MAY 04, 2009 Motley Foool – Caps blog Pardon me, but I’m just getting back to blogging. Just got back from a week’s vacation to Puerto Vallarta, and my mind is certainly not on investing matters. It’s still back there in the sun, sand and surf. Yeah, back there in the “Pork Chop Death” zone [...]
Swine flu scare: Great updates on Puerto Vallarta from the Mexican press
Ed Walsh SF Gay Travel Examiner Thanks to Don Pickens, the owner of Puerto Vallarta’s luxury gay resort, Casa Cupula, for these very informative updates. He just posted the updates on Yahoo’s Puerto Vallarta Gay Travel Group. Scroll down to the bottom for information on how you can translate the Spanish articles into English. Here Don’s update from [...]
Mexico, Once in Demand, Loses Its Brides and Grooms
By MICHELLE HIGGINS Published: May 3, 2009 ADD swine flu to the list of potential pre-wedding worries. Many couples who had planned on destination weddings in Mexico this spring or summer are now scrambling to find an alternative spot or postponing their events indefinitely. “My situation right now is completely up in the air,” said Natalia Velasquez, a [...]
United, Continental slash flights to Mexico
By Julie Johnsson | Tribune staff reporter 5:27 PM CDT, May 1, 2009 United Airlines said late Friday that it would drop 60 percent of its flights to Mexico beginning Tuesday as fewer travelers head south of the border because of swine flu concerns. Chicago-based United plans to reduce its weekly roundtrip flights between the U.S. and [...]
Flu response downshifts as fears lessen
Chicago Breaking News May 1, 2009 8:47 PM On a day when federal health officials confirmed the first cases of suspected swine flu in Illinois, it also seemed clearer to health officials today that this strain of flu wasn’t becoming the killer once feared, and the state’s reaction to the outbreak downshifted in response. The flu [...]
Latin America: Mexico Senate Approves Bill Decriminalizing Drug Possession
The Mexican Senate Tuesday approved a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs in a bid to undercut Mexican drug trafficking organizations and free police to go after them instead of drug users. The bill was backed by the conservative government of President Felipe Calderon. Under the bill, personal use [...]
Scientists see this flu strain as relatively mild
Genetic data indicate this outbreak won’t be as deadly as that of 1918, or even the average winter. By Karen Kaplan and Alan Zarembo April 30, 2009 LA Times As the World Health Organization raised its infectious disease alert level Wednesday and health officials confirmed the first death linked to swine flu inside U.S. borders, [...]
Should I be worried about the swine flu in Puerto Vallarta or Guadalajara?
Ed Walsh SF Gay Travel Examiner We’ve all heard the news about the swine flu paralyzing Mexico City but should you be afraid to travel to the State of Jalisco which includes the cities of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara? The English-language Guadalajara Reporter is reporting this weekend that health authorities have identified 18 people in Jalisco [...]
Kim Kardashian in Punta Mita, Mexico – nicknamed ‘Zorro’ for sunglasses tan!
Joe Francis was kind enough to lend us his house in Punta Mita, just North of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. His house in indescribable! It’s better than a huge resort! It is about 30,000 square feet and has two guest homes each with their own pool. There are jet ski’s, ATV’s, volleyball on the beach, [...]
Now is great time to explore Mexico’s beauty
KATHY STRONG • SPECIAL TO THE DESERT SUN • APRIL 23, 2009 As a travel journalist, I see writing about a destination as a huge responsibility. Readers are not always going to share my opinion on the aesthetics of a city or resort, but when personal safety becomes one of the considerations for visiting, [...]
U.S. tightening re-entry rules, requiring passports at land and sea checkpoints
April 22, 2009 BY LORI RACKL Travelers, it’s time to get your paperwork in order. As of June 1, the rules are changing when it comes to entering the United States through a land or sea border. Driving back from Canada? Walking over the border after gulping a few margaritas in Tijuana? A regular [...]
Is It Safe to Go to Mexico?
Tourism has suffered as drug-related violence across the border has surged. But canceling a vacation to Los Cabos or the Mayan Riviera may not be necessary. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123931839488506787.html By CANDACE JACKSON Teresa Bitler thought about spending Easter this year lounging on the beach in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, with her husband and two daughters. Then she changed [...]
