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New Regulation Threatens Sportfishing in Mexico
 The Billfish Foundation
Despite strong opposition from The Billfish Foundation and scores of partners in Mexico, Mexican officials approved Regulation NOM-029 (Shark Norma). The following is an urgent message from The Billfish Foundation regarding elements of this regulation.
Traveling on Memorial Day? Join the Crowd
 Trebor Banstetter
Travelers can expect another summer of crowded airports and full flights this year, although they might get a break when it comes to ticket prices.
Foreign Tourists Avoid US, but Industry has Strong Internal Market
 Agence France Presse
Foreign tourists are increasingly avoiding visits to the United States, but the US tourism industry remains strong thanks to a healthy internal market, according to industry officials.
Grand Velas Unveils New Website
 breakingtravelnews.com
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort has unveiled its completely upgraded Internet presence at GrandVelas.com, allowing visitors to actually anticipate and plan their entire experience at the Grand Velas Resort and in Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit as a whole.
Mexico Tourism Results Show Significant Growth
 Theodore Koumelis
Mexico`s international tourism arrivals and revenues were up in the first quarter of this year, demonstrating the continued growth of one of the country`s most important economic sectors.
Save, and Keep Trip Fun
 Ross Weingarten & Sarah Bradshaw
You don't need to save hundreds of dollars to have a great time while on vacation. In fact, spending little while on a vacation is often more rewarding than returning home to an empty bank account.
‘Mexico Not Doing Enough to Protect Tourists’
 Agence France Presse
Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay has lashed out at Mexican authorities for failing to protect tourists and potentially tainting a crime investigation, after a Canadian man was allegedly beaten up.
The Family Vacation, Reinvented
 Caren Osten Gerszberg
It seems that a one-week trip to the shore, with days spent digging for clams and nights spent camping under the stars, has long ago ceased to be enough of a diversion for families planning their summer getaways.
How to Avoid Being an 'Ugly American'
 MSN Travel Editors
Do you love to share your political views with the locals you meet while traveling? Do you think that people in other countries should do everything the American way? Does your voice tend to get as loud as the print on your Hawaiian shirt? If so, then you might be an "ugly American."
Warnings Urged for Mexican Travel
 Charles Rusnell
Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay should issue a more realistic warning to Canadian tourists about the dangers of travelling in Mexico and the critical flaws in its justice system, says a Canadian man who claims he paid bribes to get out of a Mexican jail.
FM2 Procedures to be Streamlined
 El Universal
Immigration Commissioner Cecilia Romero on Thursday said the government is streamlining procedures to help foreigners regularize their immigration status.
First Riviera Nayarit Tuna and Marlin Fishing Tournament
 PVNN
The first destination event for the newly christened "Riviera Nayarit" will be the First Annual Banderas Bay Tuna and Marlin Fishing Tournament, scheduled to be held on July 13th through 15th at the Paradise Village Marina and Yacht Club.
XIV International Sports Classic Underway
 Bob Cohen
The XIV Annual Sidral Aga International Sports Classic starts this weekend, and you can join in the fun at competitions and exhibition games ranging from basketball, tennis and soccer tournaments to a 5k fun run, an aerobics marathon and bowling.
Baby Bengal Tigers Born at Vallarta Zoo
 Adriana Romero
Over the last few weeks, the Puerto Vallarta Zoo has announced the successful births of nine endangered animals at the Zoologico de Vallarta facilities - one Jaguar, three Bengal Tigers, two Lions, and most recently, three Albino Bengal Tigers.
How the Inca Leapt Canyons
 John Noble Wilford
Conquistadors from Spain came, they saw and they were astonished. They had never seen anything in Europe like the bridges of Peru. Chroniclers wrote that the Spanish soldiers stood in awe and fear before the spans of braided fiber cables suspended across deep gorges in the Andes, narrow walkways sagging and swaying and looking so frail.
