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Vehicles Headed to Mexico Inspected
 Leslie Berestein & Sandra Dibble
Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 were snarled for several hours yesterday at the San Ysidro port of entry as federal agents inspected vehicles headed into Mexico.
Flying the Not-So-Friendly Skies
 Bonnie Williams
An old commercial for an airline we can't remember depicted first class as the place of champagne and revelry while business class passengers brought picnic baskets, chickens and their clothes wrapped in bundles.
Living & Traveling in Mexico with "At-Home" Hospitality and Home Exchange
 PVNN
If own a home, villa, condo or apartment in Mexico, and want to travel to other parts of this wonderful country, so rich in wildly varied cultures, landscapes, traditions and experiences, you're gonna love the new Mexico Hospitality Network.
Mexican Tourism's Rocky Road
 Oxford Analytica
Tourism has contributed significantly to Mexico's employment, foreign direct investment and economic growth over the past three decades. However, challenges and obstacles could prevent the industry from achieving its full potential.
"Puerto Vallarta 2008"
 Judy Babcock Wylie
This is an unusually good guidebook that goes beyond the usual listings of restaurants and activities to include background on culture, food and the history of the people who live here.
Continuing Violence Brings Alerts on Mexico
 Gary A. Warner
The U.S. State Department has added its big voice to the growing chorus reporting that violence in areas of Mexico near the border with the United States has become so prevalent that travelers need to consider whether they should visit.
The Villa Group Wins Hospitality Awards
 Hospitality 1st
The Villa Group, a leading privately owned real estate hospitality development company, has been awarded a group of prestigious awards this month.
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Worries
 Michelle Higgins
In 2007, nude recreation represented a $440 million industry — up from $400 million in 2001 and $200 million in 1992 — and it’s still growing, says the American Association for Nude Recreation, which promotes au natural vacations as “nakations.”
Face Scans for Air Passengers to Begin in UK This Summer
 Owen Bowcott
Airline passengers are to be screened with facial recognition technology rather than checks by passport officers, in an attempt to improve security and ease congestion, the Guardian can reveal.
US Border Agents Can Search Laptops Without Cause, Appeals Court Rules
 Ryan Singel
Federal agents at the border do not need any reason to search through travelers' laptops, cell phones or digital cameras for evidence of crimes, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, extending the government's power to look through belongings like suitcases at the border to electronics.
Drug Wars Slashing Mexico Tourism
 Sean Mattson
The last thing Debra Fassold's travel business needed was another warning to tourists about violence in Mexico But it came last Monday, when the State Department updated its travel alert for Mexico, telling U.S. visitors to be cautious due to continued narcotics gang violence south of the border.
PV Convention Center Access Road Funding
 PVNN
On a recent visit to the Puerto Vallarta Convention Center site, Mayor Javier Bravo and Governor Emilio Gonzalez Marquez agreed that equal contributions from state and municipal governments will provide funding for the construction of an access road.
Mexico Travel Alert Update
 Antonio O. Garza
With over twelve million Americans visiting Mexico each year, the US State Department has revised and reissued a Travel Alert for Mexico to provide travelers with up-to-date information to help them avoid potentially dangerous situations.
Cuba: US Visa Programme to Speed Family Reunification
 Patricia Grogg
The United States has begun a new programme to reunite Cuban families, which has renewed the hopes of potential migrants from the island who have family members in the United States.
 Catching a Baby Tiger by the Tail
 JOY!
The Vallarta Zoo is one of the most unique in the world because between 28 and 35 big cats are born there every year. Twice a year anyone can come and cuddle with them, and that's how I got up close and personal with baby tigers and jaguars this week.
A Clash of Civilizations Over Disney’s ‘It’s a Small World’
 World Hum
Disneyland fans are abuzz - and many are up in arms - over news that changes are coming to the classic boat ride “It’s a Small World.”
More Mexicans to Spend Vacations in Cuba
 Prensa Latina
Mexican tour-operators expect 100,000 vacationers will travel to Cuba this year, according to a communiqué released by the office of the Cuban Tourism Ministry in Mexico.
Record Numbers for Acapulco's Tourism Exhibition
 Michael Verikios
The Mexico Tourism Board reports a 13% year on year increase in advance appointments made between suppliers and buyers attending the Tianguis Turistico in Acapulco, Mexico, from 13 to 16 April.
