Posts in Category: News
Ancient Tomb of Dignitaries Found in Chiapas
A great archeological discovery was made last week in Chiapas, Mexico. Mexican and American archaeologists found a tomb containing the remains of four skeletons
Journey Mexico Invited to Lunch with President Calderon
Journey Mexico president, Zachary Rabinor, and director of operations, Matteo Luthi, have been invited for lunch by Mexico’s President, Felipe Calderon, for the launch of Mexico’s new promotional campaign, “Routes of Mexico,” which aims to promote, educate, and change the perception of Mexico as a “Beach Only” destination.
Flight of the Monarch Exhibit in Chicago
The Peggy Notebaert Museum Nature Museum is celebrating the annual migration of the Monarch Butterfly as a natural link between Mexico, the US, and Canada with an exhibit that debuts this Saturday in Chicago.
Good News From Journey Mexico Partner – SEE Turtles
Conservation tourism project, SEE Turtles, has recently surpassed the milestone to raise $100,000 for sea turtle protection.
The Music of Oaxaca, Mexico
On Friday, the National Post published an excellent article by Karen Ashenburg about the abundance of music and dance that… Read more »
Hola Mexico Film Festival
Having much success in 2009, the Hola Mexico Film Festival is back in the US for a second year. Beginning… Read more »
The Mexico Report on Avocados from Michoacan, Mexico
Our good friend Susie Albin-Najera at The Mexico Report posted a great article last week in which she interviews Mario… Read more »
Journey Mexico Partner Location Receives Earth Check Certificate
Journey Mexico partner location, The Haciendas, was recently awarded the Benchmark Bronze Certificate from the Earth Check Program, which is… Read more »
Becoming The One in the Travel Industry
There is some interesting conversation happening over on Michael Kaye’s blog about going the extra mile to become “the chosen… Read more »
Mexicana Airlines Offering Special Rates
Mexicana Airlines are advertising promotional rates to the beach towns and the major cities of Mexico. The beach destinations include:… Read more »
Consumer Interest in Mexico Rebounding
Travel Weekly reports that consumer interest in traveling to Mexico is on the rise. Their data from Compete.com shows that… Read more »
Journey Mexico Partner Promoting Special Wedding Date
As the tenth of October, 2010 is one of those “special” dates where numbers align (10/10/10), this day is undoubtably one of the most sought after wedding dates of the decade.
Pablo Weisz-Carrington Art Exhibit in Mexico City
While in Mexico City for the 2010 Symposium conference last month, some of the Journey Mexico staff were able to visit famous Mexican artist Pablo Weisz-Carrington’s most recent exhibit at José Luis Cuevas’s museum in the Colonial Heartland.
Interesting Interview about Volun-tourism
I just came across this video from Ron Mader in which he interviews Michael Kaye of Costa Rica Expeditions about… Read more »
International Community Foundation Releases Report on Health Care and Americans Retiring in Mexico
Rising healthcare costs and economic pressure caused from the global recession is causing more and more Americans to retire in Mexico, where they are finding affordable access to sufficient health care and where the cost of living is much more affordable.
Journey Mexico President Private Cenote Jump
When you’re the president of an adventure company, you’ve got to represent. Here’s our founder and prez depth charging a private cenote deep in the interior of the Yucatan peninsula.
Mexico to Start Focusing on Cultural Tourism
We are always happy to see more articles, like Laura Del Rosso’s at Travel Weekly, about promoting Mexico’s opportunities for cultural tourism in conjunction with, and with the same effort as, its beach tourism. I just read a statistic in Travel Weekly’s Mexico section that says: “Consumer interest in Mexico falls 5% year-over-year,” which just blows me away as last year was the worst year for tourism to Mexico since we can remember.
Interesting Connections Between Jesus Christ and Aztec God
I just read a few articles that make some interesting suggestions about the conversion of the ancient Aztec and Maya to Catholic Christian beliefs during the Spanish invasions of Central Mexico.
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