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President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto Unveils National Tourism Policy

Posted 15 February 2013 | By | Categories: News and Current Events | 1 Comment

President Enrique Pena Nieto yesterday unveiled Mexico’s National Tourism Policy in the Riviera Nayarit. The administration’s tourism policy is designed to strengthen the sector and turn Mexico into a world class destination through four guiding principles, namely, legislative and sectorial transformation; innovation and competitiveness; development and promotion; and sustainability and social wellbeing. President Pena Nieto [...]

Mexico Surpasses Targets For Tourist Arrivals And Private Investment In Tourism Projects

Posted 28 November 2012 | By | Categories: Current Travel Press Releases, News and Current Events | No Comments

The Mexico Ministry of Tourism reports that private investment for the development and maintenance of tourism projects in the period January 2007 to September 2012 reached $20,129,900,000 USD, a figure that exceeds the established six-year target of 20 billion dollars. In the period from January to September alone, cumulative investment reached $1,820,340,000 USD. This investment [...]

Celebrating 40 Years of the Sánchez Pascuas Market

Posted 11 September 2012 | By | Categories: Markets, News and Current Events, Planeta Mexico | No Comments

by Ron Mader Oaxaca de Juárez, México – This week is the 40th anniversary celebration of the Sánchez Pascuas Market. Check out today’s music video from the state’s police band. Of course I am biased, but Oaxaca is a great place to celebrate the Fiestas Patrias!

New International Calling Plan Takes Expense Out of Calling Friends and Family in Mexico

Posted 03 September 2012 | By | Categories: Current Travel Press Releases, News and Current Events | No Comments

Unlimited Calling to Mobile Phones in Mexico Now Available with New Vonage World Mexico Sin Limites; Also Includes Unlimited Calling to Mexico Landlines HOLMDEL, N.J., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) today introduced a new international calling plan, Vonage World Mexico Sin Limites. The plan provides customers with unlimited(1) calling to [...]

BMW Delivers Electric Mini Coopers for Mexico City Project

Posted 24 July 2012 | By | Categories: News and Current Events, Travel | No Comments

Mexico Today News The German automaker BMW delivered 12 models of the electric Mini Cooper , Mini Es, to high profile individuals, such as government officials and researchers in Mexico City. This distribution hopes to gain information from the new drivers on the electric cars’ mobility and power consumption, as well as road conditions in [...]

The Role of Travel and Tourism Lauded by G20 Leaders

Posted 23 June 2012 | By | Categories: News and Current Events | No Comments

 The G20 world leaders have, for the first time in history, recognized the critical role travel and tourism has in fuelling job growth and economic development. It also included a commitment from leaders of the G20 nations to promote initiatives which facilitate more efficient immigration procedures thus expanding tourism. The Leaders’ Declaration G20 Leaders Summit [...]

Cleantech Challenge Mexico Promotes Green Industry Development and Green Economy in Mexico

Posted 18 June 2012 | By | Categories: Ecology, News and Current Events, News Flash, Travel | No Comments

Mexico Today News In 2008, Mexico followed in the environmental footsteps of cities like Boston and London in the creation of the Cleantech Challenge Mexico (CTCM). Cleantech Challenge Mexico is a tournament of sorts that was originally initiated in Nairobi, Kenya. The competition helps bring green entrepreneurs together in order to instigate real change and [...]