http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/democrats-and-republicans-deployed-their-heavy-artillery-thursday-in-a-heated-congressional-hearing-to-debate-a-bill-seeking-to-end-the-travel-ban-to-cuba/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/democrats-and-republicans-deployed-their-heavy-artillery-thursday-in-a-heated-congressional-hearing-to-debate-a-bill-seeking-to-end-the-travel-ban-to-cuba/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68052 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68052 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/part-of-a-cuban-bloggers-essay-that-advocates-lifting-the-ban-on-u-s-travel-to-cuba-was-read-aloud-at-a-house-foreign-affairs-committee-hearing-yoani-sanchez/ 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http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/foraging-mercado-de-dulces-in-morelia-mexico/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/foraging-mercado-de-dulces-in-morelia-mexico/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:35:25 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67346 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67346 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/pablo-escobars-hacienda-napoles-a-tourist-hit-in-columbia/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/pablo-escobars-hacienda-napoles-a-tourist-hit-in-columbia/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:30:22 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67337 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67337 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/12/caminos-jonathan-suarez-life-of-experiences-of-kansas-city-ks-is-a-well-traveled-man-which-becomes-his-90-years-of-age/ 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http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/mexicos-family-friendly-hot-spots-consider-heading-to-locales-in-nayarit-and-oaxaca-where-surf-sun-and-inexpensive-attractions-have-been-a-hit-for-one-family-of-four/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/mexicos-family-friendly-hot-spots-consider-heading-to-locales-in-nayarit-and-oaxaca-where-surf-sun-and-inexpensive-attractions-have-been-a-hit-for-one-family-of-four/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:05:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66491 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66491 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/crucero-usa-redefines-leisure-and-travel-in-southern-california/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/crucero-usa-redefines-leisure-and-travel-in-southern-california/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:14:29 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66172 In its continued commitment to offering the best in leisure bus travel, Crucero USA has launched an upgraded service for its customers traveling between Southern California and the Mexican Border. New onboard features include free Wi-Fi, onboard videos, power outlets, and added leg room. These new amenities will allow passengers to stay more productive and entertained while traveling with Crucero USA.

In addition, Crucero USA launched a new, user-friendly Web site, www.crucero-usa.com, where passengers can purchases tickets and find specials, such as fares starting at $1.


"We know times are tough and we want to be part of the solution. We are working to make bus travel affordable for everyone," said Al Penedo, president, Crucero USA. "By improving our onboard service, we have not only upgraded the whole travel experience, but also set new industry standards while providing an affordable price."

For more information about this new service visit www.crucero-usa.com

About Crucero USA
Crucero USA began serving the Southern California region in 2002 between Los Angeles, Calif., and Tijuana, Mexico. The company has since grown, providing service from 38 locations in California and Arizona into Mexico using a fleet of 50 buses. The company operates from Greyhound terminals in the United States and Mexico. Characterized by its convenient and enjoyable ride, Crucero USA is the bus line that offers a fast trip and superior experience, making a higher-class of travel accessible to everyone. Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66172 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/el-salvador-named-top-10-travel-destination-for-2010-by-lonely-planet/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/el-salvador-named-top-10-travel-destination-for-2010-by-lonely-planet/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:24:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/el-salvador-named-top-10-travel-destination-for-2010-by-lonely-planet/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65889 0 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/quepasa-and-mexicos-tourism-board-announce-social-media-marketing-initiative/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/04/quepasa-and-mexicos-tourism-board-announce-social-media-marketing-initiative/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:52:50 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65856 Quepasa Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: QPSA) Quepasa.com, one of the world's fastest-growing Latino social networks, today announced that it will be collaborating with Mexico's Tourism Board -- officially known as the Consejo de Promocion Turistica de Mexico, SA de CA -- with regards to an online initiative aimed at promoting tourism to Mexico.

As part of this program, Quepasa will promote Mexico's beautiful tourist destinations via online communities, which will index content related to specific destination and facilitate user interaction via blogs and viral tools. At the same time, Quepasa and Mexico's Tourism Board will be approaching online travel agencies, hotels and airlines with regards to sponsoring a broader viral campaign using the Quepasa Distributed Social Media platform.

"Over the last several months, Mexico has received an unfair share of negative press," said John Abbott, Quepasa's CEO. "We believe that the word of mouth nature of our social media platform in combination with content relevant to the North American tourist provides the most effective and authentic solution toward reestablishing Mexico as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the world."

About Quepasa Corporation

Quepasa Corporation (Bulletin Board OTCBB: QPSA), headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL with offices in Los Angeles, CA; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Scottsdale, AZ; Miami, FL; and Hermosillo, MX, owns Quepasa.com (www.Quepasa.com), one of the world's largest, trilingual, Latino social networks. Quepasa.com is an authentic Latino community that provides fun, interactive, and easy to use social tools, and rich multimedia content in English, Spanish and Portuguese to embrace Latinos everywhere, and empower them to connect online, compete in contests and games and share their interests, ideas, and activities.

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