How to Avoid Hidden Costs of Air Travel

Here's a video that will guide you on what costs to look out for when purchasing national or international airfare that will lower the price of your ticket, saving you lots!

DoubleTree Announces Opening of First Mexican Hotel in Querétaro

DoubleTree is announcing its first Mexican hotel in Querétaro, Mexico. This is huge for the area due to the fact that the hotel is a new addition to the tourist infrastructure of Querétaro. The state of Querétaro in central Mexico offers many interesting cultural and natural attractions such as three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a Pueblo Magico, and the first vineyards in America at the location of Tequisquiapan...

"Loving New Retired Life in Mexico"

An American expat retired in Mexico, tells her story of retirement abroad and how she found the perfect place that keeps her happy and healthy in her retirement years. Her name is Pat Cornwell, and at 74 she can proudly say that she has made an important leap to health and happiness in Mexico: "In 2005, Pat [...] bought an affordable three-story house in Coatepec, Mexico, a small coffee-growing town about an hour west of the Gulf of Mexico. There, she says, she’s able to enjoy a slower life with less distraction. “I have time for friends, reading, gardening and health, though not in that order.”

The Durango-Mazatlán Highway Expected to Open in 2012

Recently, Dionisio Pérez Jácome, Mexico’s Communications and Transportation Secretary, said that the new Durango-Mazatlán highway is “80% completed” and “on schedule to be opened in the second half of next year” (2012) (Milenio online, 15 July 2011).

A new 1.2 billion dollar highway between Durango and Mazatlán, with four-lanes stretching across 230 kilometers, will greatly reduce the travel time between the two cities. It's a missing piece that will make the current 5 hour-long journey, much faster, easier and efficient.