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Old sites and new charms on the Riviera Maya

Old sites and new charms on the Riviera Maya From the “old Mexico” charm of Puerto Morelos to the beaches and nightlife of Playa del Carmen; the intimate hotel properties of Akumal to the archeological sites of Tulum and Coba, the Riviera Maya offers ...

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Halifax airport prepares for Hurricane Earl

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
Halifax International Airport Authority is advising travellers that Hurricane Earl may impact airline and airport operations this weekend. Travellers are reminded to check with their airline for up-to-date information and flight schedule changes. A travel advisory

North Carolina braces for Earl

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
The Thursday forecast showed Hurricane Earl impacting some coastal areas of North Carolina late Thursday and early Friday, tourism authorities reported Thursday. Evacuations were occurring on the Outer Banks including Hatteras, Ocracoke Islands, Currituck and the

Mexican officials respond to Mexicana suspending service

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
Mexico's Secretariats of Communications and Transport (SCT), Tourism (Sectur), Economy (SE) and Foreign Affairs (SRE) announced actions to attend to consumers affected by the suspension of operations by airlines operated by Nuevo Grupo Aeronáutico (Mexicana

Sunwing will have Montreal-Cozumel service

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
Sunwing Airlines plans to begin Montreal-Cozumel service Dec. 22. That will be a "complement to the Toronto service, which is already more established with two flights," says Sunwing's Lawrence Elliott. The announcement comes after Transport Canada gave Sunwing

US-bound passengers will need to provide full names

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
The U.S Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has introduced a Secured Flight Program which requires airlines to collect additional data on flights travelling to, from, via and over the United States. Effective Sept. 7, all Sunwing Vacations passengers will be

Earl has little impact on British Virgin Islands

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
The British Virgin Islands is welcoming holidaymakers and traveling business professionals as normal after experiencing what it labels minimal damage from Hurricane Earl on Monday. The storm did not hit the islands directly but every precaution was taken by the Tourist

Ground travel between Vallarta, airport and Nayarit restarts

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
The Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau advises that vehicular transportation has been restored between Puerto Vallarta, the International Airport and Riviera Nayarit and traffic is again flowing in both directions. One of two north/south bridges just

Starwood: 100,000 Starpoints to be given to two people

  • Fri 3rd September 2010
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and its Starwood Preferred Guest program have launched the SPG App for BlackBerry smartphones. To celebrate the launch, SPG will give away 100,000 Starpoints to two members who download and log in to the new application

Hurricane prompts Continental to provide options

  • Thu 2nd September 2010
Continental Airlines has announced travel options for customers whose flights may be affected by Hurricane Earl. Storm conditions are expected to make air travel difficult on the United States East Coast, forcing some delays and cancellations of flights at airports

St. Kitts sees little damage from Earl

  • Thu 2nd September 2010
The St. Kitts Tourism Authority says that St. Kitts is welcoming guests as normal, having sustained only minimal damage from Hurricane Earl, which passed "well to the north of the island" on Monday morning. As St. Kitts was not directly hit by the storm, vacationing

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