Travel

U.S. travel warning on Mexico lists specific violent areas

9 Feb 2012

The travel warning details recent drug-related violence in individual Mexican states and cities rather than making generalizations about larger areas. The U.S. State Departmenthas issued an updated travel warning for tourists planning to visit Mexico, adding more detailed information on drug violence on a state-by-state and city-by-city basis.

Brasil Travel Cancels Initial Share Sale as Dozens of Others Wait to Offer

9 Feb 2012

Brasil Travel Turismo e Participacoes SA canceled an initial public offering, citing “unfavorable� market conditions, as the operator of the country’s stock exchange says dozens of other companies are waiting for sentiment to improve to go public.

Travel spots for euro's collapse

9 Feb 2012

A euro collapse would be painful -- but perhaps not for the travel industry and suddenly cash-flush tourists. As news about Europe's sovereign debt crisis has grown increasingly grim, the euro has fallen from its one-year high of $1.48 last spring to less than $1.30. The uncertainty over the future of the euro has left the European travel picture for this year muddied at best.