villaseñor, who confirmed the fact after receiving multiple complaints about the intense heat felt inside the city's buses.
As part of a National Migration Institute (INM) approved strategy that aims to reduce passenger waiting times at air terminals, as of August 1, 2022, the Puerto Vallarta International Airport will no longer require international travelers to present a Multiple Immigration Format (FMM) upon arrival.
Construction of the new terminal building at the Puerto Vallarta International Airport is underway. The new terminal will span more than 61,200 square meters and increase the number of jetways and checked baggage screening and security areas at the airport by 50%.
Mack Rutherford, the 17-year-old Belgian-British pilot who stopped in Puerto Vallarta on his solo flight around the world in an ultralight plane, landed on a runway west of Sophia, Bulgaria on Wednesday, completing his 5-month-long journey and claiming the two Guinness World Records he was attempting to win.
