Top 5 reasons Puerto Vallarta visitors keep coming back

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Top 5 reasons Puerto Vallarta loyalists keep coming back 1. Beaches: PV’s beaches are hubs of activity for everything from parasailing to getting a henna tattoo under your palapa. There are no private hotel beaches because, under Mexico’s constitution, all Mexicans are guaranteed the right to free beach access. The beaches get better the further [...]

2010 real estate tech predictions revisited – Inman News

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Midyear hindsight on Google, mobile and more BY GAHLORD DEWALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010. Inman News Now that most of 2010 is done and we’re staring down the barrel of fall and early winter, I figured it might be worthwhile to revisit some of the predictions that I made for Inman News waaaay back in [...]

Loopt Checkins Can Get You Two-for-One Tickets to Mexico on Virgin America

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Social-media savvy airline Virgin America, which used Twitter to announce its expansion to Toronto, is making use of location-based rewards network Loopt Star to draw attention to its next international expansion: Mexico. Virgin America will be running non-stop flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Cabo (SJD) and from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cancun (CUN) beginning [...]

Puerto Vallarta – Holiday spot born in sin

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PV, as it’s known to its loyal visitors, it’s obvious this city that wraps around Banderas Bay on Mexico’s Pacific Ocean still has one foot firmly planted in the past. History plays a predominant role in Puerto Vallarta’s enduring popularity as a vacation spot. On any given tour, you’ll be reminded again and again about [...]

Surfing In Punta Mita

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Waxedweb The beach is most notorious for one thing … surfing. Millions of people around the world look forward to that time of year when the weather is perfect, water is just right, and work can be put aside. Of the millions many will be planning an exciting trip to Punta Mita to surf near [...]

A Rhyme for Punta Mita

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If you’re looking for a great Mexico time, give a read to this review rhyme… a review by kjmedia Lunch.com And you thought the rhyming stayed in Mexico: Just got back from spending three nights in Mexico at the gorgeous Four Season’s resort in Punta Mita… For the wedding of senor @jrjohnson and @Savvygirl, his now [...]

Real del Mar Villas for sale – Casa Manzanilla and Casa Vela

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On pristine Playa Piedra Blanca, Real del Mar residential community is the essence of seductive oceanfront living. Just 59 cliff-hugging villas are set on 30 acres of manicured jungle. Impressive resident amenities include a private beach club, tennis, gym and captivating spa facility. Casa Manzanilla sits high above the nearby town of La Cruz and [...]

The latest Hero on CNN: Puerto Vallarta Marine biologist Oscar Aranda Mena

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAP1g80-a94[/youtube] Chosen for his work saving the endangered Olive Ridley Sea Turtles in the Mexican resort town, Puerto Vallarta, Aranda Mena teamed up with Aviana Productions, a Mill Valley California media consulting/film company to produce a video that highlighted his non-profit, environmental work. Aviana provided video of turtle hatching-and-releasing that CNN will use in the [...]

San Jose Mercury News – Nayarit is nirvana for golfers, surfers

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By Mark Conley San Jose Mercury News “If the tide pushes up, punch it,” said my seafaring golf guide, Arturo Castro, one early July day in Punta Mita, Mexico. The statement could’ve just as easily been uttered a few miles down the coast at Castro’s favorite surf spot, La Lancha, while helping this visiting surfista [...]

Golf in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

By Timothy Scott Luxury Latin America Golf at Punta Mita The Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course at Punta Mita has been winning praise for a decade now, frequently topping polls as the best course in Mexico and occasionally showing up near the top for all of North America. A second—and very different—course also designed by Nicklaus [...]

More destinations shut the door on vacation rentals

By Laura Bly, USA TODAY For frequent Manhattan visitor Ken Velten there’s no place like (someone else’s) home. The Southern California retiree and his family of up to five have traveled to the Big Apple five times over the past five years, staying a week or two and trading the expense and anonymity of a hotel [...]

Luxist – Riviera Nayarit – Mexico’s New Riviera Destination

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by Annie Scott Luxist.com You’ve doubtlessly heard of — and perhaps been to — Puerto Vallarta. Well, just north of there, along central Mexico’s Pacific coast, is the state of Nayarit. The coast runs from the tony all-inclusive resorts of Nuevo Vallarta (very near to Puerto Vallarta in the southern part of the state), through [...]

Greg Norman Signature Golf – Litibú – Open to the Public – Course Inaugurated by President Calderon

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On March 6, President of Mexico Felipe Calderon Hinojosa visited the touristic development, Libitü, for the second time in a week. One of Litibú´s greatest attractions is without doubt the PGA-level golf course, which the President inaugurated this day. It was designed by the legendary Greg Norman on an area of 168 acres with an [...]