Grupo Mayan Allies with Wyndham Hotel Group
 hotelmotel.com
Wyndham Hotel Group, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of hospitality companies, and Grupo Mayan of Mexico today announced that four Grand Mayan and five Mayan Palace resorts in Mexico will become allied with the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand.
Baja San Diego, the Mexico-California Experience
 Steve Dryden
Yes, welcome to Baja San Diego — extending along the beautiful Mexican coast from Playas de Tijuana to La Bufadora, a blowhole south of Ensenada. It was inevitable, the development, modernization and westernization of the scenic, natural coastline of Baja California.
Cruising the Canal
 Phil Marty
It took the United States about 10 years, 5,600 deaths and $375 million - a good piece of change back in the early 1900s - to dig and claw and blast across the roughly 50 miles that separate the Atlantic from the Pacific at this link between North America and South America.
Cinco de Mayo – What’s It All About?
 Allan Wall
Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for “May the 5th,” celebrates the victory of the Mexican army, commanded by General Ignacio Zaragoza, over the French army on May the 5th, 1862. A number of legends have grown up around this famous battle.
New Border Crossing Called Necessary
 Sandra Dibble
As Baja California's west coast has boomed with tourism development, Tijuana Mayor Kurt Honold says it's time to start thinking about another international border crossing, this one connecting Imperial Beach and the western Tijuana suburb of Playas de Tijuana.
Aeromexico to Open Seattle Gateway With Non-Stop Service to Mexico City and Direct Flights to Guadalajara
 Aeromexico, Mexico's largest airline, today announced it will inaugurate daily non-stop flights July 4 from Seattle to Mexico City and continuing service to Guadalajara, providing the only non- stop service between Seattle and Mexico.
PRNewswire
Travel Agents Welcomed with Special Rates at The Villa Group Resorts
 hospitality-1st.com
To show its appreciation to travel agents, The Villa Group Resorts is offering special rates to agents at its portfolio of properties in Cabo San Lucas, Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
2007 Travel Writers Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
 PVNN
Open to professional travel writers who have published a minimum of two major magazine articles within the last 18 months, the Travel Classics West 2007 Writers Conference is scheduled to take place from November 1-4, 2007 in Scottsdale, AZ.
Scientists Prepare for Mummy Examinations
 Cindy Tumiel
The dead don't give up their secrets easily — especially after decades in a crypt. But a San Marcos forensic anthropologist is heading to Guanajuato, Mexico, next month with just such a mission in mind — pulling the scientific truth about life and death out of the mummified corpses that have become one of the city's most famed tourist attractions.
Man Who Drifted 38 Days Doubts Survival Story
 David Agren
José Alfredo Torres, better known as Tartín, makes a mean ceviche in a small restaurant by the waterfront in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, a fishing village on the north shore of Banderas Bay near Puerto Vallarta. He also serves up a legendary fishing tale from his youth - a story of being lost at sea in a small boat with a fellow fisherman for 38 days.
Mexican Deputies Reject US Statements
 Prensa Latina
Mexican deputies denied the veracity of US statements, according to which the cities of Acapulco and Monterrey are dangerous for tourists, due to the violence existing in both cities.
Traveler's Aid: Passport Process Hits Crunch
 New York Times
First-time travelers to Europe used to have it easy. But the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative now means passengers traveling to Barcelona, Spain, and Athens, Greece, must compete with those winging it to Jamaica and Acapulco, Mexico. The result is that getting a new passport can take up to 10 weeks.
US Mulls Visa Zone Changes
 Diana M. Alba
New Mexico's U.S. senators are hoping for a change in the law that would allow Mexican tourists to more easily visit cities in the southern part of the state — a move officials say could boost the economy.
Bumps Ahead for a Toll-Road Push in Mexico
 Marla Dickerson
This was supposed to be Mexico's toll road to the future, a four-lane, privately built ribbon of asphalt connecting Cuernavaca with the Pacific resort city of Acapulco. But now, just 14 years after opening, the Autopista del Sol is a 163-mile mess.