On the Trail of a Great White
 Jennifer Viegas
Researchers, and anyone else with Internet access, may now track near real-time movements of a juvenile great white shark that was released into the wild by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which featured the toothsome predator in an exhibit that lasted 5 1/2 months.
Exploring Maya Ruins in the Yucatan
 Eliot Kleinberg
For centuries, the largest building in Ek Balam - Mayan for "black jaguar" - lay partially hidden, its 480-foot-long, 96-foot-high walls peeking up from a snarl of thick vines and brush.
The Out Traveler: Bicycle Tours 101
 Andrew
The benefits of a cycling vacation are legion, from experiencing a place up close through all your senses to being able to eat anything you want without gaining weight to firming up your posterior beyond your wildest dreams. Here's how to make the most of your time on two wheels.
Mexico Car Import Permit Information
 Laura Joachín M.
After discussions in the last Puerto Vallarta Navy League meeting, it seems there is some confusion about importation of alien vehicles. The following information is a transcription of an article in the customs law regarding the Car Import Permit.
Why the World is Avoiding America
 Eric Lucas
Humanity is staying away from the United States in droves—overseas arrivals in the U.S. have declined 11 percent this decade, from 26 million in 2000 to 23 million in 2007. This, while travel booms worldwide.
 Puerto Vallarta Wedding Photography - Willy and Rocio Flores
 Capture the Memories...
When you choose a wedding photographer, you're not just buying a service, you're investing in memories. Especially when you are planning a destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!
VEGAS.com Assumes Operations of Mexico Travel Website, Mexico.com, In Joint Venture
 PRNewswire
VEGAS.com, the #1 city site in the world, has entered into a joint venture with Mexico.com to run the site's operations and marketing with the intention of bolstering tourism to Mexico.
Nh Hoteles Invites Children and Youth to Participate in the 2008 Drawing Contest
 PVNN
As a responsible member of the Puerto Vallarta community and tourism industry, Hotel Nh Krystal Vallarta is inviting children and teens to participate in their 2008 Environmental Awareness Drawing Contest, which continues through April 18th.
Passports or Special ID to be Required for all US-Canada Travel
 Kristin Jackson
American and Canadian citizens entering the United States through land or sea borders must have a passport or other special federally-approved ID starting June 1, 2009.
TSA Tells Woman To Remove Nipple Rings
 Associated Press
A woman was forced by the Transportation Security Administration to remove her nipple rings before she was allowed to board a flight, an attorney said on Thursday.
More Tourists Buy Travel Insurance in Case of Trip Cancellation, Illness
 Elizabeth Piet
Protecting against vacation unknowns has become a growth businesses for travel insurance companies. Americans taking leisure trips spent more than $1.3 billion on travel insurance in 2006, a growth of 20 percent over 2004, according to a survey conducted by the U.S. Travel Insurance Association.
US Increases Fingerprints IDs at Airports
 Karen Brettell
International visitors flying into New York now face being identified by all ten fingerprints, part of a heightened security system aimed at identifying potential terror suspects and visa fraud, officials said this week.
Deep-Freeze on Cuba Could be Thawing
 W. T. Whitney Jr.
Do 50 years of U.S. intransigence toward Cuba mean we are stuck in a political ice age on the issue, immune from change, or is that era already ending?
CasaMagna Vallarta Receives EDGE Award
 PVNN
On March 6th in Nashville Tennessee, CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & SPA Front Office Director, Gabriela Gadea, was awarded with Marriott International's prestigious EDGE Award for the Caribbean and Latin America Region.
Customs' Hours Frustrate Air Travellers
 Cassandra Kyle
When Doug Henheffer returned to Saskatchewan after a week-long vacation in Puerto Vallarta he was expecting to clear customs, pick up a coffee and enjoy a leisurely drive home to Yorkton. Instead, he spent the last hour of his winter holiday on the tarmac.
Looking for the Real Los Cabos: Big Changes in Baja California
 Alfredo Corchado
A visit to this Pacific paradise offers portraits of Los Cabos that are not easily reconciled. That’s because Los Cabos is still in search of an identity, a soul.
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