BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reading last week's headlines warning travelers to avoid visiting Mexico will probably deter tourists from planning visits to that destination, according nationally syndicated radio travel guru Stephanie Abrams, who says that people need to read past the headlines. Abrams, a respected veteran of the travel industry rated one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Travel and host of two nationally syndicated travel radio shows heard coast-to-coast and podcast worldwide points out that the February 8, 2012 travel advisory published by the US State Department warning travelers about dangers of travel to Mexico clearly excludes from the "dangerous areas" list the most popular destinations that travelers and tourists frequent.
Abrams notes in her blog at www.sAbrams.com that, "You will hear sound bytes and see crawlers across the television screen that leave you with a clear message: Don't go to Mexico if you want to be safe. The problem with this kind of slap-dash reporting is that nothing has really changed in Mexico! No blanket statement has been made by the US State Department condemning travel to Mexico. The document lists the regions within Mexico that need to be avoided. What has not changed is that the dangerous regions are, for the most part, the area along the US border where drug runners have been carrying on for ages and a variety of areas where no tourists go! "Mexico's tourist destinations aren't part of the 'no-go' warning!" Abrams states.
Abrams points out that the US State Department has specifically stated that, "No advisory is in effect" for the most popular, most visited tourist destinations in Mexico. "You get the impression from news reports that you shouldn't go anywhere in Mexico," Abrams notes. "But look at the 25 tourist-focused destinations in Mexico that are specifically noted to have 'No advisory in effect,' giving those areas a green light for travel by US citizens."
The list of destinations in Mexico that are not included in the travel advisory warning issued by the US State Department which are designated as "No advisory in effect" include: Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Taxco, San Miguel de Allende, Leon, Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Tulum, Chichen Itza, Mérida, Mexico City, Riviera Nayarit:, Puerto Vallarta, Villahermosa, Puebla, Oaxaca, Huatulco, Puerto Escondido, Queretaro, Tlaxcala, Toluca, and San Cristobal de las Casas..
"When you read through this list, directly from the travel advisory report, you clearly see that the most popular areas for visitors to Mexico have no travel warnings associated with them. But you'll never get that impression from the news reports that blast warnings about travel to Mexico. Don't get confused with the hype and rhetoric and look at the facts," Abrams advises.