US State Department Updates Mexico Travel Warnin
 Bureau of Consular Affairs
This Public Announcement advises U.S. citizens on security situations in Mexico that may affect their activities while in that country. This Public Announcement supersedes previous Public Announcements for Mexico dated January 18, 2007 and September 15, 2006.
Pascuala: The Orphaned Orca 
 PVNN
The baby Orca that was rescued off the Mexican Pacific Coast near San Blas on April 12th, is still being cared for at the Dolphin Adventure Center in Nuevo Vallarta, where Vallarta Adventures' dedicated staff is nurturing her back to health.
Bull Fighting - No Child’s Play This!
 Graham Keeley
A teenage torero lies soaked in blood in his sequined suit, the latest victim of a controversial craze for child bullfighters sweeping Latin America. Jairo Miguel, (14), was gored in the thorax and had his lung punctured by a 900-pound bull in Mexico City during a corrida.
'Ladies´ Taxis' on Docket
 El Universal
A new taxi service in Mexico City, with women drivers and exclusively for female passengers, may be in effect by the end of the year if a legislative proposal is successful.
Plea Bargain Ends Pilot's Groping Case
 Denise Nix
A Mexican airline pilot, who will not serve time, had been accused of fondling clerks in Manhattan Beach and El Segundo. His lawyer calls decision "frustrating."
Because Nature Is Wonderful
 Paul Fitzpatrick
A baby Orca that was rescued off the Pacific Coast of Mexico on April 12th is resting easy this weekend at the Dolphin Adventure Center in Nuevo Vallarta. There, Vallarta Adventures' dedicated staff and vets are keeping a watchful eye on "Pascualina," and nurturing her back to health.
Home is Where You Park Your Burros
 Lynne Katusich & Jonni Hill
To most of us, at first glance, we would have cast him aside as being homeless and destitute. But for a man who prefers to be called Cuervo, he's a free spirit, the last of a dying breed, a mountain man.
Blood and Murder: All in the Plaza
 Kyle Sheahen
Historically, the Romans had the Coliseum, the Church had the Inquisition and we have Todd Bertuzzi. Our airheaded masses howl as boxers bludgeon brain cells or NASCAR drivers implode into oblivion. For the truly twisted, however, nothing compares to the joyous savagery of a Mexican bullfight.
American Airlines Seeks More Female Flyers
 Reuters
American Airlines, the world's largest airline, says it can boost revenue by tailoring some of its services to the growing number of women travellers. The airline this week unveiled a version of its website for women.
Airline Savings and Deals to Vallarta
 PRNewswire
With fares this low, it's no wonder we were voted the best in the country. Frontier Airlines, which was voted the "Best Low-Cost Carrier" in the U.S. by readers of Business Traveler magazine, is excited to announce a major sale with savings begun Tuesday, April 10.
The Reality of Timeshare
 Jason Beckner
If you've ever been involved in the timeshare industry you learn to expect a wide variety of responses. So when I fell into a conversation with two Canadian ladies over breakfast the other day, and they asked what type of work I do, I was prepared!
Capital Empties Out as Exodus Hits Top Volume
 The Herald Mexico
The annual exodus of Easter Week vacationers from Mexico City, under way since last weekend, hit maximum volume Wednesday, with cars leaving the city outnumbering those entering even in the morning work- commute hours normally dominated by incoming traffic.
Alaska Air Group Introduces Spanish-Language Check-In Kiosks
 PRNewswire
Bilingual airport kiosks introduced this month by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air will allow customers to check in for flights, confirm seating assignments and receive boarding passes in English or Spanish.
Calderón Will Make It Easier for Foreigners to Stay Longer in Mexico
 Associated Press
President Felipe Calderón said this week that he will make it easier for foreigners to stay longer in Mexico to promote tourism and business investment.
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