May 2nd, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Loyalty programs keep travelers coming back, granting more perks and benefits the more they use a service provider. But what happens as the world of travel evolves and companies merge to gain efficiency and price advantage or just to stay in business? In some cases, the customer comes out ahead.
Southwest Airlines' merger with the AirTran Airways subsidiary is well underway. Though not ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Loyalty Programs Change, Evolve With Mergers
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Loyalty programs keep travelers coming back, granting more perks and benefits the more they use a service provider. But what happens as the world of travel evolves and companies merge to gain efficiency and price advantage or just to stay in business? In some cases, the customer comes out ahead.
Southwest Airlines' merger with the AirTran Airways subsidiary is well underway. Though not ...7 Great Hotels Where You Can Cook Like a Local
Apr 28th, 2012 at 12:00PM: One of the best parts about a vacation? The food. We love trying local delicacies and adding to our recipe books with tips and techniques learned from our travels. Immerse yourself in native cuisine with these seven great cooking experiences that combine luxury travel with fun, hands-on cooking classes.
Time to Thai in Bangkok
Learn traditional Thai cooking in Bangkok at Lebua. You'll cook a ...Crime In Mexico, Just Part Of The Deal
Apr 19th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Crime in Mexico continues to concern travelers. Recent accounts of death by a drug lord urge caution when visiting Mexico, yet the country still ranks high as a desirable travel destination.
Seeming to run deeper than ever, crime has weaved its way through Mexico in some unlikely areas as well. Affecting everything from the police, accused and indicted with claims of extortion and false ...Celebration To Promote Mexico In Familiar Neighborhood Setting
Apr 16th, 2012 at 3:00PM: De Pueblo a Pueblo is an eight-week celebration that begins later this month in Philadelphia. The first-ever festival will honor Philadelphia's local Mexican community by promoting greater understanding of traditional arts, language and history of Mexico.
The citywide festival hopes to connect a growing Mexican population and their customs with a broader Philadelphia audience. In addition to ...Travel Expert Brings Local Flavor To Guidebooks, Video
Apr 3rd, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Known worldwide as travel editor for CBS News, Peter Greenberg has traveled the planet bringing far away places into living rooms for decades. Now, Greenberg shares his expertise on destinations around the globe in his new "Like a Local" series of guidebooks, videos and travel tips that go on sale April 16.
Teaming with Michelin, Greenberg is releasing the series of "Like a Local" travel ...Santorum criticizes Obama for allowing Malia to attend class trip to Mexico
Mar 21st, 2012 at 2:00PM: The is-Mexico-safe-or-isn't-it debate spilled over into the 2012 presidential race on Tuesday as G.O.P. hopeful Rick Santorum criticized President Obama for allowing his 13-year-old daughter, Malia, to travel to Oaxaca, Mexico, on a class trip.
"What I would say is that the president's actions should reflect what his administration is saying," Santorum said in an interview with conservative ...Mexico remains #1 worldwide cruise destination
Mar 19th, 2012 at 6:30PM: Despite travel warnings and negative press, Mexico has retained its position as the recipient of the most cruise ship dockings globally. Over 1,800 cruise ships docked in the country in 2011, lending more than $500 million in both revenue and jobs to the economy. The country also saw a 7.1% annual growth in January.
The tourism board estimates that five million tourists visited through cruise ...Luxury spring break options for the budget traveler
Mar 10th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Do you wish you could afford to relax on a beach in the Caribbean with private butler service, or watch the sunset from the veranda of a luxury villa this spring? Thanks to Jetsetter Home's spring break sale, now you can.
Jetsetter Homes boasts properties all over the world, and during select dates this spring, some of their most affluent properties will be on sale. The private villas are each ...Texas authorities urge students to avoid Mexico
Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:30PM:
As spring break draws near, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has issued a warning that advises college students to stay away from Mexico. The warning cites ongoing drug cartel violence as the main reason to avoid going south of the border, but also mentions criminal activity including homicides, gun battles, kidnappings, carjackings, rapes and more.
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Riviera Nayarit kicks off Mexico's largest sailing competition this month
Mar 6th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Every other year, Mexico hosts their Nautical Extravaganza, a month filled with classic sailing and water sport competitions that take you to different Mexican cities. This year, the event kicked off on March 2 with the 30th Biennial San Diego to Vallarta Yacht Club race, which consists of sailors navigating their boats over 1,000 miles from San Diego, California, to Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.
