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Mexico expects 52 million tourists in 2012
Travel Weekly - More than 52 million tourists will visit Mexico this year, the Mexican Ministry of Tourism forecasts. Predictions followed a solid holiday season and strong winter occupancy thus far, particularly in the resort areas.
www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Mexico-projects-52-million-tourists-in-2012/
Mexico might raise drinking age from 18 to 21
KTAR.com - To combat high rates of alcoholism, the Mexican Health Ministry is pushing to raise the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. It might affect some students' spring breaks, but the overall affect on tourism would be minimal, officials say.
ktar.com/6/1492424/Mexico-considering-raising-drinking-age-from-18-to-21
Real Turismo starts new hotel segment, Real Inn
Sentido Comun - Grupo Real Turismo, the hotel company owned by Grupo Empresarial Angeles that owns the Camino Real and Quinta Real hotel chains, will create and develop a new brand, to be known as Real Inn, to enter the market for economic hotels.
GAP plans to spend $64.4 million on upgrades
Sentido Comun - Pacific Airport Group said it plans to invest 880 million pesos ($64.4 million) this year to modernize and improve its facilities, and expects that passenger traffic at its 12 air terminals to grow between 3 and 4 percent this year.
Tapachula begins countdown to end of the world
Digital Journal - Tourist officials in the city of Tapachula in southern Mexico have set up a digital clock to count down to the end of the world on December 21, 2012, the date many people believe the ancient Mayans predict the world will end.
Holland cuts 10 cruse ship calls in Mexico
Cruise News - Citing concerns over safety and security, Holland America is cutting more cruise calls to Mexico's beleaguered west coast. The latest bout of cancellations impacts 10 Holland America cruises.
Mexico's air carriers take up Mexicana slack
CAPA - One year after the suspension of services at Grupo Mexicana, which became the largest airline casualty since the onset of the global financial crisis, it appears the Mexican market has fully recovered.
First Mexican "pop-up" hotel opens in Tulum
msnbc.com - Design Hotels, which handles reservations globally for independently owned hotels, recently announced an innovation in the lodging industry: a pop-up hotel. The Papaya Playa Project opened in Tulum last week and will remain open through May 6.
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Top 10 Mexican and Lat Am holiday deals
Travel Agent - Travel Agent rounded up a list of Mexico and Latin American holiday deals back in November. Here are our favorite travel deals that are still available for the holiday season.
AirTran approved to add more flights to Mexico
AP - AirTran Airways says it has received U.S. approval to operate new flights to Mexico beginning in May and June. The flights will be from Orange County, Calif., and San Antonio to Mexico City, Cabo San Lucas and Cancun.
www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57337051/airtran-to-provide-new-flights-to-mexico/