Love is an exotic, romantic & extravagant luxury vacation villa in Punta Mita

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This exotic vacation villa is sited on two acres of Punta Mita’s finest beachfront and features unmatched amenities and impeccable construction. Without peer in class and service, Casa Amore estate exudes the feel of a five-star resort, with incomparably luxurious accommodations. The one-of-a-kind beach villa boasts 11 bedrooms, including two opulent master suites, plus staff quarters, all spread across a main residence and [...]

How Far $400,000 Goes In America’s Biggest Real Estate Markets: Trulia (PHOTOS)

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Huffington Post We won’t bore you with that all-too familiar real estate cliche that begins with the word “location” — but suffice to say that home buyers across the nation face some very different options. A few examples: A home buyer in foreclosure-addled Florida can get a home with a price that’s advertised as being actually lower [...]

Villa Luna Creciente – Mismaloya – South Shore Puerto Vallarta + neighboring lots

Villa Luna Creciente - Mismaloya - South Shore Puerto Vallarta

Poised on an oceanfront cliff above the Pacific Ocean, Villa of the Crescent Moon offers luxurious, private accommodations with an extraordinary view of Banderas Bay and Los Arcos Islands. This beautiful private villa is a sublime holiday rental for those looking for intimate and elegant surroundings. Enter the villa and down the dramatic marble spiral [...]

$220 Million London Penthouse Now World’s Most Expensive

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A six-bedroom penthouse at London‘s posh One Hyde Park development (above) has just sold for a record-breaking £140 million, or about $220 million, making it the most expensive piece of residentialreal estate in the world (in terms of current listings and sales). The massive deal eclipses the paltry $150 million asking price for The Manor, Candy Spelling’s monstrous mansion [...]

7 Most Outrageous Hotel Amenities (PHOTOS)

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In the competitive world of luxury travel, hotels will try anything to woo customers–from wine baths, pet psychics, and caviar facials to gourmet cooking classes, revolving rooms, and other extravagant extras. Below, ShermansTravel.com has assembled a list of the latest out-there accoutrements. See even more on their Amenity Watch blog. Text and photos courtesy of Sherman’s Travel. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/12/7-most-outrageous-hotel-a_n_675729.html

Villa La Estancia 1202 – Flamingos Beach – Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit

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With 25 years of experience, the Villa Group has developed some of the most desirable beach location throughout Mexico´s best destination. Villa La Estancia is the number 1 rated resort in Nuevo Vallarta. Cabo style luxury Condominium-Hotel resort offering all services and amenities you would expect from a five star resort! Twenty-Four Hours a Day [...]

Casa Serafines in Architectural Digest – Estates for Sale

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Taking it´s inspiration from the beautiful San Angel Hotel in Mexico City, this newly constructed Villa in prestigious Conchas Chinas in Puerto Vallarta is amazing. With over 8000 square feet of room for complete enjoyment, 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, an infinity pool with tremendous views and a full time staff and winding stir case, this [...]

Virgin America enters Mexico market

Travel Weelky Even though Mexicana has filed for bankruptcyand suspended some flights, there are some positive signs for Mexico tourism and the airlines that serve the country’s major resort areas. Other airlines, including a new entrant, are planning new service to major resort areas. Alaska Airlines is adding flights from San Diego to Puerto Vallarta and [...]

Spain’s Banks Are Finding Their Global Growth Strategy in Mexico

by Michael Zenn www.investmentpropertiesmexico.org These days, growth opportunities in the financial sector are becoming rare and seemingly impossible to find, so when the largest banks in Spain showed up in Mexico, they were not going to let this one get away. The largest Spanish lender, Banco Santander has been very bullish on Mexico this year, [...]

Puerto Vallarta to Host 2010 Global Medical Tourism Congress

Banderasnews.com From August 24-26, 2010, Puerto Vallarta will host the 2010 Global Medical Tourism Congress, where national and international speakers will share their views on global trends and opportunities for medical tourism in Mexico. What is Medical Tourism? Medical tourism helps one to combine physical wellness with relaxation and leisure in order to be completely [...]

Mexico’s violence not as widespread as seems

By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY MEXICO CITY — Gruesome murders appear to be commonplace in Mexico. The severed heads of eight men found in pairs along highways in Durango. Seventeen people massacred at a birthday party in Torreon. The bodies of 55 people found dumped in a mine near the town of Taxco. Mexicans and [...]

Uncover The Mountainous Rainforest Above Puerto Vallarta

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by NICK MICHENNE on AUGUST 4, 2010 Articletale.info Just past Banderas Bay and also the city of Puerto Vallarta, the Sierra Madre Mountains produce an epic backdrop to one of Mexico’s premier destinations. Within the valleys and canyons of this mountain range, a abundant rainforest acts as home to an incredible selection of plant and [...]

Mexico rising – Travel Weekly

By: Arnie Weissmann August 02, 2010 I was dismayed last year when I heard that Mexico’s president, Felipe Calderon, had proposed that his country’s ministry of tourism be abolished and that tourism interests be moved within Mexico’s equivalent of our Department of Commerce. We’ve seen how that has worked here in the U.S., and the [...]

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