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World Briefing (Los Angeles Times)
India: Tibetan exiles seek new ideas on dealing with China / Australia: Nonlethal whale research planned / Congo: Rebel leader agrees to U.N. peace talks / Mexico: 4 Scuba divers die during aqueduct m INDIA Tibetan exiles seek new ideas in autonomy drive
For More of Mexico?s Wealthy, Cost of Living Includes Guards (New York Times)
As drug-related violence in Mexico spirals out of control, extraordinary security measures have become a way of life for Mexico?s affluent.
Montage Beverly Hills Debuts in Celebrated 'Golden Triangle' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Alan J. Fuerstman, Founder and CEO of Montage Hotels & Resorts, announced today the opening of Montage Beverly Hills, the company's long-awaited second property. The company's flagship property, Montage Laguna Beach, opened in 2003.
5 favorite vacation spots in Mexico (Los Angeles Times)
The country is experiencing a wave of violence but here are a few relatively safe destinations: Mexico City, Puebla, Veracruz, Playa del Carmen and Puerto Escondido. It's understandable why Americans these days are thinking twice about venturing south of the border. A wave of gruesome violence, much of it related to drug trafficking, has swept Mexico in the last two years, leaving thousands ...
Winter looks to be 'golden age for travel' (Honolulu Advertiser)
With the economy in distress, there might be no cheaper time to travel than this winter as a sharp drop in demand forces airlines, hotels and cruise companies to slash fares, cut rates and lower fees.
For Mexico?s Wealthy, Expenses Include Guards (New York Times)
As drug-related violence spirals out of control, security measures have become a way of life for Mexico?s affluent.
Mexico's Mineral de Pozos: A ghost town comes alive as an artist colony (Los Angeles Times)
The ruins of the former mining town are being reclaimed as new residents and visitors bring the area back to life. I arrived in eerie, old Mineral de Pozos in the middle of a half-sunny afternoon, with cotton-candy cloud shadows creeping all over the adobe rubble, the reclaimed ruins, the cactus thickets and the little-trod cobblestone streets. ¶ Never heard of the plac e, a hotel clerk had ...
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Adopts One-Year Stockholder Rights Plan (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. , today announced that its Board of Directors adopted a one-year stockholder rights plan and certain amendments to the Company's Bylaws.
Around the world (Arizona Daily Star)
MEXICO
Mexico drug war takes toll on tourist town (San Jose Mercury News)
ROSARITO BEACH, Mexico — Mayor Hugo Torres has always pitched his seaside city as a cut-rate paradise. But even this relentless hometown booster is stumped these days: How do you sell the Mexican good life in the midst of a drug war?
