The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) just announced that it will hold its first Regional Summit on 16-18 May in 2012 in Mexico. The Regional Summit will be hosted in Cancun, Quintana Roo by the Mexican Ministry of Tourism. The WTTC Americas Summit will cover North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. It will [...]
On the U.S. East Coast, winter arrived early this year. And as we move closer to the official start of the snow season, many people are wondering where they could go to escape it. It used to be that snowbirds looked to Florida and Arizona for wintertime sun. Today, you have many other appealing options, [...]
Mexican Customs (Aduana – SAT) has published several key new importation rules that affect both tourists and expats entering Mexico. These rules take effect on November 1, 2011, affecting the amount of non-personal items that Mexicans can bring into Mexico by land, and changing the age of vehicles that can be permanently imported for both [...]
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – In 2010-2011, the International Community Foundation released a series of five research reports, entitled, “U.S. Retirement Trends in Mexico’s Coastal Communities.” Using data collected through surveys, focus groups, and interviews, the International Community Foundation surveyed over 840 U.S. retirees over 50 years of age that live full-time or part-time in Mexico’s [...]
