Billionaire Richard Branson says Virgin Mobile Latin America Inc. can give Carlos Slim a “small run for his money” in Mexico’s wireless market. Branson, one of the Virgin Mobile’s backers, said good customer service could persuade customers of Slim’s America Movil SAB (AMXL) to switch over, taking advantage of new laws that make it easier...Read More
Jalisco’s Ministry of Tourism (SECTURJAL), Enrique Romas Flores, heads to Argentina Friday, October 24, to attend the International Tourism Fair (FIT), considered to be the most important yearly event for businesses in Latin America. The event in Argentina will host over 7,000 exhibitors from 45 countries. Mexico is the guest of honor for FIT 2014,...Read More
The company, which is controlled by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim, said profit in the July-September period fell to 10.12 billion pesos ($754 million) from 16.38 billion pesos a year earlier. Analysts had expected the company to report a net profit of 16.47 billion pesos, according to a Reuters poll. America Movil’s tax burden...Read More
Confex, Latin America’s LGBT conferences and exhibitions company, confirmed the city of Merida in Mexico’s Yucatan as the host of the Fifth edition of its LGBT Business Expo. The expo is scheduled to take place from Sept. 18- 9, 2015. The LGBT Business Expo is a B2B and consumer event targeting all elements of the...Read More
Mexican annual inflation surged early in October to a nine-month high, further above the central bank’s tolerance ceiling, though the spike was expected to be temporary and wasn’t expected to boost borrowing costs. Mexican inflation for the 12 months through the first half of October was 4.32 percent, data from the national statistics institute showed...Read More
FOR sure, the famed Cote d’ Azur, oftentimes known as the French Riviera off the southeast corner of France, doesn’t disappoint sun worshippers and beachcombers. But Mexico isn’t too far behind. Flying to Puerto Vallarta means (at least for me) taking a flight from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California to Phoenix, Arizona to...Read More
Only five Mexican-born players had ever made it to the PGA Tour. Two of them won tournaments a generation before he was born, the most recent title by Victor Delgado in 1978 at the Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad City Open. Mexico’s golfing icon was a woman, Lorena Ochoa, who grew up at his home club in...Read More
Café Des Artistes, Vista Grill, Ocean Grill, Bistro Teresa, Le Kliff and Trío are the winning restaurants of the category “Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Mexico”, according to the well-established website TripAdvisor. Puerto Vallarta marks itself off from other destinations not only because of it’s incredible places, but also for offering a gastronomy with international...Read More
The regional coordinator of the Federation of University Students (FEU) of the North Coast planned a silent march on the Puerto Vallarta Malecón. Juan Antonio Ramos said, “We will be adding to the calls already made by our colleagues of the University of Guadalajara and Costa to organize a peaceful silent march at 8 PM...Read More
