Jan 2nd, 2012 at 2:00PM: LGBT travelers can add Cancun, Mexico, to their must-visit destination list, as the city has recently legalized gay marriage. In fact, the first same-sex marriages will be taking place this month in the resort area.
While same-sex marriage has been legal in Mexico City since 2009, a recently discovered gap in the Civil Code, which only talks about "people interested in getting married" without ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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LGBT travel 2012: Gay marriage becomes legal in Cancun, Mexico
Jan 2nd, 2012 at 2:00PM: LGBT travelers can add Cancun, Mexico, to their must-visit destination list, as the city has recently legalized gay marriage. In fact, the first same-sex marriages will be taking place this month in the resort area.
While same-sex marriage has been legal in Mexico City since 2009, a recently discovered gap in the Civil Code, which only talks about "people interested in getting married" without ...Spring Breakers head to Mexico despite drug wars
Feb 18th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
While drug war violence has sent Mexican PR into a whirlwind, spring breakers have been unswayed by the persistent safety warnings and bad press. According to the AP, spring break reservations to Mexico remain resilient in the face of such setbacks, even growing slightly over last year. The big three of the Yucatan peninsula - Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and the Riviera Maya, are the top ...Virgin America lets loose in Cancún
Feb 1st, 2011 at 9:00AM:
Virgin America just can't sit still these days. In the past two months, they've launched service to Dallas/Forth Worth (and added frequency from both LAX & SFO), placed an impressive order for 60 new A320's (to be delivered starting in 2013), said adiós to Toronto for the time being, and launched service to two cities in Mexico; Los Cabos and now, Cancún.
Everything about ...The ultimate pre-wedding party: Off & Away offers $22,500 bachelor / bachelorette auction
Jan 27th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Ever wonder what happens to the palatial pads used in MTV's "The Real World" after the season is over? In at least a few instances, they've been turned back into their original hotel suites, available for show devotees or high-rollers to rent by the night.
Luxury hotel deal purveyor Off & Away is offering their highest-priced acution to date with the ME Cancun suite apartment that housed ...Virgin America kicks off service to Cancun
Jan 19th, 2011 at 4:30PM:
Dying to get your Spring Break on in style? Then pack your sandals, sunscreen, sombrero and head on over to Virgin America's website to grab some great fares or a chance to win a VIP getaway to Cancun, Mexico.
This morning, Virgin America is launching their service from LAX & SFO to the Mayan Riviera (aka Cancun) and Gadling is onboard to witness the festivities. Remember the Goo Goo ...3 great books about cruise vacations
Jan 15th, 2011 at 7:00AM: While blogging, video, interactive travel books and online travelguides have command a lot of interest, books (like with paper and ink) are still being published. Here are some of the best about cruise vacations for your weekend reading pleasure.
Selling the Sea- An inside Look at the Cruise Industry
Written by cruise industry veterans Bob Dickinson from Carnival Cruise Lines fame and Andy ...Top ten overrated international travel destinations
Nov 2nd, 2010 at 11:30AM: Laurel brought us the US's top ten overrated travel destinations, and we thought it was time to go global. Here are ten international sites, in no particular order, that just aren't worth a two-hour wait in line, fighting the crowds, or covering long distances to get there:
1. Eiffel Tower, Paris
Seriously, your photos of Paris are going to look much better with the Eiffel Tower in them. If ...Eerie underwater sculpture finished in Caribbean
Nov 1st, 2010 at 2:00PM:
If you go diving off Isla Mujeres near Cancun, Mexico, you'll see more than the usual coral reefs and colorful tropical fish. You'll see a ghostly crowd of people standing on the bottom of the sea.
Silent Evolution is the creation of Jason de Caires Taylor, who specializes in underwater sculptures cast from real people. Taylor uses inert, PH-neutral concrete that doesn't pollute the water. ...TripAlertz combines group buying with travel flash sales
Oct 26th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Launching today, TripAlertz aims to do for the travel market what Groupon and LivingSocial have done for restaurants, spas and shops. Part flash sale, part group-buying site, TripAlertz will offer impulse getaway packages with prices that start 30 to 50 percent below the leading public online travel sites.