Convention center opens its doors
Written by GR Staff Monday, 06 April 2009 Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez has opened Puerto Vallarta’s Convention Center, despite fears that the new facility won’t be able to break even. “We need to be looking at holding around 30 events during the year, almost one every week or 10 days,” said Ernesto Hauser, the center’s [...]
Spring-breakers heed call to avoid Mexico
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Writer Posted: 04/05/2009 08:35:45 AM PDT PLAYAS DE ROSARITO, Mexico—A few years ago, thousands of American college students packed the streets outside Playas de Rosarito’s hottest beach bars during spring break. Cavernous clubs offered concerts, bikini contests and all-night drinking. This year, it is sometimes hard to find any tourist [...]
Mexico: The elusive truth about safety
Posted by: Tom Foster, Monday, Mar 30, 2009, 10:15 AM If you happened to watch the news or pick up a newspaper (or even just leave the house) this past week, you probably got hit with the flood of news about escalating violence in Mexico’s drug war. CNN sent Anderson Cooper to El Paso, Texas, where he [...]
Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to return, despite the U.S. Department’s travel alert
Despite the negative press and the U.S. Department’s recent travel alert, vacationers are still heading to Mexico to plunge their toes in the sand and bask in the tropical sun, while taking advantage of the budget friendly deals. The reports continue to be positive in resort towns with Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to [...]
TV Blamed for Fear of Mexico
By ARTHUR FROMMER Published: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 9:48 p.m. Recently, my daughter, Pauline, tangled with a famous television talk-show host on the question of tourism to Mexico – and held her own. If you will go to www.crooksandliars.com and search for the term “Mexico” in the [...]
Readers weigh in on travel to Mexico by Catharine Hamm
Question: Should student Sarah Tjoa go to Cancún, Mexico, for spring break? She posed that question in a letter to the Travel section, and in the March 15 “On the Spot,” we asked readers to weigh in. Here is some of what they had to say. We just returned from a wonderful vacation on the [...]
3rd Night Free at the Four Seasons Punta Mita
by Julia Bainbridge on Travel Deals Remember back in January Wendy predicted that large luxury resorts feeling the pinch from the erosion of corporate-meeting business would have to offer big deals in an attempt to fill their rooms this year? Well, the Four Seasons Punta Mita in Riviera Nayarit has introduced a third-night-free package, available from now until [...]
Warning to Tourists Heading to Mexico for Spring Break
Resort destinations like Cancun, Alcapulco, and Puerto Vallarta are far enough away from the danger zone. UNR study abroad staff members say, their students have been in country for several months and have had no problems. They warn students to use common sense, stay away from strange and out of the way places. Michelle Cobb, [...]
Rihanna was photographed outside a private villa called Casa Beidisia, Punta Mita Resort
People generally head to beach retreats like Punta Mita, Mexico, to sip margaritas and party with friends. But for Rihanna, her late-February getaway was a time for healing — something she desperately needed. Thirteen days after she was allegedly beaten by her boyfriend, Chris Brown, on Feb. 8, Rihanna was photographed outside a private villa called Casa [...]
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 [...]
Discovering Puerto Vallarta’s wild side
Visiting historic, rugged, mountain towns and marine conservation sanctuaries all in a day’s vacation at the popular Mexican destination BY ANDREW MCCREDIE, CANWEST NEWS SERVICEMARCH 10, 2009 Puerto Vallarta is runner-up to Cancun as Mexico’s most popular resort, and its Banderas Bay is just the third largest in all of Mexico, but for a heady [...]
Mexico Might Allow Outright and Direct Foreign Ownership of Coastal Property without the Bank Trust
By Brian Flock http://www.mexidata.info/id2182.html The decree would allow foreigners direct ownership of “residential use” property in the so-called prohibited zone. Amendment could simplify and accelerate investment in tourist communities and beach areas. A new constitutional amendment, proposed by Mexican Senator Mario López Valdez of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) on March 5, 2009, sets the [...]
