Thursday January 29th, 2009 / 21h16 MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Private investment in Mexico’s tourism sector rose 34% last year to $4.64 billion, Tourism Minister Rodolfo Elizondo said Thursday. States that saw major investments included Quintana Roo, where the Caribbean resort of Cancun is located, as well as the Pacific coastal states of Nayarit, Baja [...]
Sayulita: Mexico’s Surf City
A small Mexican village caters to surfers and anglers looking for a slower pace and great experiences. CHESTER ALLEN; THE OLYMPIAN Published: 01/29/09 3:06 am | Updated: 01/29/09 3:01 am This low-key village about 40 minutes north of bustling Puerto Vallarta doesn’t have sprawling beachfront hotels or rumbling discos where tourists [...]
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen soak up sun in Mexico
By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Tuesday, January 27, 2009 While the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals geared up for Super Bowl Sunday, New England Patriots QB/QT Tom Brady spent a carefree weekend canoodling poolside with his supermodel GF in sunny Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Tommy and his bikini-clad glamazon, Gisele Bundchen, smooched, relaxed and fed each other like babies as they lounged by the [...]
Old and new blend in Puerto Vallarta
By Laurence Iliff Dallas Morning News Posted: 01/15/2009 12:24:14 PM PST http://www.mercurynews.com/lifeandstyleheadlines/ci_11462195 PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two states of mind co-exist in this resort area on Mexico’s warm Pacific Coast. And they couldn’t be more different, as my sister and I discovered. To the north of the airport lies spanking new Nuevo Vallarta in Nayarit [...]
Joint Broker’s Open House in Punta Mita, this Thursday from 12 noon to 4 pm
Please join all of us for a Joint Broker’s Open House in Punta Mita, this Thursday from 12 noon to 4 pm. The following Fine Homes will be available for viewing at that time: Casa Las Palmas 1, Lot 8 in Ranchos, Punta Mita http://www.casalaspalmaspuntamita.com/index1.htm Villa Aurora, Lot 17 in Ranchos, Punta Mita http://www.lapuntarealty.com/aurora/ Villa [...]
Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita announced last week the unveiling of 15 new fractional villas available to owners.
Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita announced last week the unveiling of 15 new fractional villas available to owners. Adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, the Residence Club has generated excitement and demand from the day it broke ground in June 2005. Four Seasons remains committed to raising the bar for luxury, service and [...]
Current Hot Topics in the Mexico Resort Real Estate Market
By Matthew A. Miller http://www.mexidata.info/id2135.html As the Mexico resort real estate market continues to gain popularity among North Americans, one common theme exists; an increasing demand for insightful and relevant information among the entire Mexican resort real estate community, including developers, realtors, owners, resellers and potential buyers. This is especially true in light of today’s [...]
Revel in luxury, and savings, of Puerto Vallarta
Save up to $950 on three-night suite stays at an extravagant resort. updated 10:06 a.m. CT, Mon., Jan. 26, 2009 The Deal For luxury accommodations in Puerto Vallarta with plenty of old world charm, consider booking a stay at Hacienda San Angel. Overlooking the spires of the famed Guadalupe Cathedral, this colonial-style hacienda consists [...]
Luxury vacation club is financially threadbare
Lusso Collection — offering access to multimillion-dollar getaway homes around the world — has filed for bankruptcy protection. By JIM BUCHTA, Star Tribune Last update: January 25, 2009 – 10:12 AM For a busy executive like weatherman Paul Douglas, vacation means exploring the world with the comforts of home but none of [...]
Sayulita becoming the next dream vacation spot
I’ve had the same dream each night in this tropical paradise just a half-hour north of Puerto Vallarta. Long, shimmering lines – ocean swells – march in over the horizon. They look like moving walls of water – and they are. The coughing booms of waves hammering sand fill my mind. Then I wake up, look [...]
Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita, Mexico Opens Phase II
PUNTA MITA, MEXICO — 01/15/09 – Four Seasons Residence Club Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita is pleased to announce the unveiling of Phase II – with 15 new fractional homes available to owners on January 15, 2009. Adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, the Residence Club has generated excitement and demand from the [...]
Giants muscling into boutique hotel niche
By David Jones and Deena Beasley LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It’s a trend pre-dating the global slowdown: big hotel chains are moving into the quirky boutique sector to tap into a niche of profitable growth. What’s not clear now is how many can succeed. Hotel revenues have fallen sharply since last October and [...]
$24 Billion Vacation Rental Market Will Grow
The rapidly evolving vacation rental market, according to new research by PhoCusWright, will impact online agencies, hotels and online travelers. A new study to be released January 15, the “Vacation Rental Marketplace: Poised for Change,” says the vacation rental marketplace is gearing up to go after new business opportunities, at the expense of online agencies [...]
Mexico: The road to Punta el Custodio
Whether you are visiting Mexico for the first time or are seasoned adventure travelers, your first glimpse of the view from the deck of Villa Exotica will take your breath away. Sitting just above the surf, the villa and decks look down a crescent beach 12 miles long lined with coconut palms and stretching to the horizon, undisturbed and secluded, where layers of mountains fall into the clean, blue sea.
Casa Genoa – Luxury vacation rental villa at Real del Mar – North Shore Puerto Vallarta
Nestled among the beautiful, lush gardens of Real del Mar, a luxury, gated community on over 75 acres with homes ranging in price from $4 Million to $15 Million USD is the sumptuous villa Casa Genoa. Completed in June 2008, and offering the latest in luxury amenities, it extends your accommodations to the inclusion in [...]
Real Estate Tax in Mexico
Taxes are usually paid in cash and all people are obligated, as provided by law, to pay them to the Mexican government. The Constitution establishes the rights and obligations of all citizens and one of these obligations is precisely the payment of taxes. Taxes are one of the principal ways by which the government [...]
Six days of fishing at Punta de Mita, Mexico
Just got back from my one week vacation to Punta Mita and had a total blast . Ate like kings , fished 6 straight days and enjoyed all mexico has to offer. Quick Thanks and shout out to Hector at Margarita’s for serving us some of the the best local seafood dinner one could ever [...]
SkyMed air ambulance service safely takes you home in Yuma County
In a medical emergency, being able to travel within and outside of the country with security and peace of mind is something everyone wants for their family. That is precisely what Agueda Palacios offers her customers when they become members of SkyMed. “SkyMed is an air ambulance service,” said Palacios, SkyMed representative. “It’s [...]
American Airlines’ sale on Mexico fares
We were thinking about heading to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in February — weather-wise, it’s a great time to be there, plus it happens to be when a relative has a time share available for us to use. But we just returned from Costa Rica and don’t feel we can afford another splash-out for international flights so [...]
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