The travelers are sticking to their travel plans despite the violence that has raged in Mexico since the arrest of one of the sons of the notorious drug dealer “El Chapo” last week.
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The Saguenay travel agencies that TVA Nouvelles spoke to have counted no cancellations for this destination popular with many Saguenéens. The increased police presence is even reassuring for some travelers, like Julyanne Rivard.
“We’ve been to town twice and there are police on every street corner,” says the young woman, who is currently staying in the Riviera Maya with her parents. We went to 5th and 10th avenues and you really see police everywhere. There are four wheelers on the beach too, but it’s reassuring because we know they’re there right now to keep us safe.
She and her family avoid leaving crowded areas. The travel sales specialists believe that the situation in the sectors most frequented by tourists is not worrying.
“You have to be careful everywhere, but Riviera Maya and Cancun are not dangerous destinations,” assured Voyages Aqua-Sud owner France Gaudreault. We are far from Sinaloa. We are 3,000 kilometers away from where the violence is raging. I spoke to a customer who is leaving Bagotville for the Riviera Maya next week. She told me she almost canceled but that she checked and saw it wasn’t in the same corner at all.
In particular, Canada advises travelers to avoid areas away from tourist areas and to exercise great caution in the western tourist city of Mazatlan.
“I’ve been a travel agent for 35 years, and when I started, people went to Acapulco and Mazatlan,” explained Ms. Gaudreault. We haven’t sold this destination in 20 years, it’s been back for about 4-5 years.
Sunwing has also canceled its next few flights to Mazatlan, according to the agent.
“We’re on January 26th for the next flight,” she said. But if things don’t calm down by then, I think Destination Mazatlan will stop for this year. »