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G e t t i n g Th e r e airline offers more than 600 daily ﬂights through its hub at the Mexico City International Airport (often through subsidiary Aeromexico Connect) to 40 destinations within Mexico. A nice surprise for Mexicana and Aeromexico passengers— both airlines still offer snacks on short-haul ﬂights and full meals on both medium- and long-haul ﬂights. Clients living on the west coast can also take advantage of Alaska Airlines’ (alaskaair.com) daily nonstops from its Los Angeles hub to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos. From Seattle, they can choose from four nonstops a week to Cancun and daily nonstops from Seattle to Puerto Vallarta and to Los Cabos. On June 5, US Airways (usairways.com) will begin ﬂying nonstop from Charlotte to Los Cabos ﬁve times a week, adding to its roster of convenient nonstops to Mexico from various U.S. airports: Phoenix to Puerto Vallarta, La Guardia to Cancun, Charlotte to Cozumel, Philadelphia to Cancun. It also offers a wide variety of easy connections from cities such as Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Oakland, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City and San Diego. From its hub in Houston, Continental Airlines (continental. com) ﬂies clients nonstop to Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Merida, Morelia, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Oaxaca, Leon/ Guanajuato/Bajio and Mexico City. From the east coast, they can ﬂy from Newark to Cancun, Acapulco and Cozumel, among others—Continental Airlines ﬂies to 30 gateways in Mexico, in fact. Of course, there are many other airlines that ﬂy to different destinations in Mexico on a daily basis—including American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines—and offer service to both east and west coasters in the U.S. and Canada. There are also a number of local airlines providing convenient connections within Mexico, including Volaris and VivaAerobus, which has its own buses for greater savings in ground transportation from the airport to the destination city. Taking a bus from one place to the next can be a fun experience in Mexico, especially with the many ﬁrst-class options available—hundreds of them, in fact. Primera Plus (primeraplus. com.mx), for instance, can take visitors from San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato in 1.5 hours for about $7.50. With Turistar Lujo (etn.com.mx) they can travel from Mexico City to Cuernavaca in style for less than $10, enjoying reclining seats with leg extensions, their own reading lights, self-service coffee and water and other creature comforts. ● Palace Resorts Flights to Mexico are so plentiful, convenient and affordable these days, it’s a cinch to have any number of family and friends join couples for their special day and also enjoy the sights, sounds and ﬂavors of this exciting country. Do remind them that they absolutely need a valid passport to enter Mexico—no excuses. Comfortable ﬂights—tons of them—are available on Mexicana (mexicana.com): nonstops from Los Angeles to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) or Oaxaca (OAX), from Boston or Orlando to Cancun (CUN) via Miami, from Atlanta or Birmingham to Leon/Guanajuato (BJX), and Puerto Vallarta or Los Cabos (SJD) through brief stops in Dallas/Fort Worth, to name a few. Clients can depart from Chicago in the morning, stop brieﬂy in Mexico City (MEX) and be soaking up the rays in Acapulco (ACA) in the afternoon. Mexicana‘s subsidiaries, MexicanaLink and Mexicana Click, offer a wealth of ﬂights from Mexico City, including ﬁve weekly ﬂights to Campeche (CPE). Aeromexico (aeromexico.com) has nonstop ﬂights from Miami to such destinations as Merida (MID), Cancun and Mexico City—from the Mexican capital to Cuernavaca it’s just a 1.5-hour drive, easily coordinated with a reliable DMC such as Grupo Royale (dmc.gruporoyale.com). From Los Angeles, travelers can choose from a wide range of nonstops, including ﬁve times a week to Leon/Guanajuato/Bajio, six times a week to Morelia (MLM) and daily to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. Also available: two nonstops a week from Atlanta to Cancun. Now offering a direct ﬂight from Washington, D.C.’s Dulles Airport to Cancun, Aeromexico also ﬂies nonstop to Mexico City from cities such as New Orleans, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Toronto, Denver and Albuquerque; additionally, Aeromexico Connect offers ﬂights from Mexico City to a host of local airports, including Oaxaca and Acapulco. In fact, the M34 May 2010 recommend.com http://www.alaskaair.com http://www.usairways.com http://www.mexicana.com http://www.aeromexico.com http://dmc.gruporoyale.com http://www.com.mx http://etn.com.mx http://www.recommend.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of MEXICO WEDDING PLANNER

Los Cabos
Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit
Acapulco
San Miguel de Allende & Guanajuato
Morelia
Cuernavaca
Oaxaca
Yucatan
The Mexican Caribbean
You're Invited
Getting There

MEXICO WEDDING PLANNER