Archive for October, 2006

Associated Press Business News: Alaska Air Boosting Service to Mexico – MSN Money

October 28th, 2006

Alaska Air Boosting Service to Mexico: “Alaska Airlines will add nonstop service between Los Angeles and La Paz, Portland, Ore. and both Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta, San Francisco and Cancun and Seattle and Cancun.”

Golf Magnifico in Puerto Vallarta & Surroundings

October 26th, 2006

Golf Magnifico in Puerto Vallarta & Surroundings – Forbes.com: “With all due respect to Robert Trent Jones, Jr., there’s not a fairway architect alive who can match what The Man Upstairs cooked up at El Tamarindo, an 18-hole wonderland midway between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, Mexico.”

Mexico has been good for Frontier

October 20th, 2006

Mexico has been good for Frontier: “Potter said about 10 percent of Frontier’s business now is service to Mexico, four years after the low-cost carrier began flying there. Frontier currently has weekly flights from Kansas City International Airport to Cancun and Puerto Vallarta.”

Vegas, Mexico, Italy top tourist destinations

October 17th, 2006

Vegas, Mexico, Italy top tourist destinations: “Taking a Caribbean cruise was the top international vacation, but five Mexican destinations were in the top 10: Cancun, the Riviera Maya, Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Playa del Carmen.”

Puerto Vallarta Golf Mexico

October 17th, 2006

Puerto Vallarta Golf Mexico: “Puerto Vallarta or ‘PV’ as savvy travelers have started calling it, no has seven golf courses. Jack Nicklaus and other of the greatest Golf Course designers have created courses in this tropical destination in Mexico, among them Tom Weiskopf and Robert von Hagge. With the advent of a larger assortment of world class courses and resorts, some in Puerto Vallarta, some in Nuevo Vallarta and further north, Vallarta can now claim to be a true worldclass golf destination”

Hotel Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hotel Riu Vallarta

October 17th, 2006

Hotel Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hotel Riu Vallarta: “We are proud to present our newest resort in Puerto Vallarta, the All Inclusive Hotel Riu Vallarta. Located on World-renowned Flamingo Beach, one of Mexico’s most beautiful destinations on the Pacific Coast where calm waters caress the shore. “

Women to race in Long Beach Harbor

October 16th, 2006

Women to race in Long Beach Harbor: “From Portland to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, women mariners have flocked to the Long Beach Yacht Club (LBYC) each fall to compete in this challenging contest in a fleet of matched 37-foot sailboats.”

Opening of the All-Inclusive Riu Vallarta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

October 13th, 2006

Opening of the All-Inclusive Riu Vallarta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: “The 550-room Riu Vallarta Hotel, the second Riu resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, will open its doors on November 17, 2006. Riu Hotels & Resorts, the premier vacation hotel chain, just announced a Grand Opening All Inclusive Special at the new Riu Vallarta Hotel, from $79 per person/night for stays from November 17 through December 22, 2006.”

Finance North America Offers Mortgages in Mexico With 10% Down and No FICO Requirement

October 12th, 2006

Finance North America Offers Mortgages in Mexico With 10% Down and No FICO Requirement: “Interest was immediate — from Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos, San Miguel Allende to San Felipe, Americans and Canadians began investing in retirement and vacation homes they’d long dreamed of owning. Custom-built, resale homes, and new condominiums, all lured northerners to own their piece of the beach in this growing market.”

Sayulita, boarder town

October 5th, 2006

Sayulita, Boarder town: “Legend holds that those who drink the water in this whimsical fishing-village-turned-surf-hideaway will fall prey to the region’s siren song, assuring not only several return trips but a lifetime spent snaring others under Sayulita’s salty spell.”