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Get Ready for the Best Bikini Jam Ever!
 PVNN
Featuring location photo shoots, a 5k Run/Walk, nightly parties, fashion shows, a golf tournament and a Bikini Model Big Game Fishing Tournament, this year's Ujena Jam International Puerto Vallarta promises to be the best Bikini Jam ever!
Vallarta Mainstay Partners with Alaska Airlines
 PVNN
Administradora de la Bahia (ADLB) and Timothy Fuller and Associates announced today that they are pleased to partner with Alaska Air and Horizon Airlines to offer their clients a 10% discount on airfare to and from Puerto Vallarta.
Casa Velas Hotel Offers $150 All-Inclusive Travel Agent Rate
 PRWEB
The all-inclusive Casa Velas, a deluxe adults-only boutique hotel nestled on the greens of Marina Vallarta's 18-hole golf course, is offering a special Travel Agent Rate available now through December 20, 2007.
U.S. Consular Agency Vallarta Has Moved
 PVNN
Puerto Vallarta's U.S. Consular Agency has moved from its provisional quarters in Paradise Village to the Paradise Plaza Shopping Center, located at 85 Paseo de los Cocoteros Sur, Local #l–7, in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit.
Computer Crash Leaves 20,000 High and Dry at LA Airport
 Amanda Beck & Jacqui Goddard
More than 20,000 passengers were kept waiting for hours on their planes and in terminals at Los Angeles airport after a computer failure prevented customs officials from screening arrivals.
Aztec Ruler's Tomb Found Under Mexico City
 Eliza Barclay
A dig in progress beneath the Great Temple of the capital city of Tenochtitlan - now buried beneath Mexico City - may reveal the first Aztec tomb ever to be discovered.
Mexico Increases Airport Inspection To Prevent Foot-and-Mouth
 Maja Wallengren
Mexico on Thursday said it had increased inspections at key airports in the country to ensure that no strain of the infectious foot-and-mouth disease would enter its borders following an outbreak in southern England.
Frontier Links Albuquerque, Puerto Vallarta
 Adfero Ltd
Frontier Airlines will offer a connection between Albuquerque and Puerto Vallarta from December 15. To celebrate the new thrice-weekly service, tickets booked by 9:59pm (MDT) on September 12 for travel between December 15 and March 5, 2008, will start at $109 each way.
No Snipe Hunt for Lake Huites’ Big Bass Across the Border
 Lynn Burkhead
Venturing into the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range in the Mexican state of Sinaola near the town of Choix, our south of the border angling quest earlier this year had us approaching the sparkling waters of 30,000 acre Lake Huites.
Saving Sea Turtles from a Silent Death
 Ariel Dueñas
Puerto Vallarta is one of the world's most important breeding grounds for endangered species of sea turtles. But poaching and rapid development make it difficult for baby sea turtles to survive long enough to reach the sea. Here's how you can help...
Tourist Guides - Let the Buyer Beware?
 Allan Wall
Francisco Madrid, an official with SECTUR, Mexico’s tourist bureaucracy, recently announced that Mexico lacks qualified tourist guides, saying that for every 27,000 tourists there is only one guide who complies with the rules established by SECTUR.
Superman's 'Fortress of Solitude' Discovered 1000 Feet Below Mexico's Naica Mountain
 Dailyindia.com
Miners have discovered what could be described as Superman's fabled 'Fortress of Solitude' a thousand feet below the Naica Mountain in Mexico's Chihuahuan desert.
Guadalajara: Mariachi Mania
 Christine Delsol
One of the most important cultural events of the year in Guadalajara, crucible of Mexico's mariachi tradition, is the International Mariachi and Charro Festival, Aug. 30 through Sept. 9.
Passport Backlog Takes Precedence
 Barbara Barrett
Even with some emergency elastic added to ease recently tightened rules, thousands of U.S. travelers continue to experience long delays getting passports. The U.S. State Department has made the passport problem among its top priorities, literally, ranking it up with Iraq and just a few other issues.
Mayor Tries to Transform Mexico City
 Julie Watson
The mayor of crime-ridden, smog-choked Mexico City is trying to do what some might consider impossible: transform his megalopolis into a place that's more healthy, livable and even fun.
Travelers Face Greater Use of Personal Data
 Paul Lewis & Spencer S. Hsu
The United States and the European Union have agreed to expand a security program that shares personal data about millions of U.S.-bound airline passengers a year, potentially including information about a person's race, ethnicity, religion and health.
