Topic - Transport

Low-cost Mexican airline, Aviacsa, resumed its flights yesterday, ending a four-day hiatus that began when the Mexican government grounded twenty-five of its twenty-six air ships last week; an order which had left the airline effectively closed for business.   On Saturday June 6, a judge struck-down the grounding order imposed upon the company by the Ministry of Communications and Transport and Aviacsa started flying again.
The airline’s management […]

Mexican low-cost airline Aviacsa was grounded by the Ministry of Communications and Transport on Tuesday, June 2nd, citing ‘irregularities’ with twenty-five of the company’s planes which, it said, endangered ‘air safety, cargo and passengers’.  The Ministry also stated that the grounding of the airline was unrelated to an ongoing legal dispute concerning the payment of fees for use […]

Travelers planning a vacation or business trip to Mexico will benefit from deep discounts on hotel nights starting now, as hoteliers embark upon an aggressive price-cutting period to encourage visitors to return.  Taking cues from the size of discount being offered, the country’s hotel industry is quite serious about encouraging tourists back to Mexico.
In what is undoubtedly the […]

Major US-based carriers have been announcing reductions on their Mexico flight routes over the last few days.  US Airways, Delta, Continental and United have all scaled-back their supply of seats by reducing flight frequencies and/or using smaller jets.
American Airlines was the last of the ‘major’ US carriers to announce a reduction of flights to Mexico.  […]

Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s leading airline which only a couple of months ago inaugurated an historic direct flight from Mexico to London will launch a new regional airline this month.  The new airline is being called Mexicana Link.
Mexicana is expected to formally announce its plans at a press conference this week; however, we understand that Mexicana […]

Jump into a taxi in the US, Canada or Western Europe and the accrued fare will be several dollars before the vehicle even begins to drive off.   Here in Mexico, taxi cabs are much more affordable.
Taxis in Mexico were affordable even before the recent peso weakness that has further reduced the cost of taxi fares […]

Renting a car in Mexico is more expensive than renting a car in the USA. The principal reason for this appears to be the additional cost of the insurance required to protect the vehicle.
When you book a Mexico car rental online, the fee presented on-screen includes a basic insurance policy.   If you don’t extend that basic cover, […]

If you take a road trip across Mexico, sooner or later you will almost certainly come across a military checkpoint.
The checkpoints are set-up on the fly and may appear on any highway at any time of day or night.  Some check points stop every vehicle for inspection, although most create a traffic bottle-neck to slow […]

When you book a hotel or travel package using Mexperience, our system offers you a number of optional services to compliment your reservation.
Airport Transfers: Booking a transfer from the airport to the hotel where you are staying is the simplest way of arranging your ground transportation in Mexico – especially if you don’t speak much Spanish, […]

As of January 12th 2009, the United States government will require all persons traveling to or via the USA using the “Visa Waiver” program to pre-apply for their waiver.
The US Visa Waiver Program enables citizens from a pre-defined list of countries to enter the United States for leisure or business trips without a formal visa, […]