Vive Mexico!
Travel Blog • Alicia Imbody • 06.17.09 | 12:48 PM ET
It’s official: We can go to Mexico again. The CDC has removed the Mexican travel health warning for Novel H1N1 Flu, aka swine flu, as of this morning. The travel notice was replaced with a general warning about the global status of the virus, which the World Health Organization raised to a pandemic on June 11.
Although I didn’t have a chance to make a trip across the border while the hysteria over the outbreak was crippling the Mexican tourism industry, I was there in March, when throngs of Spring Breakers were warned not to go because of drug-related violence. As usual, I found the Yucatán to be quiet, hospitable, and safer than the Washington, D.C., streets I was leaving behind. Still nervous? Think of it as a way to earn good travel karma, and go anyway. The L.A. Times’ Andrés Martinez makes a convincing moral case to help out our neighbors and indulge in some empathy tourism. And the Washington Post has put together a list of some of the best deals designed to inject a much needed boost into the tourism industry as part of the Mexican government’s nearly $100 million “Vive Mexico” tourism campaign.
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Working Gringa 06.17.09 | 2:14 PM ET
In fact, coming to Mexico (and the Yucatan… because it’s where we live!) would be doubly good karma. Good for you because you would be saving your hard-earned money and good for the workers of the Yucatan because they have lost so much income due to the twin bad news hits of narcotraffickers (who seldom if ever cause trouble here) and the swine flu (a lot of hype based on non-frightening facts).
Come back and enjoy Mexico… the weather is lovely and the water is fine!
Monica 06.23.09 | 5:59 PM ET
there’s far more than lovely weather and fine water in Mexico…
I remember fantastic tropical beaches with fine white sand, palms and crystal clear waters, the azure water of the cenotes, the breathtaking pyramids of Teotihuacan, chichen itza and Tulum, the hidden pyramids in the luxurious forest of Palenque, the lovely always smiling and very friendly Mexican people, the nice food and the latin american rythm everywhere on the street. We were told the Mexico City underground is dangerous. We found it safe, modern, big and much much cleaner than other undergrounds…
I’ve travelled quite a lot but Mexico is definitely one of the places I would go back to…however you’d have to learn a bit of Spanish….it would make your life much easier if you are an independent traveller…
All Inclusive Resorts 08.10.09 | 2:49 AM ET
The media really did a number on the Mexican tourism industry. Everything was blown way out of proportion. There are some great deals being offered now. Good time to go to Mexico before everyone else figures out it is ok to go back.