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They were on a cruise out of Galveston, Texas, Stephen Johnson and his fiancée Tori Austin on Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Dream for a cruise to Mexico and return. When it came time to see the sights of Mexico at Progreso, Mexico Johnson wasn’t physically able to do so. Johnson …
November, 2019
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15 November
2019 - Culiacán: The most dangerous city in Mexico
We consider Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico as a lawless city. One which should be avoided for general tourism. We arrived at this conclusion based largely on the events of 17 October and those which followed.About Culiacán Culiacán is the capitol of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It has a population of …
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13 November
Securely Travel Alert - 13 November 2019
Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Hong Kong - Violence continues to escalate. Molotov cocktails are being thrown into businesses and on and at police by the more militant of the protesters. Hong Kong police are showing less tolerance and are escalating …
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12 November
45 tourists robbed at gun-point at Acapulco Hotel
Shortly after we updated our advice specific to Acapulco, Mexico so as to answer the query: “Is Acapulco safe?” our answer was reinforced with an explanation point, when a robbery occurred in the lobby of the Hotel Diana Acapulco. From our vantage point, the answer to the question, “Is Alcapulco …
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5 November
Acapulco remains an unsafe destination
“Is it safe to travel to Acapulco?” Our answer continues to be no. A year ago we wrote, “Acapulco, Mexico - No Go Zone, as the city continues to spiral.” We noted how the police department had been disarmed and violence in the streets was a regular occurrence. In early-2019 …
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5 November
Securely Travel Alert - 05 November 2019
Sections: • Crisis • Health • Weather • Government Travel Alerts, Advisories and Warnings Section 1 - UnrestNigeria - A large fire has engulfed a central business district in Lagos the morning of 05 November. Lebanon - Protests continue and confrontations are likely as protester built road blocks are cleared …
September, 2019
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30 September
15 organized crime groups operate in Cancun
During a press conference, in Cancun, to discuss crime in Quintana Roo, Minister of Public Security for the state of Quintana Roo, Alberto Capella Ibarra noted that 15 organized crime groups operate in Quintana Roo, of which seven are international criminal groups. The criminal organizations conduct money laundering, drug trafficking …
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23 September
Cartel executes Cancun police commander
Over the weekend the current cartel turf battle within the Mexican state of Quintana Roo escalated in Cancun, with the assassination of a state police officer. As we have mentioned many times, travel to Mexico is generally safe. The cartel turf battle in Cancun rarely spills out into the tourist …
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23 September
Cancun cop arrested for extortion of tourists
A Cancun police officer, Jesús del Valle Valley, manning the police checkpoint along the road between Cancun and Merida stopped an American tourist in a self-driven car. At the checkpoint the officer, a member of the “Municipal Preventive Police” told the tourists that they had been clocked for speeding and …
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21 September
Securely Travel Briefs: 16-20 September 2019
Interactive map This week Securely Travel provided alerts concerning a myriad of events around the world which may affect individual travelers. These briefs are filed Monday through Friday and recapped on the weekend. Securely Travel Brief – 16 September 2019 Bolivia – Uyuni isolatedCosta Rica – UK travel alertSaudi Arabia …