Riviera Nayarit: Growth Continues With New Resorts/Vacation Real Estate Development In 2009 And 2010

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Given the challenging obstacles posed in 2009, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s newest tourism destination, prevailed and continued to grow impressively and forged ahead with planned developments in 2009 and beyond. Between 2008 and 2013, Riviera Nayarit, situated on more than 192 miles of perfect beaches on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, will increase its total visitor accommodations – [...]

Major Upgrade for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Real Estate MLS Service

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The recent upgrade of Multi-List Vallarta, a multiple listing service for the Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit region provides the most sophisticated MLS service available in Mexico. The Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group released a significant upgrade to their MLS system for the Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit region this past week. Multi-List Vallarta is a real estate multiple listing service that [...]

Jack Nicklaus to Open New Punta Mita Bahia Golf Course

The Real Estate Channel (PUNTA MITA, MEXICO) — Punta Mita, one of Mexico’s most luxurious resort and residential communities, is preparing for the opening of its newest Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, Punta Mita Bahia. The opening ceremony, to be held November 16, will feature Nicklaus hitting the ceremonial tee shot. This is the second [...]

The Christie’s Great Estates – News for the Network – October November 2009

GLOBAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Christie’s Great Estates Global Annual Conference took place last week in Boston, Massachusetts, with 60 affiliate firms represented—40 percent of which were outside the United States. PowerPoint presentations and photos are available at www.christiesgreatestates.net. Here are some highlights: Ileana van der Linde on Global Wealth The World Wealth Report is the definitive study [...]

Imanta: Indagare Top Ten: Most Exciting Resort Openings

Indagare Top Ten: Most Exciting Resort Openings Two weeks ago, senior travel editor Henley Vazquez made a thrilling discovery on a trip to Mexico: she got a first look at a phenomenal new property hidden just outside the gates of Punta Mita. Owned by a glamorous Aman alum and run by the former general manager of the [...]

IMANTA Resorts Luxury Residences, Boutique Hotel/Spa

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IMANTA is a mejestic and wonderous natural landscape of beach, jungle and tropical mountain forest. A stunning synthesis of beautiful architecture, IMANTA is a unique and environmentally conscious residential resort of the highest quality standards of service and the lowest density of anyproject in the region. IMANTA style and design is inspired by the remarkable [...]

Alaska Airlines special – Made in Mexico – book by November 19, 2009, for travel through March 17, 2010

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For over 20 years, we’ve been offering amazing experiences that can only be created in Mexico. Discover ancient civilizations, stroll barefoot on a pristine, sun-drenched beach and tantalize your taste buds with foods authentically prepared by warm, welcoming people. Plan the perfect escape to any one of our 10 destinations and find your own made [...]

Sit down to memorable meals in Puerto Vallarta

By ALAN SOLOMON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – This isn’t the only tourist town on the Mexican coastline, but you already knew that. Cancún. Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. Playa del Carmen. Acapulco. Cabo. Cozumel. Manzanillo. More. All with beaches and the requisite cervezas frias . Each, if you look closely, with something [...]

Time Magazine – Medicare Savings: Is the Answer in Mexico?

Hilary Hylton Time Magazine The words Medicare savings are a red flag to some and a carrot to others; depending on where you stand on the issue of health-care reform, the label is code for cuts or a promise to root out fraud and save billions. But far away from the debates in Washington, a [...]

Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit – Head to sun-soaked Punta Mita and Sayulita for an easygoing getaway

BY SOMER FLAHERTY marinmagazine.com There are two types of vacations. The first involves a list of must-sees and must-dos, while the second involves no list at all. I was looking for the latter, along with sun, sparkling waters and a great margarita. I naturally thought of Mexico, and with my mom looking for a second [...]

The Tamai Pool Complex at Punta Mita’s Four Seasons Resort, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

The Tamai Pool Complex at Punta Mita’s Four Seasons Resort has 10 private cabanas for guests

A year after acquainting you with Riviera Nayarit, one of Mexico’s top luxury resort destinations, Travel Agent has uncovered the region’s hottest property, Punta Mita. Stretching over 1,500 acres along nearly 10 miles of Pacific beachfront, the region has been designed by owner and developer DINE, and is in demand with travelers seeking second and [...]

Condé Nast Traveler: 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards – Punta Mita Resort at #5 in Mexico

The big news is that, undaunted by tough times, our readers are still way out in front, discovering the coolest experiences, electing the top performers for every kind of service—and reaffrming an enduring passion for travel. Look no further for the most stimulating global stimulus package you could hope for. 5. FOUR SEASONS RESORT PUNTA [...]

Christie’s Conference Discusses Movement in the Luxury Market

Christie’s Conference Discusses Movement in the Luxury Market

Last week Christie’s Great Estates hosted this year’s premiere luxury real estate conference for owners and senior management. International executives gathered in Boston to converse about housing market data, social media trends, industry best practices, and much more. Comprising 137 affiliates, Christie’s represents 900 luxury real estate offices in 42 different countries. Conference attendees shared statistics [...]