If ...Mexico tourism adds environmentalists to list of foes
Mar 5th, 2012 at 4:30PM: Mexico gets bad press for a number of reasons causing travelers to use extra caution when visiting south of the border. Attractions, like UNESCO biosphere sites along the Baja California Peninsula, draw travelers but a newly thriving coral reef is under threat from a mega-development planned for the area, adding environmentalists to Mexico tourism's list of foes.
In Cabo Pulmo, Mexico, the ...Crime in Mexico: Is Puerto Vallarta unsafe for travelers?
Mar 1st, 2012 at 10:00AM: My colleague Chris Owen has raised some good points about crime in Mexico in his piece on Saturday about the bus full of tourists who were recently robbed at gunpoint near Puerto Vallarta (PV), but as someone who has visited PV three years in a row, 2009-11, I'd like to offer another perspective on this issue.
Early reports of the incident left the impression that the tourists were robbed by a ...Carnaval Mazatlan a festive celebration, but safe?
Feb 20th, 2012 at 2:30PM:
Carnaval Mazatlan started this week and runs through February 21. Like other celebrations, glittering costumes, exotic foods and dancing street musicians are all part of the festivities. But this year's Carnaval, while featuring a full program of activities designed for the whole family, comes on the heels of a renewed travel warning to Mexico questioning the safety of a visit south of the ...Renewed Mexico travel warning threatens spring break travel plans
Feb 11th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
The U.S. State Department has issued a new Mexico travel warning, superseding last April's warning. Apparently, cartel violence stemming from drug trafficking, specifically violent struggles among the criminal organizations for control of trafficking routes, has resulted in a rising number of carjackings, kidnappings and gun battles throughout Mexico.
"U.S. travelers should be aware that ...Real men don't eat turtles in San Pancho, Mexico's coolest beach town
Jan 23rd, 2012 at 10:00AM: When Frank Smith, a retired forest ranger from California, first came to San Pancho, an idyllic beach community on Mexico's Pacific Coast, more than twenty years ago, turtle meat was all the rage.
It was on offer in the sleepy town's four restaurants, their flippers were used to make cowboy boots and the eggs were sold to bars, which offered them to randy patrons. Turtle eggs can be a valuable ...Mexico's safest destinations
Jan 17th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Crime in Mexico has kept travelers away from some parts of the country that are riddled with the results of drug cartel operations. Everything from murder to mass graves and the acts of brutal drug lords has caused the U.S. Department of State to issue warnings against travel south of the border. Still, there are a number of places deemed safe by a variety of sources that are worth a look if not a ...Photo of the Day: A birds eye view of Mexico
Jan 14th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
This Photo of the Day, taken today, comes from flickr member Doug Murray and shows "A birds eye view of Andador Real de Guadalupe in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico."
Chiapas is home to ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, Yaxchilán, Bonampak, Chinkultic and home to one of the largest indigenous populations in the country with twelve federally recognized ethnicities.
...The ten most deadly cities in Mexico for tourists
Jan 13th, 2012 at 1:30PM: Crime and danger traveling to Mexico have been widely publicized for a long time. As a result, tourism in Mexico has suffered to the point where even cruise lines have pulled ships from calling at ports that seem safe by all appearances. Still, numbers speak for themselves and according to a study conducted by Citizens Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice, nearly twenty-five percent of ...Exploring the underground caves of Rio Secreto in Mexico
Jan 8th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Río Secreto is a surreal and unique natural reserve near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, that was opened to the public in December of 2007. Visitors to the site are able to hike and swim through the azure waters of a 1969-foot long river that sits inside underground caves. Inside these caves, you will find thousands of impressive stalactites and stalagmites, and once below the Earth's surface, ...World's worst places: Top 10 places you do not want to visit in 2012
Jan 6th, 2012 at 8:30AM:
What comes to mind when you think of the world's worst place? While it is easy to complain about rural Wal-marts, La Guardia, Applebee's, and any government office with motor vehicle in its title, none of those places escalate the game from nuisance to immediate danger. All of them can be horrible, yes, but a threatened existence they do not pose.
The places on this list are the bad ...
