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A 25-year old Charlotte, NC woman traveled to San Jose del Cabo for a vacation with her friends, they had booked a villa at a high-end community located north of the city. She didn’t come back, she died, she was murdered in that villa. To be precise, Villa Linda 32 …
November, 2022
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23 November
Mexico, we’re safer than you think
The Mexican Tourism Ministry (SECTUR) has requested the U.S. Department of State to review and adjust the travel safety advice published in the Department’s travel advisories. SECTUR argues, according to Mexico News Daily, that the “advice against traveling to some destinations is misguided.”SECTUR issued a press release detailing the virtual …
August, 2022
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16 August
Wild weekend in Tijuana
The weekend of 12-14 August saw widespread violence instigated by the “Jalisco New Generation Cartel” (Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) as a means to intimidate and influence the actions of the government to free their members currently incarcerated or in general custody.TIJUANAThe cartel issued a warning that they had …
January, 2022
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22 January
Mexico: Two Canadians shot dead Riviera Maya
Three Canadians, were shot Friday afternoon at the five-star Xcaret Hotel on the Mexican Riviera Maya by an unidentified gunman, media reports that two of the three have died of their wounds. Lucio Hernández Gutiérrez, Secretario de Seguridad Pública del Estado de Quintana Roo, posted a tweet which asked the …
November, 2021
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14 November
What you need to know: Mexico travel in year three of the COVID pandemic
As the third year of the COVID pandemic fast approaches, we took a moment to gather information (and their sources) which travelers will want to avail themselves prior to heading south. CDC Travel AdviceAs of 14 November 2021, the CDCL has MEXICO labeled as Level 3: High Level of COVID-19 …
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5 November
Mexico: Shootout on Puerto Morelos beach near tourist hotels leave two dead
Yes, you read the title correctly. There was a targeted killing which occurred at the Bahía Petempich beach area between the Hyatt Ziva and Azul Beach hotels in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Assailants, according to the FGE (Attorney General of the State of Quintana Roo), numbering approximately 15, attacked …
December, 2020
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22 December
MEXICO - CDC advises Do Not Travel at this time
As hundreds of thousands plan on their annual trip to visit relatives and simply relax to Mexico, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) advises U.S. travelers to avoid Mexico at this time due to the increased chance of getting and spreading COVID-19. This writer, is one of those who …
January, 2020
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10 January
Securely Travel Alert - 10 January 2020
Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Iran - We continue to urged travelers NOT to travel to Iran at this time due to the heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Read Securely Travel’s “Do Not Travel to Iran or Iraq” The …
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3 January
Securely Travel Alert - 03 January 2020
Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Iran - Travelers are urged NOT to travel to Iran at this time due to the heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Read Securely Travel’s “Do Not Travel to Iran or Iraq” The U.S. does …
November, 2019
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27 November
Securely Travel Alert - 27 November 2019
Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Europe - France, Ireland and Germany - Farmers, protesting stagnant revenues and agriculture policies, including free trade agreements which they claim place them at a disadvantage have broken out in major cities. Paris, Dublin, Berlin, Hamburg …