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EDSA Honored with ARDA Award for St. Regis Punta Mita

The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort - Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

EDSA, an international planning, landscape architecture and urban design firm has been designated with a Top Honors Gold Award for Site Plan Design and Utilization for the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort as distinguished by the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). The project was recognized for its overall design aesthetic, environmental sensitivity in planning and [...]

Brands search for growth opportunities in Mexico

REPORT FROM MEXICO — Like its neighboring countries, Mexico is experiencing high demand growth as supply growth remains incremental. But unlike the United States, brands are eager to boost their presence in the country by way of new development. “We only have 17 hotels in all of Mexico,” said Alejandro Acevedo, VP of international hotel [...]

El Banco Beach, all to yourself: The Exquisite El Banco Beach Villas – Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

Located within the premium 100-acre oceanfront community of El Banco, this exquisite new residence is part of the first phase of an impressive eco-friendly, high concept development that will comprise four residential areas enhanced by a luxurious boutique hotel and beach club. Villa Los Arcos dramatically demonstrates the community’s signature style, New World Spanish Colonial, [...]

At Luxury Hotels, the Recovery Is in Full Swing

By PALLAVI GOGOI DailyFinance Just last year, the stigma associated with luxury was so great that some high-end hotels were changing their names. The four-diamond Ballantyne Resort in North Carolina renamed itself the Ballantyne Hotel and Lodge, dropping “resort” from its name. Back then, Congress was attacking financial executives for enjoying visits to resorts even [...]

Luxury leads occupancy increases for second week in STR weekly numbers

10 December 2009 8:27 AM By Rachael Spann Communications Coordinator, STR HotelNewsNow.com columnist HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—The luxury segment reported an occupancy increase for the second consecutive week, rising 1.5 percent to 61.4 percent, for the week ending 5 December 2009, according to data from Smith Travel Research. Overall, in year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy fell 4.9 [...]

Hotel investors tiptoe back into buying game

Want to buy a hotel? 2010 may be just the time. Hopes for an economic turnaround are prompting some hotel investors to get back in the long-dormant acquisition game, laying the groundwork for what could prove to be an active acquisition market next year. “Like most companies, we did not acquire anything in 2009,” said [...]

IMANTA Resorts Luxury Residences, Boutique Hotel/Spa

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 [...]

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 [...]

St. Regis Monarch Beach seized by Citigroup

The resort, which will continue to operate under its current name, is an indicator of the troubles in the high-end hotel market. By Roger Vincent and E. Scott Reckard L.A. Times July 21, 2009 The seizure of the St. Regis Monarch Beach, where American International Group Inc. sponsored a luxury retreat just days after accepting [...]

Punta Mita: Why it’s worth every penny – Blake Martin – Photographer

It’s difficult sometimes explaining to someone why you should pay in excess of $500 a night for a hotel room, and I understand that. I’ve been lucky to shoot allot of amazing resorts over the years and I can answer it all by saying this, it’s the service. Sure the locations are amazing, they usually [...]

The distressed debt conundrum

06 July 2009 8:59 AM By Joel Ross HotelNewsNow.com columnist Everyone expected floods of distressed debt and foreclosed commercial real-estate properties coming to market, and many bankruptcies. Here are things that have actually happened. In almost every loan agreement for the past 16 years, there’s a carve out that says if the borrower files voluntary [...]

RESALES AVAILABLE @ Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita

Four Seasons Residence Club offers more ammenities than any other vacation rental / real estate product in Punta de Mita.Four Seasons Residence Club allows you to own 1/12 of beautiful and luxurious Four Seasons Punta Mita condominium without paying millions and millions of dollars. There are 2, 3, and 4 bedroom floor plans. They are [...]

Be neighborly, go to Mexico

There are several good reasons Americans should help out the Mexican economy with a trip south of the border. By Andrés Martinez June 9, 2009 Los Angeles Times Your neighbor needs your help. Do you have it within you to lend a hand? Will you book yourself a week on the beach in Cabo or [...]

Fearless travelers can cash in on Mexico’s post-flu deals

Christine Delsol, Special to SFGate.com The San Francisco Chronicle Wednesday, May 28, 2009 It’s been two weeks since the State Department and the Centers for Disease Controllifted their travel warnings on travel to Mexico, and the deals are rolling in. The CDC lifted its recommendation against nonessential travel to Mexico on May 15, citing evidence that Mexico’s flu [...]

How new hotels can transform emerging markets

May 26, 09 | 1:58 am By Laura Kalcevic In a recent assignment, HVS was asked to project the likely market behavior of a proposed luxury hotel in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Presently, the Zihuatanejo market features two luxury and two upscale properties, with up to four new projects being proposed in similar or superior service categories. [...]

Go 2 Guy: On the take in Puerto Vallarta

By JIM MOORE SPECIAL TO SEATTLEPI.COM PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Ninety-nine percent of the time, unemployment sucks. Welcome to my one percent. I’m sitting on a white-cushioned chaise lounge at the St. Regis Punta Mita in a scene from a travel magazine. The infinity pool is behind me, the Pacific Ocean is in front of me, [...]

Swine Flu Takes Toll On Mexico Tourism Industry

Tourists are a rare sight on the beaches of Cancun, Mexico, since the swine flu outbreak. Hotels, restaurants, bars and other attractions in Cancun are empty as nervous tourists cancelled travel plans. Officials say recovery could be months away for the tourism industry, a vital part of the national economy.

by Jason Beaubien NPR - Morning Edition May 14, 2009 · Americans Vicky Long and John Papadakous are savoring their Caribbean vacation in Mexico. The swine flu outbreak virtually emptied the white-sand beaches of Cancun, along with its bars and hotels, meaning there is plenty of staff to pamper the couple from Baltimore. The swine flu [...]

Flu? What Flu?

by ELISABETH MALKIN Published: May 8, 2009 MEXICO CITY — If you are looking for a cheap travel destination, try Mexico. Short of war, Mexico has endured about the worst calamity that can befall a country’s tourism industry over the last few weeks. A few people who had traveled here came down with what looked, initially, like [...]

Enjoy butlers, sunsets and ocean views at the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Nayarit, Mexico

By Mike Bailey, Senior Staff Writer worldgolf.com On a golf vacation at the new St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Mexico, you get Punta Mita Golf Club’s two great Jack Nicklaus golf courses, fine dining, plenty of pampering and killer sunsets. PUNTA DE MITA, Nayarit, Mexico – They don’t just give you the key to [...]

Anxiety Moves In To the Nicer Hotels

By JOE SHARKEY Published: February 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/business/economy/03road.html?_r=2&ref=business BUSINESS travelers are generally fond of the hotel industry, which is a lot more than can be said of the airline industry. In the last 10 years, hotels have steadily improved products and services, and now we routinely expect consistency, convenience and comfort at hotels at most price [...]