U.S. Department of State more detailed warnings for visitors to Mexico regarding safety

The U.S. State Department has issued an updated travel warning for tourists planning to visit Mexico, adding information on drug violence on a state-by-state and city-by-city basis.
The new, more detailed warning comes in response to concerns expressed by Mexico tourism officials, who worried that previous travel warnings scared off U.S. tourists by generalized about the threat of crime violence in Mexico. “The Mexico Tourism Board has long advocated for travel advisories which abide by three key tenets: context, clarity and specificity,” said Rodolfo Lopez-Negrete, chief operating officer for the Mexico Tourism Board. “The revised U.S. State Department travel advisory regarding Mexico adheres to these principles and should serve as model for the rest of the world.” Read Article