Best Places To Retire Overseas - CNBC
www.cnbc.com (3 Feb, 2011) by Cindy Perman – Retiring in another country used to be a foreign concept to most Americans but it’s becoming more common thanks to two main factors: the Internet and the economy.
The Internet has provided some much-needed connectivity and the economy has priced many retirees out of warm-weather cities in the U.S.
“You can live better for less in a tropical paradise,” said Dan Prescher, the special projects editor for International Living magazine. “All you have to do is think outside the border.”
Puerto Vallarta Region, Mexico
Mexico is always one of the top choices for retirees because it’s inexpensive, beautiful, the winters are warm – and it’s close to the U.S., a nice convenience for visiting family and friends.
The fact that it’s popular is in itself a selling point – there are at least 50,000 Americans and Canadians living there right now.
The appeal of Puerto Vallarta is that it’s friendly with a nice small-town feel, Budd said.
One retiree told AARP that it reminds him of the U.S. in the 50s, with big plazas where people hang out.
It’s also worth noting that it’s a very safe city, located far away from the crime in Mexico that is rampant along the U.S. border.
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5 Reasons to Retire in Puerto Vallarta
By Kathleen Peddicord
I visited Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for the first time more than 15 years ago. I’ve returned this week to find that, from a retire-overseas point of view, this town is all grown up.
This stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coastline has already been developed to a high level. Life here can be comfortable and easy. This isn’t developing-world living. This is a lifestyle that is truly comparable to the best you could enjoy in southern California, if you could afford it.
You can find dramatically beautiful Pacific coastline lots of places. Much harder to come by is an already-in-place infrastructure. In this seaside city you aren’t buying for someday. In Puerto Vallarta, you have the opportunity to buy a world-class lifestyle in a region with beautiful beaches and ocean views and plenty of golf courses, marinas, restaurants, and shopping. You can’t compare retirement in Puerto Vallarta with retirement in Salinas, Ecuador or Las Tablas, Panama, which are both emerging regions that don’t yet have international-standard amenities.
Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta region has five important retire-overseas advantages.
1. Easy access from the United States.
2. Unbeatable locations on the Pacific coast.
3. The infrastructure, services, and amenities make it one of the most user friendly retire-overseas choices.
4. There is an existing, growing, and welcoming community of expats from all over the world.
5. An affordable cost.
Puerto Vallarta is not the cheapest retirement choice in the world or in Mexico. It’s more expensive than Panama and certainly more expensive than Ecuador. You aren’t going to find it a super bargain compared with the cost-of-living in the United States.
The important thing to recognize about Puerto Vallarta is that a lifestyle of the rich and famous is not some property developer’s vision or speculator’s dream. The Pacific coast in and around Puerto Vallarta has been invested in over decades not only by developers and speculators, but also by the Mexican government. As a result, in Puerto Vallarta can you plug into a fully developed retirement lifestyle that you can actually afford. You probably won’t be able to live well here on Social Security income alone. But if your retirement budget is a bit bigger, consider this comfortable oceanside city.
Kathleen Peddicord is the founder of the Live and Invest Overseas publishing group. With more than 25 years experience covering this beat, Kathleen reports daily on current opportunities for living, retiring, and investing overseas in her free e-letter. Her book, How To Retire Overseas—Everything You Need To Know To Live Well Abroad For Less, was recently released by Penguin Books.
JW Marriott hotel coming to Puerto Vallarta...
Marriott International Celebrates More Than 40 Years of Service In Mexico
Company Marks 20th Anniversary of CasaMagna Marriott Resorts in Cancun and Puerto Vallarta
MEXICO CITY, Oct 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- This week, Marriott International, Inc. is celebrating more than 40 years of service to guests and employees throughout Mexico, as well as the 20th anniversary of the CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort and the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort.
Coinciding with Marriott's global customer appreciation week, senior executives and property leaders representing all of Marriott's Mexico hotels are gathering in Mexico City to personally thank local Mexican customers for their business and support of Marriott's family of brands. Global customer appreciation week is the company's annual celebration recognizing customers and guests from around the world.
"Marriott opened its first international hotel in beautiful Acapulco, Mexico, 41 years ago, and right away we realized that this country is a fantastic travel destination and would provide great opportunity for the company to grow globally," said J.W. Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, Marriott International, Inc. "Since then, we have continued to grow and expand throughout Mexico to ensure guests experience the highest level of service and top notch accommodations while exploring this wonderful nation."
Two of Marriott's flagship resorts in Mexico are also celebrating an important milestone this week. On October 18, 1990 the CasaMagna Marriott Resort in Cancun and the CasaMagna Marriott Resort in Puerto Vallarta opened their doors to guests in a simultaneous celebration, and have been a popular destination for travelers in Mexico for the past 20 years.
"We recognize the importance of Mexico as a premier business and leisure destination, and a key source market," said Manuel Ovies, area vice president of operations for Marriott International in Mexico. "We are here this week to reinforce our commitment to Mexico, having been a proud member of the communities in which we operate around the country for many years," he continued.
In addition to serving guests traveling to the country, Marriott also has a long standing commitment to serving its valued associates. Several Marriott hotels in Mexico were recently named a "Best Place to Work" in Mexico in the 2010 Best Employers in Mexico study, conducted by The Great Places to Work Institute. These hotels include the JW Marriott and CasaMagna Marriott hotels in Cancun, the JW Marriott Mexico City, the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta and the Tijuana Marriott hotel.
Marriott is currently represented in Mexico by 18 hotels spanning five lodging brands, including The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by Marriott Hotels and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott. The company has plans to open the new JW Marriott Resort Riviera Maya in 2012, and the JW Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort in 2013.
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