Playing golf in Mexico: It’s still worth it
With all the great golf in Mexico, it’s a shame that violence and crime there have been getting all the ink of late, potentially persuading golfers to stay away from legitimate world class destinations like the new St. Regis Punta Mita and Punta Mita Golf Club. I recently stayed at the St. Regis as part [...]
Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit holds steady
The State of Nayarit, where Riviera Nayarit is located, is among the strongest regions in Mexico for tourist visits as well as investment from Mexican and North American investors for tourism expansion which is an important source for job creation. A recent study by the Center for Research for Development (CIDAC) reveals that the state [...]
Mexico is About to Create a Mega Resort: Here’s How You Can Profit
Today’s Financial News – Posted March 2, 2009 The Mexican government is investing $1.5 billion in a stretch of Mexican coast. This is a real estate opportunity you could profit from. by Ronan McMahon Baltimore—TFN: Infrastructure improvements are one of the biggest drivers of overseas real estate values. I’m talking airports, roads, bridges, and cruise ship [...]
RIVIERA NAYARIT STARTS 2009 WITH A BANG: ACCOLADES FOR MEXICO’S NEWEST DESTINATION
Feb 25, 09 | 10:04 am Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – February 25, 2009 – After a successful 2008, Riviera Nayarit builds momentum in 2009. Mexico’s newest destination has already received new accolades to support this region as a burgeoning “must see” destination. CheapFlights.com has just named it one of its 12 top destinations for 2009, [...]
The New St. Regis, Puerto Vallarta
san by Ondine Cohane After my stop in Los Angeles, it was back on the plane to Puerto Vallarta to check out the new St. Regis Punta Mita and the towns farther north. I was last in PV for my Condé Nast Traveler piece on surfing and driving Highway 200 along the West Coast of Mexico; I love this part of the [...]
Costa Careyes – Casitas de las Flores
Was it Walt Whitman or the nation of Mexico that said “I am large, I contain multitudes”? It was the poet, of course, but it’s equally true of Mexico — whether your picture of it is the ruined pyramids of the Yucatán or the hip nightspots of the Distrito Federal, you can bet there’s another [...]
Settling Down South of the Border
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6877784 City in Mexico Offers ‘Affordable’ Option for Thousands of Americans By JEFFREY KOFMANFeb. 13, 2009 http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=6821464&page=1 The bells of the majestic pink granite 17th century cathedral peal through the streets. People sit in outdoor cafes lining the cobblestone streets of the main square contemplating a scene worthy of a romance film set in Italy. [...]
We are proud to invite you to an inaugural cocktail reception to celebrate…
the affiliation of Allende Properties and Christie’s Great Estates Thursday, February 19th, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Allende Properties Cuna de Allende 15 Centro, San Miguel de Allende Kindly RSVP by February 14th, 2009 by email at [email protected] or by telephone 154.5000
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mexican coast playground is truly a (snow)birders’ paradise
Accommodations range from plain to perfectly posh Joseph Kula, Special to The Province Published: Sunday, December 14, 2008 R iviera Nayarit (it rhymes with sweet) is for the birds, literally. This 160-kilometre playa-lined playground on Mexico’s north-central coast stretching from Nuevo Vallarta in the south to San Blas in the north draws snowbirds from as far [...]
New Real Estate Law: January 1, 2009
We would like to thank Mitch Keenan for this update on a new law related to selling property in Mexico. Any foreign person (non-Mexican citizen) selling property in Mexico will now be required to have an FM-2 Visa, in addition to electric bills and fidecomiso in their name(s) (as their names appear on their passports [...]
Use caution before ‘running away’ after retiring
by Wendell Cayton Local columnist Posted December 15, 2008 http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081215/BIZ/712159913 If the thought of throwing off the yoke and retiring to an exotic locale where the living is easy and the dollar buys more is enticing, it’s wise to move carefully, keep your dreams in your pocket and your feet on the ground. Our [...]
A Riviera is Born
December 12, 2008 By Mark Jolly Mexico’s new bright star lights up the Pacific coast. view map You might be forgiven for having never heard of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s bright young star of the Pacific. For one thing, the 100-mile stretch of coastline didn’t even exist until last year — at least not under its [...]
