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Top 'Caribbean Escape' Closes in Turks and Caicos
 Danica Coto
An exclusive resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands that catered to celebrities and offered personal butlers and a pillow menu has closed after less than two years of operation.
Sol Meliá Vacation Club Captures RCI Developer Innovation Award
 Hospitality Net
Sol Meliá Vacation Club, an international vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe, has received the 2008 Developer Innovation Award for the new Sol Meliá Vacation Club at Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora.
GAP Reports Passenger Traffic Decrease of 7.7% for August
 PRNewswire
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of August 2009 compared to traffic figures for August 2008.
Mexico Real Estate Market Feels an Upbeat from Recovery of Tourism Figures
 Thomas Lloyd
A significant section of Mexico’s economy is tourism. For this reason the drop and recovery of the tourism industry Mexico has gone through since June is of considerable importance to those interested in Mexico real estate in tourist destinations.
Mexico Lacks a Plan to Correct Negative Media Perceptions
 Gregory Payne
A fundamental mistake in the response to the violence associated with the war on drugs and the too often sensational approach of the American media in reporting such events is Mexico’s lack of a carefully crafted crisis communication plan.
Augmented Reality Soon to Change Our View of the World
 Kevin Jess
Augmented reality is heading our way, and this new generation of software has the potential to change our lives and how we view the world around us.
American to Cut 921 Flight Attendants' Jobs
 David Koenig
American Airlines is cutting 921 flight attendant jobs as it deals with an ongoing downturn in traffic and lower revenue. The airline said Tuesday that the cuts will take effect Oct. 1.
DHS: Expect Your Computer to be Seized Without Suspicion
 Scott M. Fulton, III
In what was presented to the public this week as a clarification of its privacy policy, the US Dept. of Homeland Security published a paper referring to new guidelines for its immigration and customs agents regarding how they may conduct border searches of travelers' computers and electronic media.
Brazilians Want Investigation of Air France Crash
 Associated Press
Relatives of Brazilian passengers who perished on an Air France jetliner that crashed over the Atlantic Ocean are demanding a criminal investigation.
Washington Extends Mexico Travel Advisory
 Associated Press
The U.S. State Department is warning Americans to stay away from President Felipe Calderon's home state of Michoacan, where drug cartel members killed 18 federal agents last month.
Princess Eliminates Almost Half of its Mexican Riviera Cruises
 Johanna Jainchill
Princess Cruises eliminated almost half of its Mexican Riviera cruises in 2010-2011, replacing them with month-long Pacific crossings between California and Sydney, and additional Hawaii cruises.
Future Tourism May Include Robot Sex
 AAP
It sounds like science fiction, but robot bar staff, hotel rooms that change colour, cruise ships as big as aircraft carriers and even robot sex are part of the future for travellers, a tourism conference has been told.
Mexico Replaces Customs Staff, Revamps Borders
 Alexandra Olson
Mexico has replaced all 700 of its customs inspectors with agents newly trained to detect contraband, from guns and drugs to TVs and other big-ticket appliances smuggled to avoid import duties
San Diego Hosts Mexico Promotional Event
 TheMexicoEvent.com
Want to know more about Mexico? Come to The Mexico Promotional Event and meet with experts in tourism, travel, business and real estate at the new Liberty Station Convention Center in San Diego, California on November 13 and 14, 2009.
Mexico Accepts UN Recommendations on Pyramid Site
 Mark Stevenson
exico said Friday it accepts the recommendations of a U.N. committee that criticized a now-suspended plan to install lights on the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to make it accessible for nighttime visits.
Mexico Tourism Minister Sets Record
 Jimm Budd
Appointed to his job during the administration of President Vicente Fox and re-appointed by President Felipe Calderon, Rodolfo Elizondo now has served longer is his post than any previous Tourism Minister.
Health Care Free, Just Pay for the Vacation
 Dudley Althaus
Uninsured, under-insured and not sure Obamacare is going to ramp up in case you suddenly need a triple heart bypass? Consider a vacation to Mexico's chaotic yet caring capital.
Crossing From Mexico Into the United States About to Get Easier
 Daniel Silva
One adverse impact of increased US border security is that bottlenecks are created at the border in the distribution pipeline of products and travelers between the two countries. Enter the much anticipated Anzalduas International Bridge set to open in October 2009 and connecting Mission, Texas to Reynosa, Mexico.
