Traditionally, September is Patriotic Month in Mexico. It will be especially so the country observes the bicentennial of the outbreak of the Independence War and the centennial of the Revolution that made Mexico what it is today. Tourists visiting the country will encounter flag-waiving and more everywhere. Big day is Independence Day, Sept. 16, but the celebration begins the night before, when, at 11 pm what might be translated as “The Cry for Freedom” is shouted from city hall balconies, state houses and the National Palace.

Traditionally, September is Patriotic Month in Mexico. It will be especially so the country observes the bicentennial of the outbreak of the Independence War and the centennial of the Revolution that made Mexico what it is today. Tourists visiting the country will encounter flag-waiving and more everywhere. Big day is Independence Day, Sept. 16, but the celebration begins the night before, when, at 11 pm what might be translated as “The Cry for Freedom” is shouted from city hall balconies, state houses and the National Palace.

The most important tourism event of the year reaches 95% capacity as it continues to prepare for  its first edition

Mexico City, Mexico – The  Mexico City Ministry of Tourism is excited to welcome the first ever International Tourism Fair of the Americas, FITA, taking place from September 23rd through 26th in the 349,000-square-foot Bancomer Expo Center Santa Fe in Mexico City. 

The opening of the first phase of an adventure park for Copper Canyon has been delayed for at least a month. While work is advanced on the construction of a 2.8 kilometer long aerial gondola, it is still not quite ready. Delayed, too, is completion of five zip lines and a new train station at Divisadero, where the park will be located. Next month construction is scheduled to begin on an airport.

In light of the difficulties customers are encountering when seeking reimbursement for tickets on cancelled Mexicana Airlines flights, the Tourism Ministry is urging that all airlines be required to carry insurance that will protect clients in such cases. The failures of Taesa, Aerocalifornia and Aviacsa produced similar problems – and similar calls for insurance protection.

Lower Hudson Valley Artists Confront Liminal Space
A celebration of life, death, and transformation. Altar Installation, Day of
the Dead Photography, sculptured gut, found object, assemblage and ceramics.
Selected works by Jennie Chien (Curator), John Badik, Marlene Krumm-Sanders,
Pat Hickman, Ned Harris, Patrice Gallwey-Grant & Daniel Mack.

Opening Reception: Sunday, September 19th, 2010 from 2-5PM.
Closing Celebration: Sunday, November 7th, 2010 from 2-5pm, a festive event.

A group of Mexican investors organized under the name Tendora K has acquired 95 percent of Nuevo Grupo Aeronautica, the heavily-indebted holding company controlling bankrupt Mexicana Airlines and its two affiliates, Click and Link. The pilots union acquired the rest. Purchase price is reported to have been a “token amount.” Previously, the airline had been owned by the Posadas de México (Fiesta Americana and other hotels) plus some other investors.

Officials from Fonatur (the National Tourism Development Fund), outlined to residents of Escuinapa – which lies about 100 miles from Mazatlan – their program to create Mexico’s biggest master-planned development in the area. Among the goals is the construction of 44,200 rooms (twice as many as Cancun has), four golf courses and a marina. How many years this will require was not spelled out. Fonatur is still attempting to make its dreams come true in Ixtapa, Huatulco and Loreto.

By Jimm Budd

As a result of a poor economy, Americans are traveling abroad less than during more prosperous times, according to Euromonitor, which keeps an eye on such matters. The decline is expected to affect Mexico, since the United States accounts for more than 80 percent of its international visitors. Nonetheless, according to the Tourism Ministry, foreign tourists left behind 6.4 billion dollars during the first six months of the year. This was an increase of 7.3 percent over 2009 (the worst year on record for tourism in Mexico).