Tourism Agency to Survey Mexican Citizens to Determine Spending Habits
 Gabriela Rico
Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing in this country? How long have you been here? While many Mexican citizens may be accustomed to that sort of quizzing from U.S. officials, over the next 12 months those questions will be posed on behalf of the state tourism agency in an effort to find out how to keep them coming to Arizona.
Omni Hotels Announces Plans for Two New North American Developments
 PRNewswire
Omni Hotels continues its expansion in the luxury hotel and resort market as it announces plans for two new properties, adding to its existing North American portfolio.
Calling all Travel Writers and Travel Book Authors
 Bay Area Travel Writers
All travel writers are encouraged to submit travel articles, essays and books to the San Francisco Bay Area Travel Writers Planet Earth Awards. Prominent editors, journalists and experts will judge; and, awards results will be publicized nationally and internationally.
Travelocity Launches Online Travel Site for Mexico
 Hispanic PRWire
To better serve the growing needs of more than 20 million people in Mexico who have Internet access, Travelocity today announced the launch of the company's first Spanish language site in North America.
Birth Certificate Requests Are Soaring
 Hugo Martin
A series of ID requirements for Americans traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda has increased the demand across the country for certified copies of birth certificates, but there is good news for frustrated travelers: Getting a birth certificate is still easier than getting a passport.
Rio Opens-Up to Athletics at XV Pan-American Games
 Eduardo Biscayart
Rio de Janeiro is the host of the XV edition of the Pan-American Games, and Athletics competitions will commence on 22 July and shall end on 29 July, on the second and final week of the Games.
Making Wishes Come True - Destination Disneyland
 PVNN
Marco is a 13 year old Puerto Vallarta boy that suffers from Osteosarcoma, but his condition has not stopped him from dreaming about his wish... to go to Disneyland! You can help make his wish come true by taking a Ride for Marco's Wish on July 28th.
Mexico Cruisers Urged to Prepare for Hurricanes
 Ambrosia Sarabia
Summer is an ideal time to take to the water and cruise to new or familiar destinations. However, boaters who find themselves in Mexican waters should be aware of the seasonal potential for hurricanes and tropical storms.
Competition Heats Up Midway Through Optinam 2007
 Kathy Taylor
Midway through the Optinam 2007 Championships in Nuevo Vallarta, Raúl Rios of Puerto Rico is in first place with a nine point lead over Nicole Barnes of the US Virgin Islands. Thomas Brauer of Argentina is in third.
Interactive Google Map Shows Puerto Vallarta Locations
 Cayo Dave
A new interactive map of Puerto Vallarta has been released, which shows the locations of hotels and resorts in the Banderas Bay region.
Mexico Pushes Tourism in Northern Drug Stronghold
 Frank Jack Daniel
Sinaloa, the northern Mexican state that spawned the country's most fearsome drug cartel, hopes to lure tourists to rustic cabins in a rugged area infamous for opium fields and violent kingpins.
While Europeans Holiday, Americans Toil
 Marie Cocco
If you're reading this while on vacation, great for you. If you're reading this at work, having just finished a vacation or a five-day weekend cobbled together around last week's celebration of Independence Day, I hope the time off was as spectacular as the fireworks.
Riviera Nayarit Hosts 2nd International Sailing Event of 2007!
 Kathy Taylor
Beautiful Banderas Bay is once more the setting for a major international sailing championship. Running through July 15th, 185 junior sailors, aged 11 to 15, from 19 countries, are competing in the North American Optimist Championships.
Latin American Countries Celebrate Three New Seven World Wonders
 People's Daily Online
Latin American countries on Sunday celebrated in different ways the naming of three sites in Mexico, Brazil and Peru as the new Seven World Wonders. Mexico's ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer and Peru's Machu Picchu were chosen by Internet and telephone voters as the seven modern-day wonders of the world.
Group Travel = Big Fun with Vallarta Adventures 
 Laura Gelezunas
If your group is planning to travel to Puerto Vallarta Mexico, you should know that Vallarta Adventures provides business and incentive travelers, wedding groups and large families with a wide selection of professional, safe, and exciting tours and activities.
Marriott Hotel Tijuana Opens
 Marriott International, Inc.
The hotel, which recently underwent extensive renovations, is conveniently located in the Colonia Aviacion district of Tijuana, near Zona Rio, the city’s bustling financial and business district.
Beach Bans Men, Courts Women Only
 ABC News
It happens all the time. Boy meets girl and boy annoys girl. So, the Italians have enacted an interesting solution to this problem. They have created a beach strictly for women. No men, children or loud disco music are allowed.
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