Mexico
200,000 Coat Rack and 400 Million Gone: Puerto Vallarta City Hall Accused of Absurd Spending
One receipt showed a coat rack priced at 200,000 pesos.
Tourism
The $30-billion industry that employs 4 million Mexicans , hotel openings, airline routes, sargassum updates, safety advisories, and the business of selling paradise.
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta's Malecón Turns Green as Mexico's World Cup Run Ignites the Coast
The bartender killed the TV at the seventy-third minute. Not because the game was over, but because the street outside was louder than the broadcast. Mexico had won, and Puerto Vallarta was about to find out what that meant.
Tourism
World Cup Party Turns Deadly: Driver Plows Into Celebrating Crowd in Los Cabos
The crowd was singing when the SUV jumped the curb. Three hours earlier, they had been celebrating a goal. Now they were running from a vehicle that did not stop.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta LGBT+ Collectives Adopt Beach Area Around Iconic El Caballito Sculpture
The papers slid across the municipal desk in Puerto Vallarta, and with a few signatures, the LGBT+ community of Mexico's most famous beach town officially adopted the patch of sand around El Caballito.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta Tops Mexico's Urban Competitiveness Index for 2026
Puerto Vallarta just picked up a trophy that matters more than any beach award. Mexico's 2026 Urban Competitiveness Index put the coastal city near the top of its class.
Cancún
Cancún and the Mexican Caribbean Target U.S. Travelers With World Cup Promotions
Cancún is running a full-court press on American travelers during the 2026 World Cup, blanketing New York and New Jersey with promotional campaigns designed to turn soccer fans into beach vacationers.
Nayarit
Mexico Announces Major Modernization of Tepic-Riviera Nayarit Airport
Nayarit just landed its biggest infrastructure bet yet. In a joint announcement that pairs federal muscle with state ambition, Mexico's Tourism Secretary Josefina Rodriguez Zamora and Nayarit Governor
World Cup 2026
Colombia Overtakes Canada as Second-Largest Source of World Cup Tourists to Mexico
Colombia has surpassed Canada as the second-largest source of international tourists heading to Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. The shift reflects growing Latin American travel and Colombia's deep football culture.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta Turns Its Malecón Into a World Cup Art Gallery With Giant Painted Soccer Balls
Sixteen monumental soccer balls painted by local artists have taken over Puerto Vallarta's Malecón, Marina Vallarta, and the airport. Each one stands 1.5 meters tall and features Huichol patterns, Day of the Dead motifs, or abstract designs.
World Cup 2026
Mexico Says World Cup Hotels Are Packed, But the Numbers Tell a Different Story
Grupo Reforma reported hotel occupancy at just 60 percent in Mexico's World Cup host cities. The Tourism Secretariat fired back, claiming 65 to 95 percent occupancy and accusing the US and Canada of being at 35 to 40 percent.
World Cup 2026
World Cup Scam: Fake IMPI Inspectors Extort Bars With Threat of 28-Million-Peso Fines
Scammers posing as IMPI inspectors are hitting bars showing World Cup matches, demanding payments for broadcasting licenses. The 28-million-peso fines are real, but the inspectors are fake. Here's how to tell the difference.
Tourism
Six Tourists Kidnapped in Sinaloa Found Alive at Military Checkpoint
Six young men from Nayarit were driving to Mazatlán when someone decided they weren't going to make it. They were wrong.