Tourism
Meeting with Med Atlántica on Mexicana canceled
Milenio - The Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) reported that the meeting was canceled between members of Med Atlantic and Judge Philip Consuelo Soto, which was intended to discuss the issue of the capitalization of Mexicana Airlines.
Doubletree by Hilton opens in Saltillo
Business Wire - DoubleTree by Hilton opened its second Mexican hotel in the city of Saltillo, Coahuila. The 125-suite DoubleTree Suites is just five minutes from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport and ten minutes from the city center.
Plans moving forward to return Mexicana to skies
Grupo Formula - Fernando Perfecto, secretary general of the Association of Airline Pilots Association, said that Med Atlántica has provided data and proof of funds and that Mexicana Airlines planes will return to the skies in mid-March.
www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp
Vacation rental phishing scams catch more travelers
Chicago Tribune - Shauna Kattler thought she'd found the ideal rental home in Playa del Carmen for the impossibly low peak-season rate of $450 a night through HomeAway.com. But someone had stolen the owner's e-mail password through a crime called phishing.
www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-201201310000--tms--traveltrctntt-b20120131jan31,0,4428722.story
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/
An exquisite Mexico beach cursed by plastic
LAT - Finding garbage on the beach is hardly new to Mexico, or anywhere sea meets land. But an ecologically rich region of Caribbean beaches, coral reef and mangrove forests is especially cursed by seaborne rubbish that's on the rise the world over.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-beach-pollution-20120128,0,2261593.story
Canadian couple describes beating at 5-star resort
CTV - An Ontario couple, Scott and Sarah Giddy of Fergus, has come forward with their story of being attacked in Mexico just outside the five-star resort where Sheila Nabb was brutally beaten in the hotel's elevator.
m.ctv.ca/topstories/20120125/mexico-couple-warning-1201125.html
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
Canadian woman beaten at Mazatlan resort hotel
CBC News - Consular officials are in contact with the family of a young Canadian woman who was reportedly beaten unconscious in a hotel in Mexico's Mazatlan resort region and are pressing for an investigation into the incident.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/01/22/mexico-canadian-beaten.html
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.
