In a surprise announcement that could derail a major trade deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border. He said...Read More

LGBT tourism in Mexico has been growing steadily, up to 8% each year, as the gay-friendly destinations in the country also continue to grow. According to Mariano Osores, president of the National Association of Commerce and Tourism LGBT of Mexico (Cancotur) , for about seven years, LGBT tourism has shown an increase and it is...Read More

Mexico’s Velas Resorts will offer special food and beverage tasting menus dedicated to Frida Kahlo’s favorite dishes and ingredients in honor of her birthday, July 6th. Each of the resorts is offering a unique menu included in the nightly rate with beverage pairing consisting of Mexican wines, beer or ancestral spirits. Highlights include a Bean...Read More

Mexican authorities say an explosive device inside a book caused minor injuries to a senator when it blew up in her office. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that the device received by Citlalli Hernández was a “homemade bomb” designed “to cause damage.” He said the attorney general’s office was investigating. The 29-year-old Hernández...Read More

Despite the elimination of the Tourism Promotion Council of Mexico (CPTM), entrepreneurs from the tourist sector of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara affirmed that the state government has supported them, for which they assured that international tourism will not be lost. The director of the Visitors and Conventions Office of Guadalajara, Gustavo Staufert Buclon, explained that...Read More

Mexico’s government will send the trade deal known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to the Senate on Thursday to carry out the process of ratification, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. Speaking at his morning news conference, Lopez Obrador said he expected the Senate, which is controlled by his National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and...Read More