Recent News December14, 2009
Mexico sees tourism recovering from 2009 flu blow
15 Dec 2009 00:18:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
MEXICO CITY, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Mexico is facing a $1.6 billion drop in tourism revenues for 2009, thanks to a deadly flu outbreak, but the fall is smaller than first feared and visitors should return in 2010, the government said on Monday. …

The Myth that No Place in Mexico is Safe
Monday, December 14, 2009
Source: mexidata.info
Thanks to the bloody drug battles being waged on a daily basis in so many Mexican cities and towns, the country has acquired a terrible reputation as a travel destination in the last few years. While some areas in Mexico definitely need to be avoided by tourists, there are several areas where this reputation is completely undeserved. …

Filmmaker Yolanda Cruz pays heed to the overlooked Mexican Indian
December 14, 2009
Source: latimes.com
Its indigenous people are an integral part of Mexican society, but you wouldn’t guess it from watching Mexican movies and television, glancing at billboards or perusing the ranks of the nation’s political and economic elites. …

World Travel Watch
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Source: sfgate.com
… 3 Mexico: Violent crime is increasing throughout the state of Chihuahua, according to the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez (across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas), who issued an alert Dec. 8 saying that drug violence has now spread to family members of rival cartel members. The consulate advised Americans to defer non-essential travel to the Guadalupe Bravo area southeast of the city (known locally as “Valle de Juarez”) and to the entire northwest quarter of the state. …

Destinations to watch in 2010
December 10, 2009
Source: usatoday.com
… Mexico
With the H1N1 virus and drug-related violence in its Northern cities, Mexico tourism had a rough 2009. But a big anniversary, a strong dollar, and some of the most affordable hotel rates in years promise a brighter 2010 for travelers to Acapulco, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and other popular spots in Mexico. …

Long-awaited opening of Anzalduas bridge set for Tuesday
December 12, 2009
Source: themonitor.com
NEAR GRANJENO — Everything is ready for the opening of the first new U.S.-Mexico bridge in the past 10 years.

The four lanes of the Anzalduas International Bridge are set to open 6 a.m. Tuesday to tourist vehicles and buses. The bridge connects to a ring road on the Mexican side that will link travelers to the Reynosa-Monterrey highway, allowing them to avoid the traffic of downtown Reynosa. …

Transat lends its support to four new sustainable tourism projects in Mexico, Peru, Morocco and Turkey
December 8, 2009
Source: cnw.ca
MONTREAL, Dec. 8 /CNW Telbec/ – Transat, one of the largest integrated tourism companies in the world and Canada’s holiday travel leader, today announced its support for four new sustainable tourism initiatives in as many of its destination countries, namely Mexico, Peru, Morocco and Turkey. From the Maya Riviera to Machu Picchu, from the Saffron Region to the Aegean Sea, Transat’s financial support program for projects in travel destinations continues to broaden its international reach in favour of more sustainable tourism. Since the program was founded in 2007, Transat has supported 12 projects in 8 countries (the others are Canada, France, Cuba and Tunisia) and committed nearly $475,000 ((euro)300,000). …

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