Kaiser Health News Medical Tourism News Efforts to standardize quality measures for medical tourism are underway as Mexico tries to attract medical tourists. Such efforts come after the swine flu outbreak significantly hurt Mexico’s tourism industry, which ranks third as the country’s source of foreign income. The Houston Chronicle reports: “Uninsured, under-insured and not sure [...]
Mexico Tourism Has Long-Term Strength
Hotelsmag.com 8/10/2009 10 August 2009 – London, UK – As the first country in the world to experience an outbreak of the now widespread A(H1N1) influenza virus, Mexico has been really hard hit in terms of tourism demand over the past three months. Preliminary estimates from the Mexican Government put the impact so far at [...]
Want a luxury vacation? Enjoy the high life for less on Mexico’s Riviera
KATHY STRONG SPECIAL TO THE DESERT SUN AUGUST 9, 2009 The most beautiful and prestigious coastlines in the world claim their own “Rivieras” – from the south of France to California’s most desirable strands. In Mexico, it can be found in Riviera Nayarit, about 30 to 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta. Defined geographically by [...]
For travelers, Mexico is a delight and is safe too
By Janine Melberg The Denver Post Fear of the swine flu and drug trade violence are preventing foreigners from visiting Mexico. From all accounts in the Puerto Vallarta area, no one has the flu or knows of anyone with the flu, and drug related violence is not in evidence in this scenic Pacific coast tourist [...]
Swine flu update: Mexico travel band lifted
12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, June 7, 2009 Orange County Register The CDC has lifted travel restrictions to Mexico in the wake of the swine flu outbreak, saying the outbreak south of the border is slowing. The CDC first warned against nonessential travel to Mexico on April 27. The alert has been downgraded to a [...]
Virtuoso Helps Mexico Shine
May 28, 2009 | By: Ruthanne Terrero | LuxuryTravelAdvisor Virtuoso raised a rallying cry of support last night at the St. Regis hotel in New York, where it hosted a trade show for theMexico Tourism Board’s New York office and 20 Mexico suppliers who are part of the Virtuoso network. In attendance were member agencies from the New York area. The [...]
Placido Domingo To Front Mexican Tourism Campaign
Luxist.com Posted May 26th 2009 7:01PM by Deidre Woollard The push to bring tourism back to Mexico is gaining momentum. A few weeks ago we wrote about the swine flu guarantee being offered by some resorts. But now the government is getting involved with a $90 million campaign to tempt tourists back to Mexico in [...]
Mexico Tourism Uses Deep Discounts to Lure Back Travelers
After being battered and beaten down by the swine flu epidemic for almost a month, Mexico is fighting back in an attempt to lure Americans (and other foreign visitors) in and restore the country’s image as a safe place to stay and play. Americans make up 80 percent of the total number of visitors to [...]
Come back to Mexico – come back
by Karen Fawcett TRIPSO The Mexican Tourist Board is launching a multi-million dollar investment plan that will include a global public relations campaign. It is also calling for U.S. authorities to lift the travel ban with the hope that doing so will restore confidence in Mexico’s being one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Its tourism [...]
Swine Flu Takes Toll On Mexico Tourism Industry
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 [...]
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 [...]
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