December 2011 - Posts

Whale Watching Season Begins
27 December 11 11:47 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Getty Images Gray whale migration starts in mid-December -- find the best viewing spots now. SPOT A FLUKE: It’s not too early to start thinking about whale watching. Tours off the coast of San Diego began Dec. 10 and last through early May. You Read More...
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U.S. Dentist Fears Patient Safety, Income Loss From Cross-Border Competition
22 December 11 02:46 PM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
By Dave Rice | Posted December 22, 2011, 8:34 a.m. RSS | E-mail the Author American dentists are feeling pressure from their Mexican counterparts, an article in the magazine RDH , which caters to the industry, seems to suggest. Titled Dental Tourism: Read More...
Dental Income Loss From Cross-Border Competition
22 December 11 02:46 PM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
By Dave Rice | Posted December 22, 2011, 8:34 a.m. American dentists are feeling pressure from their Mexican counterparts, an article in the magazine RDH , which caters to the industry, seems to suggest. Titled Dental Tourism: Is the risk of ‘foreign’ Read More...
Dynamic Riviera Nayarit Offers A Mexican Beach Vacation for Every Budget
22 December 11 02:37 PM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
By Apple Vacations Published: Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 - 11:17 am ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Dec. 22, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Just a three hour flight from Los Angeles or four hours from Chicago , Mexico's Riviera Nayarit is an ever-changing but affordable Read More...
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Mexico's Copper Canyon is gorgeous _ and safe
20 December 11 03:42 PM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
December 20, 2011 3:41 PM . Del.icio.us Facebook Stumbleupon Newsvine Yahoo bookmarks Mixx Digg Reddit Google Bookmarks Twitter LinkedIn (AP) CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — I won't lie: I had some qualms about traveling alone to the Copper Canyon, a series Read More...
Mexico City hopes to lure Chicagoans by touting cheaper health care
17 December 11 08:49 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
By Deborah L. Shelton and Antonio Olivo, Chicago Tribune reporters December 15, 2011 Banking on worries over rising health costs in the U.S., government and hospital officials in Mexico City are courting Chicagoans searching for affordable medical care. Read More...
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Baja Fishing
17 December 11 08:45 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
So far in December fishing in Northern Baja California has been a treat. By Philip Friedman Email the author December 5, 2011 Fishing has been great in Northern Baja California—at least according to Orange County police helicopter pilot Tim Starn. Read More...
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Virgin America a great new way to fly to Palm Springs, Puerto Vallarta
17 December 11 08:43 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Psst. Don’t tell anyone but Virgin America is the best way to get to San Francisco’s two favorite gay vacation spots: Palm Springs and Puerto Vallarta. On Thursday, December 15, the first flight touched down in Palm Springs (PSP), the sixteenth Read More...
Catamaran Charters in Puerto Vallarta
17 December 11 08:40 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Catamaran Charters of Puerto is proud to introduce the Puerto Vallarta sailing day-cation a unique vacation experience aboard Humu Humu, a 70-foot catamaran with unrivaled speed and comfort. This is a private day adventure for a group of up to 40 people. Read More...
Cabo, Oaxaca, Zihuatenejo, Isla Mujeres, Puerto Vallarta
17 December 11 08:37 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Mexico is a country full of hidden treasures and wonders for the tourist who comes to explore, enjoy and relax. From tiny, charming villages, to resorts, there is much to see, do and taste in Mexico when one knows the best places to visit. Below are the Read More...
Seeing Tijuana, Mexico, the way the locals do
17 December 11 08:33 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Seeing Tijuana, Mexico, the way the locals do Jason Thomas Fritz - Participants in a Turista Libre tour group form a roller-rink version of a conga line while skating at Patines de Plata, or Silver Skates, in Tijuana, Mexico. By Maya Kroth, Published: Read More...
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Playa de Carmen
15 December 11 10:05 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Dec 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Starting January 1, 2012, MAHEKAL BEACH RESORT, one of the few remaining beachfront palapas style resorts in Mexico, will launch its Repeat Referral Program, giving guests the opportunity Read More...
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Riveria Maya: the softer side of Mexico
15 December 11 10:03 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Posted by Melanie Nayer December 15, 2011 08:19 AM Say the word "Mexico" to many U.S. travelers and a look of angst falls over their face. The news of drug cartel violence in specific areas of the country has resulted in a massive drop in tourism, Read More...
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Medical Tourism A GOOD IDEA?
15 December 11 09:59 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
by Deborah L. Shelton 8:36 a.m. CST , December 15, 2011 Ads by Google Diabetes Menu Get a Free Meal Planner & More to Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes. www.WhyInsulin.com Warning: #1 Annuity Flaw Don't Buy Any Annuity Until You Watch This Special Video Read More...
Couple Gets $27 Birthday Room Rate At The Rosarito Beach Hotel
09 December 11 11:33 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA---Thanks to a special promotion, it was easy for Oscar and Carmen Valencia to know the room rate they’d pay at the Rosarito Beach Hotel while they attended a gala Read More...
Fairfield Inn Opens Hotel in Baja California Resort Cabo San Lucas
08 December 11 03:02 PM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Fairfield Inn Opens Hotel in Baja California Resort Cabo San Lucas by Staff on December 8, 2011 in Share The Fairfield Inn Los Cabos has opened in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, offering a moderately priced lodging option in the heart of the Baja California Read More...
New Chamber of Commerce US-Mexico link
08 December 11 10:11 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Erik Barajas THE WOODLANDS, TX (KTRK) -- The Woodlands on Wednesday celebrated the coming of a new Chamber of Commerce that will help nurture a partnership with businesses across the border. The newest US-Mexico chapter will serve not only south Texas Read More...
Chicago, Illinois-based service center and metals processor Ryerson Inc. announced Wednesday that it has opened a new service center in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
08 December 11 10:09 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Chicago, Illinois-based service center and metals processor Ryerson Inc. announced Wednesday that it has opened a new service center in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The facility will stock bars, tubing, sheets, coils and plates in carbon, aluminum Read More...
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Ford Motor Company announced that it will take jobs from Mexico and put them in Northeast Ohio.
07 December 11 09:57 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
AVON LAKE, Ohio - You always hear about jobs leaving the United States for Mexico or other countries, but Tuesday we heard just the opposite. Ford Motor Company announced that it will take jobs from Mexico and put them in Northeast Ohio. Workers are guaranteed Read More...
Southland Radio show Positive about Baja
04 December 11 09:34 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Southland radio show host trying to boost Baja tourism I tuned to AM 830 Thursday night and heard something I hadn't heard in years: positive talk about Baja California. Not Cabo San Lucas and other sun-baked and idyllic Baja California Sur destinations, Read More...
Mexico commits to Building Renewable Energy Facilities
01 December 11 10:07 AM | Laura Anne Tierney | 0 Comments   
Mexico Commits to Building at Least 10 Renewable Energy Facilities, Obtains $70 Million in Financing Published at 12:19 am, December 1, 2011 Photo Credits: Wind Farms in Mexico The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a concessional loan for Read More...

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