Destinations to be featured include places like Miami, Orlando, Beverly Hills, San ...Mexico limits U.S. dollar purchases in bid to beat drug lords
Oct 25th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Worried that your money isn't green enough? Well, in Mexico, the contrary may be true. If you're headed to Mexico this year, you'll want to bite the bullet and exchange some greenbacks for pesos. New currency laws came into effect in parts of the country last month that limit U.S. dollar-purchases to $100 per cash transaction (the most a business can accept). And, some businesses won't be able to ...Virgin America announces nonstop flights to Los Cabos and Cancun from $129
Aug 31st, 2010 at 10:01AM: Viva, Mexico!
Get your margaritas ready and toast to Virgin America's new flight announcements. The airline announced today it will serve San Jose del Cabo International Airport (SJD) and Cancun International Airport (CUN) with nonstop flights from California starting this December.
The fights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Cabos start Dec. 16, 2010, and flights from ...Mixed bag for spring break travel
Mar 4th, 2010 at 12:00PM: For spring breakers, the news this year is mixed. According to data from Bing Travel and Travelocity, USA Today reports, airfares are up, but hotel rates are down. The result, of course, is a variation on the adage that there's no free lunch. You may get a deal on one part of your trip, but you'll inevitably pay elsewhere.
Airfares, on average, are up 9 percent relative to last year, ...Daily Pampering: Luxury Avenue in Cancun changes travel shopping completely
Jan 13th, 2010 at 4:00PM: What do you do when your wallet starts to itch? If you're sunning yourself in Cancun, Mexico, have a car take you from your resort to the new Luxury Avenue. This new travel retail destination has brought together in one place such stores as Mont Blanc, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo and Zegna -- creating a shopping experience reminiscent of South Beach or Cannes. Luxury Avenue is within ...Mexico relies on Facebook to kick travel slump
Jan 6th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Travel to Mexico got a big ol' kick in the cojones last year. The global recession spanked airlines and hotels around the world, and since the United States was ground zero for the financial crisis that accelerated the recession, Mexico likely lost some action from its biggest trading partner. And then swine flu came along, bringing much of the Mexican tourism and travel industry to a crawl. When ...Underwater sculpture garden helps save Cancun's coral reefs
Nov 27th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Cancun's famous coral reefs have been hit hard lately by storms and pollution, and the Mexican government has come up with an interesting way to let the reefs heal while still attracting visitors. They're creating an underwater sculpture garden that will bring back the tourists and encourage growth of new coral. It's the brainchild of the Mexican government and artist Jason de Caires Taylor, who ...AeroMexico plane hijacking resolved peacefully
Sep 10th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Shortly after taking off from Cancun on Wednesday, the pilots of AeroMexico flight 737 radioed the control tower to say the plane had been hijacked. The hijacker had showed off a bomb (later found to be fake) and demanded to speak to Mexican President Felipe Calderon. He threatened to blow up the plane, which was carrying over 100 people, and said he needed to warn the President of an impending ...Mexican resort beach shut down, accused of stealing sand
Jul 31st, 2009 at 4:30PM: Visitors to a Cancun beach found themselves restricted by yellow crime-scene tape yesterday, when Mexican police cordoned off the beach under accusations that the sand was stolen.
According to the AP release, after Hurricane Wilma washed away much of the resort area's beach in 2005, Mexico spent $19 million replacing it with sand pumped from the sea floor. That sand has been slowly eroding, ...Swine flu symptoms? Next holiday in Mexico is free
May 14th, 2009 at 12:30PM: It's a bummer to get sick on a vacation. Anyone who has been holed up in a hotel with the chills or worse instead of out enjoying the trip that you paid for can vouch for that. Illness isn't great for tourism either. Mexico tourism has hit the skids because of H1N1 virus, aka, swine flu. Folks in the Mexico tourism industry have begun to cook up ideas to entice tourists to head south. Here's ...Daily travel deal - Mexican Riviera all inclusive resort 4 nights + air from $680
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Sure, the media may be trying to convince us that Mexico is off-limits at the moment, but now the whole swine flu panic is starting to die down, it is time to start checking out some of the bargains to be found. Today's deal will fly you to Cancun, and let you enjoy the luxurious Valentin Imperial Maya resort for 4 nights. The Valentin Imperial Maya is an adult only all inclusive resort, with more ...Mayan retro spa in Cancun
Apr 13th, 2009 at 3:00PM: A great massage needs no embellishment. The simple act of kneading stress from your body is enough. Warm Jacuzzi waters afterward complete the experience, especially when washed down with crisp cucumber water. A twist that enhances the experience, though, can matter, as I learned at the JW Marriott's spa in Cancun, Mexico.
The on-site spa infuses its treatments with Mayan ritual, adding a sense ...
