Sailing Out of Galveston? What Travelers Need to Know About the Updated Mexico Travel Advisory
The advisory adds terrorism risk due to six Mexican cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations, with six states at highest travel warning levels, officials said.
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US updates Mexico travel advisories to include risk of 'terrorism'
The U.S. Department of State updated its travel advisory for Mexico this week, warning for the first time ever of the risk of terrorism south of the border. The travel alert for Mexico as a whole was maintained at “Level 2 – Exercise increased caution,” but terrorism was added as a risk factor in the country, apparently because six Mexican cartels are now classified as foreign terrorist organizations by the United States government. The U.S. thi…
The update encourages citizens traveling to popular vacation destinations to follow the same restrictions as government employees.
The United States Department of State updated its travel alerts issued for different countries, in which it left Quintana Roo at the same level as before, the “level 2”, which it shares with many destinations worldwide, including France or Germany. For the first time, this notice includes the indicator “terrorism”, but for a general classification of risks, not for some specific incident in the state. The Hotel Council of the Mexican Caribbean (…
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