Endangered Sea Turtles Return To Mexico’s Beaches

Olive Ridley turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on La Escobilla beach in Oaxaca, Mexico, one of the most important nesting grounds in the world for the creatures. Before the Mexican government instituted a ban on their slaughter, Olive Ridley turtles were harvested nearly to extinction.

by JASON BEAUBIEN NPR.org Mexico has deployed its navy to several beaches in the Pacific Coast state of Oaxaca. Its mission isn’t to fight the drug cartels or protect European tourists, but to guard the nesting grounds of an endangered sea turtle. In the 1970s and ’80s, Olive Ridley turtles were harvested to the brink of [...]

Traveling with the Stars: Giuliana and Bill Rancic

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By Gary Strauss, USA TODAY Giuliana and Bill Rancic host Style Network’s aptly titled reality series Giuliana and Bill (the new season starts in early January). The couple shuttle between homes in Los Angeles and Chicago. Here, Giuliana shares their travel tips and highlights with USA TODAY’s Gary Strauss. Q: What’s your favorite vacation spot? A: We love Mexico [...]

Wealthy U.S. Shoppers Boost Spending 29%, Survey Says

Bloomberg By Cotten Timberlake Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Spending in the U.S. on luxury goods and services spurted 29 percent in the third quarter from the previous three months, as consumers with the highest incomes unleashed pent-up demand, according to Unity Marketing. Spending among 1,067 consumers with average annual income of $228,800 rose to $18,826 [...]

Jack Nicklaus Inauguration Event Set for Punta Mita Bahía Signature Golf Course, November 15th &16th

Jack Nicklaus Inauguration Event Set for Punta Mita Bahía Signature Golf Course, November 15th &16th Punta Mita is proud to welcome back golf legend and course designer Jack Nicklaus to inaugurate the Punta Mita Bahía Jack Nicklaus Signature Design golf course. The two-day celebration of Punta Mita’s new crown jewel will take place November 15 and [...]

Glimmers Of Interest In Luxury Homebuying Start To Reappear

Investors.com Luxury homebuyers who’ve sat on the sidelines for much of the real estate meltdown are starting to open their wallets, real estate agents say. Everyone loves a sale, including the moneyed. They’re drawn to house-hunt, now that the moribund pace of high-end home sales has yielded dramatic price declines. It’s happening waterfront in the [...]

Seeking Real Estate Bargains? Try Looking at the High End

The Wall Street Journal Mainstream Home Prices May Be Rising, But Luxury Properties Still Offer Deep Discounts Falling real estate prices are becoming as much a feature of high-end neighborhoods as ocean views, infinity pools and four-car garages. While the latest data suggests prices for mainstream homes may be stabilizing after several years of pain, [...]

Riviera Nayarit’s Accommodations to Increase One-Third By 2013

Travel Agent Central Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s newest tourism destination, continues to grow impressively. By 2013, the region will increase its total visitor accommodations by 6,308 rooms. This is comes to a one-third increase from 2008, when the destination first started getting attention from tourists. The rooms range from hotels and resorts to condominiums and other [...]

Christie’s Great Estates Affiliate Posts $89,000,000 Sale to Smash Caribbean Mark and Achieve Reported 2009 World High

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Christie’s Great Estates – News Center Sibarth Real Estate in St. Barthélemy, French West Indies, sells the 70-acre Gouverneur Bay estate sited on land originally purchased by David Rockefeller Gustavia, St. Barthélemy — The sale of a €61,200,000 (approximately US$89,000,000) estate was recently announced by Sibarth Real Estate, the Christie’s Great Estates affiliate on St. [...]

Americans Are Still Delusional About House Prices

Henry Blodget Huffington Post The recent upturn in house prices from April to July (3.6%) is the sharpest change in direction professor Robert Shiller has ever seen. And Shiller, the dean of house-price analysis, has seen a lot. The upturn could signal a v-shaped recovery in house prices. Or it could be the “mother of [...]

Luxury Real Estate Tips from Million-Dollar Listing’s Madison Hildebrand

By Alison Rogers CBS Moneywatch I confess that “Million-Dollar Listing,” the Bravo reality show that follows the lives of three high-end realtors in California, gives me a bit of an ice-cream headache. However, judging from the series’ expanded run, lots of us like ice cream. Starting tonight (Monday) at 11 pm Eastern, Season Three is [...]

Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit MLS Service

Johm Youden Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group For the past twenty years our company, the Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group, has provided MLS service to real estate agencies and developers in the Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit region. We started off in 1989 with an open service that was available to anyone that was active in the real estate business. [...]

Jack Nicklaus to Inaugurate His Second Golf Course in Punta Mita, Mexico, Nov. 16

Punta Mita, one of Mexico’s most luxurious resort and residential communities, announces the inauguration of Punta Mita Bahia, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. The opening ceremony, to be held on November 16, 2009, will include golf legend and course designer Jack Nicklaus hitting the ceremonial tee shot. This is the second course Nicklaus has [...]