2008 Puerto Vallarta Film Festival
During November, the annual Puerto Vallarta Film Festival showcases contemporary full-length films and documentaries from North and South America, drawing movie stars and making for some interesting people and movie watching. The Gala Closing Awards ceremony features awards named after Hollywood movers and shakers who have impacted Puerto Vallarta, the John Huston Maverick Awards for [...]
Investor Report: Diversify in Mexico
December 5, 2008 By Kenneth R. Harney http://www.homes101.net/news/n4296/ Investors looking to diversify their portfolios into land or rental properties — that are still gaining in market value — ought to look south of the border. But they should focus their shopping on the top “fly in” resort locations in Mexico — and avoid “drive in” [...]
Destinations to Watch in 2009
by Christine Sarkis, SmarterTravel.com Staff – December 8, 2008 A destination in the midst of inventing itself. Another preparing for its year in the world spotlight. Cities and regions gearing up for year-long parties. Our top picks for destinations to watch in 2009 are bursting with up-and-coming, you’ve-gotta-see-this attitude. Not only are these destinations [...]
Costa Vallarta Real Estate Regions
Because of its popularity as a tourism destination and second-home real estate market, Puerto Vallarta has outgrown its original borders, with neighboring towns now neighborhoods of Vallarta. And real estate opportunities are no longer limited to within Banderas Bay but stretch up and down the northern and southern coastlines. The entire region, commonly referred to [...]
Thank you to everyone who attended the Second Annual Punta de Mita Foundation Cocktail and Silent Auction event.
Dear all, Thank you to everyone who attended the Second Annual Punta de Mita Foundation Cocktail and Silent Auction event. It was wonderful party and great to see everyone enthusiastic about the work that the Foundation has been doing over the past year. In keeping with the theme of the beautiful setting atop Hotel Des Artistes and [...]
Puerto Vallarta Weekend News & Upcoming Events
If you want to stay on top of all of the latest Puerto Vallarta news and learn what you can expect during the coming week, be sure to watch The Weekend Beat every Sunday morning right here on BanderasNews. Hosted by William Michael, this weekly Puerto Vallarta video news report provides a brief overview of [...]
Road to Mismaloya – The Panoramic Route
By Jesús de Avila – December 2008 During the past two months, I have had to do the Puerto Vallarta – Boca de Tomatlán – Puerto Vallarta route twice a week, experiencing feelings that inspired me into writing and sharing this brief review, with the main purpose of luring you into programming some specific time [...]
Real Estate Trends 2007-2008
The Vallarta Real Estate Guide For the past five years, we have prepared a list of trends we perceived to be taking place in the Vallarta real estate market. Information is gathered through interviews with real estate agents and developers, then compiled and reviewed for trends. Each year, interestingly enough, brings new trends, [...]
Take a Tour of Real Estate in Puerto Vallarta
Mexico Real Estate Tours offers educational seminars on Mexico real estate and guided tours of Puerto Vallarta real estate. If you are serious about buying a home in Mexico, this is a great way to learn everything you need to know about safely buying a property and also check out several quality developments in person. [...]
Tour Puerto Vallarta by 360° images by Paco Ojeda
360 360 Spotlight: Dolphin Adventure Center: If you love dolphins, a visit to Vallarta Adventures’ Dolphin Adventure Center should top your list of things to do on your Puerto Vallarta vacation! Vallarta Adventures offers a full range of educational and interactive dolphin programs designed for dolphin lovers of all ages and abilities. 360 Spotlight: [...]
eNews for residents, guests and friends of Punta Mita
NOVEMBER 2008 Property Spotlight Resort News Community Spotlight Introducing Ayia Punta Mita Uniting a spectacular resort setting with lifestyle enriching amenities, Ayia Punta Mita brings a sense of metropolitan glamour to Mexico’s premier beach and golf resort community. “It is going to be very sleek, eclectic and hip…at least that is my vision,” [...]
St. Regis Makes Landmark Debut in Latin America with the Opening of The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
Located in Mexico’s Most Exclusive Beach Community, The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort Features Latin America’s First Remede Spa, World-Class Cuisine, Three Infinity Pools with Private Cabanas, Two Jack Nicklaus Golf Courses, State-of-the-Art Fitness Facilities, a Private Beach Club, Tennis Courts and the Signature St. Regis Butler Service PUNTA MITA, Mexico, Nov 03, 2008 [...]
