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Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Awarded AAA Five-Diamond Award for Second Year in a Row
 PRWeb
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, the all-inclusive resort located in Banderas Bay, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico was awarded the American Automobile Association's Five-Diamond Award for lodging for the second year in a row.
 Get Your Fill of the America's Cup
 Laura Gelezunas
America's Cup Racing is the ultimate sailing experience. Once an exclusive activity for millionaires and professional yacht racers, now you can live the excitement in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Vallarta Adventures America's Cup Challenge.
Post-9/11 Rules Sink My Spirits
 Gordon Dillow
Among the many, many ways that the fear of terrorism has made our lives more difficult, here's another one. The captain of the MS Oosterdam won't let me drive the ship.
Driving in Mexico City: Headache Grande
 Chris Hawley
When it comes to driving, the Mexican capital is a city-size obstacle course, a diabolical combination of 16th-century streets, loose laws and lax maintenance. It's like driving in New York City without rules and in Los Angeles' congestion.
Mexico Looks to Sustain Butterfly Tourism
 Holiday Extras Ltd
The Mexican government plans to invest over $4 million in a reserve that will protect local butterfly populations and boost tourism.
Mexico, China May Open Direct Airline in 2008
 Xinhua
Direct air service between Mexico and China may begin in March or April 2008, Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa Cantellano said on Friday.
Misery Multiplied: Readers' Travel Nightmares
 MSNBC
As millions of Americans take to the highways, skies and rails for the holiday, Gut Check America readers share their worst travel nightmares, either the recurring kind found in daily gridlock or the ones that ruin vacations or spoil holidays. Here are some of their stories.
California Tourism Forecast Cloudy
 Emily Rancer
As the housing market declines and gas prices rise, the tourism industry could see slower growth in 2008, according to a panel of experts who spoke at California's 2008 State, Regional and Local Tourism Forecast.
Mexico City Inaugurates New Terminal at Crowded International Airport
 Associated Press
Mexico City's crowded international airport opened a long-awaited terminal this week that is expected to boost passenger capacity by more than 40 percent. Officials say the $792 million Terminal 2 will let some 34 million travelers pass through Benito Juarez International Airport a year, up from current capacity of about 24 million.
Bracing For the Air Travel Crunch
 Dale McFeatters
Perhaps President Bush is looking ahead to January 2009, when he must give up his personal jetliner, Air Force One, and his personal chopper, Marine One, and begin flying commercial. He, of course, will receive VIP treatment, but even so, if his plane is delayed, so will he.
Vallarta Society Focuses on Orchids
 T.J. Hartung
The Vallarta Orchid Society Lecture Series Continues on Saturday, November 24th with a special presentation, Photographing Your Pet Orchids and Other Valuables, starting at 1 pm at the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens. Admission is free.
Resourceful Traveler: Guidebooks and Narrative Travel
 June Sawyers
Here's a quick look at some of the newest destination guides to help you plan getting the most out of the time you travel, and your hard-earned travel dollars.
Puerto Vallarta Baby Gives Parents a Break
 PVNN
Puerto Vallarta Vacation Baby, the first company of its kind in the Banderas Bay area, provides families traveling with infants and toddlers with a full range of baby products and equipment for a safe and sane holiday.
Loonie Takes Flight As Sun Seekers Fly South
 Cary Castagna
Propelled by the leaping loonie, northern Albertans are expected to flock south for the winter like never before. The Edmonton International Airport is bracing for a record number of travellers headed for warmer climes in the next several months.
Canadians Booking in Record Numbers to High Canadian Dollar
 Marketwire
Canadians are 40% richer today than they were in 2002 and as a result are heading south in record numbers. Not since 1957, when the Canadian dollar hit an historic high of $1.06US has our dollar been so strong.
North-South Divide on Border ID
 Ellen Creager
I don't know how to tell you this, but we've been duped. While we in Michigan have been dutifully toting birth certificates, driver's licenses and even passports for tough scrutiny at the U.S. border as we drive home from Canada, Americans down south are still waltzing back and forth to Mexico as easy as pie. Even with no ID.
You Are So Busted!
 Christopher Reynolds
Where, outside his or her home country and Iraq, is an American most likely to get into trouble? If getting arrested is your measure of trouble, the answer is Mexico. More specifically, it's Tijuana, followed by Guadalajara, Nuevo Laredo and, across the Atlantic, London.