Miami Condo Market Heating Up Again

GREG ALLEN NPR.org If you’ve visited Miami recently, you’ve seen the new additions to the city’s skyline. Dozens of high-rise condominiums containing more than 20,000 units were built in Miami over the past few years. But since the boom went bust, many have remained mostly empty. There are encouraging signs across the country that the [...]

Old-world charm greets you in Puerto Vallarta

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The Vancouver Sun BY LISA MONFORTON, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE It’s tough for any tourist city to cling to its authenticity, but Puerto Vallarta, a city of 350,000 people, manages to keep its Spanish roots piquant enough for the masses. So seductive are its charms, Canadians continue to flock to its palapa-lined beaches and whitewashed buildings [...]

Mexico to experiment with tourist police

The Latin Americanist Between the country’s economic woes, and the swine flu hysteria, Mexico’s tourist industry has had more lows than highs this year. Officials have attempted several novel methods to promote tourism such as Mexico City offering visitors free health insurance. With crime being such a major problem in the border state of Baja California, authorities [...]

Our town needs help!

Dear Friends of PEACE, We are working with the schools in the towns of  Corral de Risco,  Emiliano Zapata and Higuerra Blanca to get the food items that are desperately needed there. Many students are not eating breakfast before school, and are arriving to class each day hungry. People come to our office everyday asking [...]

Four Seasons Launches New App with Apple

Haute Living – San Francisco Travelers can now take Four Seasons with them wherever planes, trains, automobiles or even feet may carry them with a new iPhone/iPod touch application.  Live today and downloadable free of charge from Apple’s iTunes app store, the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts app was created in conjunction with leading personal [...]

New Nicklaus course to open in Punta Mita next month

by Tom Johansmeyer Gadling.com A new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is opening next month, so you may want to start planning immediately. On November 16, 2009, Nicklaus himself will hit the ceremonial first tee shot at the new Punta Mita Bahia golf course. This is the second of his courses at Punta Mita – he designed Punta [...]

Desperate Hotels Offer Special Promotions To Lure Guests… See The Most Unusual

L.A. Times Not your average hotel deals In this economy, the hotel industry is coming up with unusual promotions to try to lure guests: Stay a night, get a tattoo or rent a Porsche. Hoping to keep its 119 rooms filled, Hotel Erwin on Venice Beach is offering an unusual promotion for its countercultural clientele: [...]

Mexico, U.S. May Reach Health Tourism Agreement Within a Year

By Hugh Collins Bloomberg.com Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) — Mexico and the U.S. may have an agreement within one year to let Americans use their Medicare and Medicaid insurance at Mexican health-care facilities, said Bruno Ferrari, chief executive officer of Mexico’s foreign investment agency. “This would be a great opportunity for the industry in this country,” said [...]

Salvatore Ferragamo CEO Says Mexico Is Its Strongest Luxury Market:

“Salvatore Ferragamo Chief Executive Officer Michele Norsa said the Italian fashion brand’s strongest sales growth among major economies this year has been in Mexico, where the wealthy spent more at home as the peso fell . . . Mexico is ‘probably the strongest market of the big countries in the world,’ Norsa said, and growth [...]

Eduardo Herrera leads by one stoke over eight players at Riviera Nayarit

NAYARIT, Mexico — Eduardo Herrera fired a 5 under par 67 to take a one stroke lead after two rounds of the Canadian Tour’s US$125,000 Riviera Nayarit Classic. Herrera is at 9 under par 135. Both Matt Marshall and Mike Mezei of Lethbridge, Alta., shot 68 to move to eight under 136 along with Jae [...]

Christie’s Great Estates – News for the Network – October 2009

REAL TIME: FROM THE AFFILIATES Long & Foster Introduces New President Jeffrey S. Detwiler was named President and Chief Operating Officer of The Long & Foster Companies. Detwiler, 47, replaces David H. Stevens, who was recently tapped as Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. “Jeff will be a great asset to our company,” says Company [...]

Ocean view homesite for sale North of Punta Mita and Litibu – South of Sayulita

Litibu - Oceanview homesite for sale North of Punta Mita and Litibu. South of Sayulita

Ripe with fruit, fauna and future aspirations, this large and lush tropical ocean view homesite is a wondrously gentle slope down a jungle hillside of Huigera Blanca, nearly adjacent to Monkey Mt. and the Imanta Resort and between the ultra-exclusive Punta Mita Resort, the mega resort development of Litibu and the young and eclectically eco-trendy [...]

Riviera Nayarit to Host XV Festival Gourmet International

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Travelpulse.com Mexico’s newest destination, Riviera Nayarit, and its neighbor Puerto Vallartawill host the annual Festival Gourmet International from Nov. 12 to 22, 2009. Featuring the region’s most acclaimed restaurants (26 in total this year); guests will have the opportunity to sample special menus celebrating the Festival Gourmet International, available at these establishments daily. Celebrating its 15th [...]

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