History with heart: Hotel El Convento is offering a Valentine’s Day special. BY MARK CHESNUT February is just around the corner, so it’s only natural that some couples are starting to think about romantic Caribbean vacations and memorable Mexico vacations. Thankfully, a variety of Puerto Rico hotels and Mexico hotels have stepped in with some…
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HOTEL REVIEW: Grand Oasis Cancun Offers Entertainment by the Sea
The beach at the Grand Oasis Cancun resort. BY MARK CHESNUTI have to admit that before my recent visit as a guest at the Grand Oasis Cancun resort, I was a bit confused about what was the difference between the various Oasis Hotels & Resorts properties in Cancun. After all, isn’t one all-inclusive Cancun hotel…
Sweet Rides: 3 Cool Ways to Travel Around Cancun
Hot wheels: The Oasis Sens resort has a big fleet of little Smart Cars, which guests can use for free. BY MARK CHESNUTOne of the pleasures of a Cancun vacation is the ease of getting around; the layout of the Zona Hotelera (Hotel Zone) is essentially one long boulevard, making it hard to get lost….
VIDEO: The Birdmen bring Soaring Talent to the Grand Oasis Cancun Resort
Vibrantly painted “birdmen” and women perform a Cirque du Soleil-style show at the Grand Oasis Cancun Resort. The Grand Oasis Cancun resort is one of the most easily recognizable Cancun hotels, thanks to its pyramid-inspired main building, centered around a dramatic atrium with overflowing greenery. At night, that atrium looks even more dramatic when the…
Where to Stay Next: The Top 5 New Latin America Hotels in 2012
Luxury in the making: a rendering of the Panamera, a Waldorf Astoria hotel in Panama. It’s a new year, and new Latin America hotels are popping up around the hemisphere, with the hope of swaying you away from your long-time favorites. With so many options, how can you decide if a new Buenos Aires hotel…
A Mexico Hotel Experience: Maroma Resort Launches “Mexican Immersion” Program
The best way to learn a language — or understand a culture — is to surround yourself with it. And Maroma Resort & Spa, a luxury Mexico hotel in the Riviera Maya, is making it easier to pamper yourself while the learning process takes place. They’ve launched a program, Maroma’s Mexican Immersion, which aims to…
Award Winners: The Top 5 Resort Hotels in Mexico Dominate Multiple Lists
Award-winning: The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, is one of the highest-rated hotels in Mexico. BY MARK CHESNUTWhile doing research for article about the top 6 award-winning hotels in North America, which I wrote recently for the Orbitz business travel blog, I couldn’t help but notice that several Mexico hotels kept coming up on various award lists, including…
Mexico City Hotel Employees Show “Hamptonality” in Hampton Inns Video
BY MARK CHESNUTDuring a recent media tour to write about the brand-new Hampton Inn & Suites Miami Brickell Downtown, I was wowed by an company VIDEO that the Hampton folks showed us, called “Hamptonality Unleashed,” which features hotel employees from a variety of Hampton Inn & Suites properties as they sang, danced and showed their own “Hamptonality”…
The 5 Best Airports in Latin America
Landing with a view: Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro. BY MARK CHESNUTFor many jet setters, spending time in the airport is the least pleasant part of travel. From the Mexico City airport to the Rio de Janeiro airport, here are some terminals that make Latin America travel just a bit more pleasant. Panama City…
6 Reasons to Love Virgin America (Including Music in the Bathroom)
It really does look like this: The coach cabin aboard Virgin America. BY MARK CHESNUT Let’s face it. For the most part, the experience on one airline isn’t that different from another, especially if you’re flying to a Mexico vacation or looking for cheap domestic flights in the United States.So I was pleasantly surprised this…
Destination Doubles: Do You Know Where These Movies Were Filmed?
Think you know where these movies were filmed? Think again!
Mexico Hotel Deals, Now Smartphone-friendly with Riu Hotels
The Riu Palace Cancun, now viewable on your smartphone. One of the travel companies to most recently unveil new technology is RIU Hotels & Resorts, the Spain-based hotelier that operates resorts and urban properties in Latin America — including multiple Mexico hotels and Dominican Republic hotels — as well as vacation hotspots across the Atlantic….
Time Travel: Pan Am, and 6 Retro Cool Ways to Fly to Latin America
Take a trip back in time with these 6 vintage airline ways to fly to Latin America, inspired by the TV series “Pan Am.”
LatinExpert: Beto Kay on Travel to Monterrey, Mexico
A Monterrey native, Beto Kay is a fashion and image consultant and director of the Universidad Valle Continental. In this exclusive interview with LatinFlyer, he shares his insider tips about travel to Monterrey, one of Mexico’s largest and most sophisticated cities. What do you like best about Monterrey?Monterrey is a vibrant city that works every day…