Nayarit Riviera: Mexico’s next hot beach
CHACALA, Nayarit — Along the secluded, jungle-fringed beaches of the Mexican Pacific coast, things tend toward perfection. There are perfect sunsets, explosions of orange and purple as the sun dips nightly over the bays; perfect waves, which rush toward shore in steady, unchanging curls to the delight of local surfers; and it’s where you might [...]
Puerto Vallarta and the Mexican iguana affair
IF ever a movie transformed a town, The Night of the Iguana turned Puerto Vallarta from an anonymous fishing hamlet to a city that has outgrown its geographical boundaries. Puerto Vallarta (pronounced Porto Vayarta) on Mexico’s west coast is a magnet for tourists and a regular stop for luxury liners sailing the Mexican Riviera. In [...]
Mexican Pacific Coast Tourism Project to Outshine Cancún
Monday, October 13, 2008 Mexican Pacific Coast Tourism Project to Outshine Cancún By Barnard R. Thompson The Mexican government has announced a major new tourism development that will stretch along the Pacific Ocean coast of southern Sinaloa – a project that will ultimately be twice the size of Cancún. A master planned tourist area to [...]
Yelapa – Puerto Vallarta’s Most Eclectic Daytrip
Just one hour from the luxury and excitement of Puerto Vallarta, the village of Yelapa lures day trippers with the promise of rustic charm and exotic seclusion. Yelapa, meaning “gathering place,” was once just a sleepy fishing outpost, but has recently found new life as both an artist retreat and an outdoor recreation destination. As [...]
Enter PV09 and take advtantage of free seminars
In light of current events, there’s a case to be made that sailing off to Mexico in Del Rey Yacht Club’s PV09 International Race Series to Puerto Vallarta next Jan. 31 makes economic sense for several reasons. Those who sign up by Oct. 31 for the 20th biennial event, presented by CORUM Swiss Timepieces, will [...]
Dollar’s gain is good news for travelers
By Carol Pucci Seattle Times travel writer American visitors to Mexico will find their dollars buying more than they have in a long time. Above, La Parroquia de la Purisima Concepcion, the main parish church in Tequila, Mexico, is virtually in the center of town. The plaza is a popular gathering spot where tequila tours [...]
America’s wealthiest are picking Mexico over Hawaii in a hunt for value vacations
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — As U.S. markets spiral downward, America’s wealthiest are redeeming reward points, choosing million-dollar timeshares over luxury third homes and picking Mexico over Hawaii in a hunt for value vacations. Members of Hilton Hotels Corp.’s loyalty program who live in the 10 wealthiest U.S. zip codes redeemed 42 percent more reward points [...]
Mexico Real Estate Versus US Real Estate
A year over year decline in housing prices in the US are very rare, but the failure of financial giants like Lehman and Washington Mutual mean it will probably be a while before housing prices start recovering. Smart Money editor Jack Hough told the Wall Street Journal This Morning Podcast on September 30th that “I [...]
Frolic in nature and taste the culture in Riviera Nayarit
Irene Butler, Canwest News Service Published: Friday, October 3, 2008 Curtains of foliage drape the sides of narrow waterways deep in the mangrove forest. Our small boat manoeuvres past the bulging roots needed to hold these towering trees upright in the silt base. “See the crocodiles?” says our guide José. He stops the engine [...]
Top 10 Facts About Puerto Vallarta Real Estate
Puerto Vallarta has grown from a quiet little fishing village to one of the fastest growing real estate markets in Mexico. Here are our top ten facts about this investment hotspot. 1. Sales of resort real estate in Puerto Vallarta has increased from $50 million in 2000 to $500 million in 2007 (NuWire). 2. Vallarta [...]
In Mexico, a Sliver of Pacific Coast Untouched by High-Rises
WHEN Joanie Cartal and Ian Purse first visited Sayulita, Mexico, six years ago, it was still a basic torpid fishing village on the Pacific Ocean, the kind of place favored by vagabond surfers and scrawny mutts. They were so taken with the place, which was just being discovered by tourists, that a year later they [...]
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