Michael Green – Tropicasa Realty May 30, 2011 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – We have seen a significant increase in buyer interest and sales activity this year as compared to 2010. In fact, the real estate agency Tropicasa Realty has sold as much this year as they did all of last year. Canadian buyers were very [...]
Posted on June 1st, 2011 by admin
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There’s been a lot of news coverage about violence in Mexico, very little of it bothering to note that Mexico is a huge country with thirty-some states and that a) almost all of that violence is narco-related and b) you can count the number of tourists affected on one hand. Meanwhile, according to the FBI, [...]
Posted on May 26th, 2011 by admin
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Ernesto Cordero told the BBC that the tourism sector also seemed unaffected by concerns over violence. Mr Cordero, speaking in London, said that Mexico was set to continue its strong economic performance, with growth this year set for 4% to 5%. The effect of rising oil prices on the US recovery is a key concern, [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2011 by admin
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Gervais believes these 11 nations make good proxies for growth in Africa, Asia and the Middle East To take advantage of opportunities in the world’s fastest-developing economies, investors need to start looking beyond the obvious emerging markets toward the next stage of growth. According to Don Gervais, global head of fundamental-equity product management at [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2011 by admin
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The Mexican economy recovered from a sharp contraction in 2009 to grow by 5.5% last year, its fastest annual rate in 10 years, official figures show. The National Statistics Institute said that the agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors all made a strong improvement over the year. The manufacturing sector was one of the key drivers [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2011 by admin
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I always find these kinds of lists interesting. Better yet if they come from a collection of believable statistics. These were based on the Orbitz bookings last year. One surprise for me was Thanksgiving week, which I thought always was the heaviest travel period of the year. Oh well, I guess you learn something new [...]
Posted on March 4th, 2011 by admin
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Despite the constant headlines about drug-related violence, Mexico remains the preferred destination for U.S. second home buyers, according to a new study. Mexico was twice as popular as Central and South America, according to the 2010 Second Home Trend Report issued by North Carolina-based research firm E360, which surveyed existing second home owners. “It’s shocking [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2011 by admin
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I had the opportunity last week to travel through Mexico with its president, Felipe Calderon. He, unlike some Americans, does not seem nervous about vacationing in Mexico, and he spent his vacation filming a “Royal Tour” of the country for PBS, hosted by CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg. Greenberg invited me to come along [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2011 by admin
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The Secretary of Tourism (Sectur) noted that the tourism industry has achieved its recovery throughout 2010 and expects a growth of 15% in 2011. Notimex DALLAS, December 16.- The Mexican Tourism Secretary, Gloria Guevara Manzo, confirmed today that the tourism industry in Mexico has recovered completely during 2010 and for this reason projects a 15% [...]
Posted on January 3rd, 2011 by admin
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By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY The beach at Tulum, at the southern end of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Visitation to Mexico is up, despite concerns about drug violence. CAPTION By Paolo Carosso Despite tales of drug violence, visitation to Mexico was up almost 19% over last year, as of September. And with 22.6 million tourists expected [...]
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