TIDBITS 4 TRAVEL ALERTS
This tidbit is 4 travel alert for Mexico. Yep that’s right. Just before spring break! The US is renewing the travel alert for Mexico. This week, the State Department renewed its travel advisoryfor Mexico, singling out the states of Michoacan, Coahuila, Durango and Chihuahua, along the United States-Mexico border, as especially dangerous for United States travelers. .
That said, crime overall in Mexico is down from its late 1990s highs. But the perception of drug-related violence, combined with leftover fears of the H1N1 virus, has taken its toll on Mexico’s reputation as a safe travel destination. Tourism dropped 20 percent in 2009 from the previous year.
For more detailed information on staying safe in Mexico, please see the following
- Mexico Country Specific Information.
- “Spring Break in Mexico- Know Before You Go!!”
- http://travel.state.gov/
- Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings,
- Travel Alerts can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States and Canada, or, for callers from Mexico, a regular toll line at 001-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). American citizens traveling or residing overseas are encouraged to register with the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate on the State Department’s travel registration website at https://travelregistration.state.gov/.
- For any emergencies involving U.S. citizens in Mexico, please contact the U.S. Embassy or the closest U.S. Consulate. The U.S. Embassy is located in Mexico City at Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, telephone from the United States: 011-52-55-5080-2000; telephone within Mexico City: 5080-2000; telephone long distance within Mexico 01-55-5080-2000. You may also contact the Embassy by e-mail at: ACSMexicoCity@state.gov
- http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/.
To read the complete alert you can go to,
Please if you have travel plans for spring break, stay extra safe, careful and have great adventure
Jaye
