Travel Time Is Here Again!

Mexico has been hit hard!

In May, 2009, International flights in May to and from airports serviced by one of the Mexican airport service companies (Grupo Aeroporutario Pacifico) reported in June that May traffic was down by 44% from the previous May. Wow!

Traffic overall was down 37%. So, for the first time in several months, International travel declined more rapidly than domestic travel.

So, why? We all know the biggest scare is the Swine Flu. But, the number of cases of the Swine Flu is far less than the number of cases of regular old flu flu!

Also, the drug cartels are trying their hardest to make travel to Mexico seem unsafe by terrorizing rival gangs/cartels. The media is having a field day with all this stuff. You Tube and other on-line services have been having a field day as well!

Finally, the economic downturn has created havoc on jobs and other income generating sources.

Just think of all the financial types who were traveling all over in the old days and who now do not have jobs.

Overlay the obvious on the drop in the stock market and the heretofore untouchable companies that have traveled through bankruptcy and you have increased the number of travelers who decided not to go anywhere enormously.

Well that was then and this is now.

We are not out of the woods by any stretch, but we can start planning with more confidence than in the recent past.

If you want to feel special, travel to some of the beautiful resorts in Mexico, specifically, and through out the world, more generally. Resorts that we are more familiar with include the Grupo Mayan / Grupo Vidanta resorts, which own the Grand Mayan and Mayan Palace resorts in Acapulco, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, San Jose del Cabo, Puerto Penasco or Riviera Maya. Crowds are down and you have the whole beautifully manicured place to yourselves.

Our trip in November 2008 exposed us to the pleasure of reduced crowds. Although the resort seemed to have lots of guests, it did not seemed crowded. Beautiful place all to ourselves.

Look to the future. Plan now and let's get back to feeling positive about where we can go and what we can do!