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...unorthodox venture for Unofficial Tours, which is known for running cheeky campus tours year-round and for competing with the official Crimson Key Society tours for tourist attention. President and founder Daniel Andrew ’07 cited the company’s success in driving up tourist foot traffic at Square businesses as reason to believe their foray into advertising will be successful. “Business owners are really hurting for business, locals aren’t shopping the way they did, and students are certainly feeling the pinch,” Andrew said. With a majority...
...Without traffic, the drive to Mexico City from Cuernavaca usually can take just 50 minutes. Weekends are the exception, when the horrendous jams of vehicles returning from a quick trip outside the capital can snarl the highways for up to three hours. The close of this past weekend, however, was ghostly. The late afternoon drive on Sunday took only 45 minutes. Barely anyone was on the road...
...perhaps the best traffic driver of all? Giveaways. Each month new items are up for grabs for those who register for a flash sale, with lucky winners being chosen at random. The next item scheduled to be given away: a Christian Lacroix satin clutch, originally priced at $1,437. Not bad for a freebie...
...Cabos is Mexico's top spot for private jet traffic, but this year there's been a 30% drop, officials say. Passenger airline traffic has "softened" too, according to an Alaska Airline's spokeswoman, though no figures were given. Alaska, with the most flights, and other airlines are maintaining their schedules, but are using smaller planes to handle the diminished crowds, according to Ella Messerli, vice president of marketing for Los Cabos Visitors and Convention Bureau...
...Newsom's wine shop eventually sprouted 15 separate businesses and made him a millionaire. In 1996, then Mayor Willie Brown appointed Newsom to the city's parking and traffic commission and later the board of supervisors. Newsom ran for mayor in 2003, narrowly beating out a Green Party candidate in a runoff. (Newsom was re-elected in 2007 with 73% of the vote...