Cinco de Mayo is one of the biggest Mexican holidays in the USA. But in Mexico, it’s done very differently. Here’s a peek at how they celebrate in Puebla.
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My Puerto Vallarta: Travel Tips from Don Pickens, Owner of Casa Cupula
Travelers looking for a gay-friendly Mexico beach should look no further than Puerto Vallarta. The owner of Casa Cupula hotel shares his fave travel tips.
Award Winners: The Top 5 Resort Hotels in Mexico Dominate Multiple Lists
Award-winning: The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, is one of the highest-rated hotels in Mexico. BY MARK CHESNUTWhile doing research for article about the top 6 award-winning hotels in North America, which I wrote recently for the Orbitz business travel blog, I couldn’t help but notice that several Mexico hotels kept coming up on various award lists, including…
Mexico City Hotel Employees Show “Hamptonality” in Hampton Inns Video
BY MARK CHESNUTDuring a recent media tour to write about the brand-new Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell Downtown, I was wowed by an company VIDEO that the Hampton folks showed us, called “Hamptonality Unleashed,” which features hotel employees from a variety of Hampton Inn & Suites properties as they sang, danced and showed their own “Hamptonality”…
Mexico Hotel Deals, Now Smartphone-friendly with Riu Hotels
The Riu Palace Cancun, now viewable on your smartphone. One of the travel companies to most recently unveil new technology is RIU Hotels & Resorts, the Spain-based hotelier that operates resorts and urban properties in Latin America — including multiple Mexico hotels and Dominican Republic hotels — as well as vacation hotspots across the Atlantic….
LatinExpert: Beto Kay on Travel to Monterrey, Mexico
A Monterrey native, Beto Kay is a fashion and image consultant and director of the Universidad Valle Continental. In this exclusive interview with LatinFlyer, he shares his insider tips about travel to Monterrey, one of Mexico’s largest and most sophisticated cities. What do you like best about Monterrey?Monterrey is a vibrant city that works every day…
FOOD SHOTS: El Dorado Royale Hotel, on Mexico’s Riviera Maya
BY MARK CHESNUT I’m wrapping up a four-night visit to the Riviera Maya, the Mexico vacation hot spot just south of Cancun where indulgent all-inclusive resort hotels are always trying to outdo each other. I’ve been staying at the lovely El Dorado Maroma beachfront resort (review to come soon), but had an especially mouthwatering, six-course gourmet lunch…
FOOD SHOTS: El Dorado Royale Hotel, on Mexico’s Riviera Maya
BY MARK CHESNUT I’m wrapping up a four-night visit to the Riviera Maya, the Mexico vacation hot spot just south of Cancun where indulgent all-inclusive resort hotels are always trying to outdo each other. I’ve been staying at the lovely El Dorado Maroma beachfront resort (review to come soon), but had an especially mouthwatering, six-course gourmet lunch…
FOOD SHOTS: El Dorado Royale Hotel, on Mexico’s Riviera Maya
BY MARK CHESNUT I’m wrapping up a four-night visit to the Riviera Maya, the Mexico vacation hot spot just south of Cancun where indulgent all-inclusive resort hotels are always trying to outdo each other. I’ve been staying at the lovely El Dorado Maroma beachfront resort (review to come soon), but had an especially mouthwatering, six-course gourmet lunch…
Reading Material: Advance-Copy Novels, Now at Las Ventanas Resort
Reading room: Las Ventanas resort in Los Cabos now offers guests the chance to read advance copies of not-yet-published novels. The idea of spending a Mexico vacation curled up with a good book by the side of the pool is nothing new. But at Las Ventanas al Paraíso, a Rosewood Resort in Los Cabos, the…
Eva Longoria Gets Some Sun in Mazatlan, Mexico
Star Power: Actress Eva Longoria brought stopped to smile at the Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay in Mazatlan. Hollywood celebrities have long had a love affair with Mexico vacations (remember those old photographs of movie stars from the 1960s?). Nowadays, big-name actors are less likely to pose for publicly released photographs during their Mexico trips. So it’s…
Mexico Hotels — Top 10 Festivals in Mexico
Reason to celebrate: Mexico’s numerous festivals include Festival de Mexico, which brings opera and other performances to the nation’s capital. Pictured here, the Russian opera Rusalka, at this year’s festival. BY STEVE ALEXANDER There are so many festivals that take place each year in Mexico, so how are you supposed to know which ones to visit?…
HOTEL REVIEW: Azul Fives, Riviera Maya, Mexico
One of the most beautiful parts of the Azul Fives resort in the Riviera Maya is the winding swimming pool. THE ARRIVAL: Part of the all-inclusive Karisma hotels family, Azul Fives Hotel is an upscale, family-friendly resort with 360 units, set on a quiet beachfront stretch of the Rivera Maya. A ride of about 45…
Latin America’s Best Hotels of 2010, from Trans-Americas Journey
Parador San Juan de Dios is infused with antiques and art in Chiapas, Mexico. In April 2006, photographer Eric Mohl and journalist Karen Catchpole packed up their truck and drove out of New York City on a five-year, 200,00-mile international journey that would take them to the far reaches of the Western Hemisphere. They share…