By Christopher Reynolds Chicago Tribune It’s the time of year when Americans like to flock south of the border — but flu and violence fears may keep many at home. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe on your vacation. Between Mexico’s drug war entering its fourth year and itsH1N1 flu outbreak beginning with [...]
CDC downgrades Mexico travel warning
By Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAY The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped their recommendation Friday that U.S. travelers avoid Mexico because of the flu outbreak. The Travel Health Warning recommending against non-essential travel to Mexico, which went into effect April 27, is “downgraded to a Travel Health Precaution for Mexico,” the health agency said Friday [...]
Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to return, despite the U.S. Department’s travel alert
Despite the negative press and the U.S. Department’s recent travel alert, vacationers are still heading to Mexico to plunge their toes in the sand and bask in the tropical sun, while taking advantage of the budget friendly deals. The reports continue to be positive in resort towns with Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to [...]
Readers weigh in on travel to Mexico by Catharine Hamm
Question: Should student Sarah Tjoa go to Cancún, Mexico, for spring break? She posed that question in a letter to the Travel section, and in the March 15 “On the Spot,” we asked readers to weigh in. Here is some of what they had to say. We just returned from a wonderful vacation on the [...]
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