IANS/EFE - Economic activity associated with tourism grew 4 percent in 2012 compared with the year before. Spending by foreign and domestic tourists increased by 4.7 percent. Tourism contributes close to 9 percent of Mexico's GDP.Tourism
Fibra Hotel buys two Fiesta Inn a Posadas
Sentido Comun - Fibra Hotel, the first investment trust specializing in real estate business in Mexican urban hotels, announced it will buy Grupo Posadas Hotels Fiesta Inn Tlalnepantla in Mexico City and Fiesta Inn Toluca.
Holiday Express opens hotel in Veracruz
Travel Blackboard - IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group and Grupo Hotelero Latinoamérica announce the opening of the Holiday Inn Express® Veracruz Boca del Rio. This is the sixth IHG-branded hotel in this region.
Interjet begins Monterrey to Las Vegas flights
KTNV - Interjet will offer nonstop international service from Monterrey to Las Vegas on Thursdays and Sundays. Visitors who arrive on these flights are projected to generate $15.2 million in non-gaming impact during the route's first year of operation.
Man robbed and pushed from 3rd story of hotel
National Post - The father of a deaf man from British Columbia says his son was robbed and pushed over a three story railing while staying at a resort hotel in Mexico. The victim suffered a broken hip, skull fracture and crushed ankle in the attack in Cabo San Lucas.
How to spend 36 hours in San Miguel Allende
NYT - San Miguel de Allende is almost 500 years old, and for more than 50 it’s been a beloved tourist destination. Nevertheless, San Miguel eels fresh again, with rebooted energy from an influx of sophisticates far younger than the expatriate retirees traditionally associated with the town.
travel.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/travel/36-hours-in-san-miguel-de-allende-mexico.html
Things to know before taking a trip to Mexico
Forbes - Anyone thinking of heading to Mexico, for business or pleasure, needs to be well aware that anyone could become an intentional or unintentional victim, at almost any time. Here is some information to help to prepare for problems.
Two Mexico agencies on Travel+Leisure top list
PRWeb - Travel+Leisure Magazine has selected Earth, Sea & Sky Vacations (CaboVillas.com) for their list of “40 All-Star Agencies” offering villa rentals in the March 2013 edition. The other Mexican agency selected is Villa Turquesa, also in Cabo San Lucas.
www.prweb.com/releases/cabosanlucas/mexico/prweb10504812.htm
"Hobbit holes" in Mexico are deepest open air pits
Mail Online - A secret garden nestles 300 metres beneath the surface of the Earth at the bottom of Mexico's "hobbit holes." The dauntingly deep caves showcases the deepest open air pits in the world. These huge pits in the Aquismon region in Mexico should only be tackled by the most experienced of cavers.
Texas discourages spring break travel to Mexico
WFAA - The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to discourage all spring break travel to Mexico, even to popular tourist resorts that many consider safe.
American Airlines adds two new destinations in Mexico
USAToday - American Airlines announced three routes today, unveiling plans for two new destinations in Mexico as well as a new cross-country-route within the USA. The two new Mexico destinations are Hermosillo and Zacatecas from Dallas/Fort Worth.