Mexico City Launches Free Insurance to Boost Tourism
 Xinhua
Mexico City launched Tuesday a plan of free insurance to attract more tourists who were diminished by fears for A/H1N1 flu there, the epicenter of April's A/H1N1 flu outbreak.
Man Trying to Challenge Cuba Travel Ban Still Free
 Amy Taxin & Will Weissert
A U.S. citizen trying to challenge the ban on travel to Cuba on Friday bemoaned his inability to get arrested or cited – even after having his passport stamped in Havana and bringing back Cuban memorabilia.
 Alberta Urges Ottawa to Reconsider Mexican Visa Changes
 Darcy Henton
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach said Ottawa should review new visa requirements imposed on Mexico that hinder Mexican students and workers coming to his province.
Mexico: New Visa Requirement Complicates Travel to Canada
 Emilio Godoy
As of Tuesday, Mexicans wishing to enter Canada need a six-month tourist, student or temporary resident visa. Transit visas will also be required for travelers passing through.
Billion Dollar Cruise Terminal on West Coast Discussed
 Brittany Wallace
Although the cruise industry is still feeling the repercussions of the recent recession, Los Angeles officials are contemplating building a $1 billion terminal to accommodate large numbers of people expected to be sailing away on cruises in the next few years.
Mexico’s Tourism Set To Grow
 TravelVideo.tv
Mexico’s Tourism Minister Rodolfo Elizondo confirms the comeback of international flights, hotel occupancies, and cruise line operations.
French Unsure When to Turn the Other Cheek
 Adam Sage & Joe Joseph
How many kisses to plant on the cheeks? It is a conundrum shared by the socially timid and extrovert alike: whether to plump for a brusque one-cheek brush or to dive in for multiples and risk appearing embarrassingly overenthusiastic.
How Safe is Travel to Mexico?
 Dennis D. Jacobs
Your odds of dying from other than natural causes on a trip to Mexico are pretty low - around 1 in 100,000. But how does that compare to other popular destinations for Americans traveling abroad?
US Passport Law Hurting MEX Tourism
 Parker Leavitt
A new law requiring Americans to have a passport to visit Mexico is the latest in a series of problems plaguing the Mexico travel industry, Arizona business owners say.
Ask the Consul about US Visas Webcast
 elbajio.usvpp.gov
On Wednesday, July 8th 2009 from 1:30-2:30 pm, (Central Time Zone) Virtual Presence Post Principal Officer for Chiapas and Tabasco, Juan Domenech-Clar, and Virtual Presence Post Principal Officer for El Bajio, Bill Nelson, will be answering US Visa questions in a live webcast.
Port Captain Mandates New Water-Safety Measures
 Daniel Mora Valencia
In a recent statement by the port’s captain, Miguel Angel Martinez Hernandez, he stressed that "there will be a sharpening of all safety measures by all water activity service providers with aims towards the upcoming high season."
When Mexico Sneezes... Global Economy Catches the Flu
 Dawn Kristof Champney
I just completed a week of therapy... in Puerto Vallarta! What was anticipated to be a long overdue rest from the hectic pace of life turned into a state of frenzy as the stories of swine flu outbreaks dominated international news.
Mexico's "New Seven Wonders" Win Falls Flat
 Diego Cevallos
The Mexican government spent time and money in 2007 to get the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza declared one of the "new seven wonders of the world" in a contest organised by a Swiss-Canadian businessman. But winning has failed to deliver the desired results.
2 Million Flew From Mexico as Swine Flu Began
 Mike Stobbe
In a startling measure of just how widely a new disease can spread, researchers found that more than 2.3 million people flew from Mexico to more than 1,000 cities worldwide in March and April as the swine flu epidemic was unfolding.
Can Ecotourism Be More Than an Illusion?
 Stephen Leahy
More than ever before, global tourism must play its part in sustainable development and poverty alleviation, stated experts at an international symposium in this Canadian city.
Register Now for Travel Classics West 09
 PVNN
Registration for the Travel Classics West 2009 conference, scheduled to be held from October 15-18 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Resort, is officially open to professional travel writers who have published a minimum of three major magazine articles within the last 18 months.
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