Mexico Travel Warnings As Floods Hit Tabasco
 TravelBite
Holidaymakers are being advised to stay in close contact with their tour operators after floods hit the Tabasco region of Mexico. The Foreign Office reports as much as 30cm of rain has fallen in 48 hours in Villahermosa, the state capital, affecting 400,000 people.
NASA Plans to Reveal Air Safety Study After All
 Mike Nizza
Will the contents of NASA’s controversial study of civil aviation safety prompt more public fears than the cover-up did? The answer is apparently in the offing. The chief of the aeronautics agency, Michael D. Griffin, has decided to end its insistence on keeping the study secret.
Things To Do Before You Go
 Andrew McCredie
There are enough tales of travellers' misfortunes - from basic Mexican tourista to deadly viral infections and from $100 overseas doctor fees to air-ambulance bills in the tens of thousands of dollars - that all travellers would do well to heed the Boy Scouts motto of "Be Prepared."
Is the U.S. Ready for New Border Requirement?
 Caller-Times
Crossing the Mexican border for a day's shopping or an evening's entertainment is part of the charm of living in the border region of South Texas. It's as much a part of the culture as going to a Friday night football game. As of Jan. 31, that trip to Mexico, or rather the return to the United States, will be different.
Mexican Consumer Protection Agency Fines Grounded Local Airline
 Associated Press
Budget airline Lineas Aereas Azteca, grounded six months ago for safety problems, has been fined 4.5 billion pesos (US$416 million; €292 million) for failing to correct the problems or refund airfare for canceled flights to consumers.
Don't Worry, Be Ignorant
 Dale McFeatters
Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found safety problems like near-collisions and runway interference occur more frequently than the government previously recognized.
New "Riviera Nayarit Getaway" Contest Begins November 1
 Marketwire
A second "Riviera Nayarit Getaway" contest, with the winner receiving a one-week accommodation for two in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, will begin November 1.
Dealing With Police Extortion in Mexico
 Catharine Hamm
This is one of the dirty little secrets of travel. Extortion of visitors happens more often than is reported. It's not confined to Mexico, of course, but because so many U.S. residents cross the Mexican border so often, we might get our turn on the horns of this dilemma.
US Border Security, Lines Grow
 Julia Preston
Lines at U.S. border crossings are growing as U.S. border agents step up scrutiny of Americans returning home from Mexico, slowing commerce and creating delays. It is a dress rehearsal for new rules, taking effect in January, that will require Americans to show a passport or other proof of citizenship to enter the U.S.
The Stars Align in Riviera Nayarit
 VisitRivieranNayarit.com
One of Mexico’s most acclaimed film festivals kicks off this December 5th - 9th, 2007 in Riviera Nayarit. The festival’s line-up includes independent films and major motion pictures from Canada, North America, Latin America and South America as well as documentaries with an environmental theme.
Timeshare Troubles Beach Vacation Dreams
 Jesse Jones
Timeshares can be great opportunities. Vacationers can buy a few weeks of lodging a year at resorts all over the world for one price. But get involved with a troubled company and you can find yourself tied up in a bad deal for decades.
Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Open 'Airport of the Future'
 PRNewswire
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air today opened the first phase of their $18 million Airport of the Future check-in facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The patented design, which replaces traditional ticket counters with customer-friendly islands of check-in kiosks and bag-check stations, reduces customer wait times.
During the Holidays, Stay Longer, Save on Airfare
 James Gilden
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And for holiday travelers, it's also beginning to look a lot like summer with its high airfares and crowded planes and airports. Only, it'll be colder. And with turkey and mistletoe.
Migrants Filling Mexican Flights
 Chris Hawley
Among travelers, it's jokingly known as Aeromigrante - Migrant Air. New discount airlines in Mexico are doing a brisk business shuttling migrants to the U.S. border, turning what was once a days-long trek into an easy hop for legions of workers, both legal and illegal.
LatAm Revving Up for Bicentennial Celebrations
 Diego Cevallos
Several Latin American countries have set in motion plans for celebrating the bicentennial of their independence from Spain, many of which will fall between 2008 and 2010. But the festivities will not take place without controversy.
New Air Law Not Just Hot Air
 Harriet Steinberg
The new federal government rules may be disturbing to some who travel by air, but not to most travelers. If you plan to travel out of the country, it is now mandatory to get a passport. If you plan to go to Canada, Mexico, or anywhere out of the country, you will be able to enter those countries, but you will not be able to enter the states by air unless you have a passport.
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