Texas warns of travel to Mexican border town for the Fourth

exas authorities are urging residents not to cross into the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo during the Fourth of July weekend because of intelligence that a Mexican drug cartel plans to target U.S. citizens. The violent Zetas drug cartel, which operates in Nuevo Laredo, will be targeting crimes at Americans who cross the border [...]

Violence in Mexico Causes Princess Cruise Lines To Cancel Calls to Puerto Vallarta & Mazatlan

Princess Cruises canceled calls to Puerto Vallarta on three cruises aboard the Sapphire Princess for security reasons. The cruises depart Los Angeles on Nov. 19, and Dec. 10 and 31. The line earlier this year had already canceled calls to Mazatlan, another Pacific destination on Mexican Riviera cruises. “Our security department continues to monitor the [...]

Is Mexico's Violence Overblown?

Mexican President Felipe Calderón is touting 2011 as the year of tourism, and the Mexico Tourism Board is spending millions of dollars on ads. Yet the nation’s deadly drug wars have led the U.S. government to widen its travel warnings in recent weeks, throwing a wrench into Mexico’s effort to attract foreign visitors. Nearly half [...]

U.S. Broadens Mexico Travel Warning

The U.S. State Department has broadened its travel warning for Mexico, advising citizens to avoid certain areas and steer clear of driving at night. The new alert, issued late last week, urges Americans to defer nonessential travel in regions where drug-related violence has surged, including the border state of Tamaulipas and the central state of [...]

Mexico's drug wars, not immigration law, costing Arizona hotels a bundle

The Gadling released a story today entitled “Immigration law costs Arizona hotels a bundle” where the Arizona Hotel and Lodging Association believes that tourists have cut back on their visits to the state because of its immigration law. Their assertion couldn’t be further from the truth because it’s not Arizona’s immigration law that has prospective tourists [...]