Puerto Vallarta Among the Unrestricted Travel Destinations for US

According to a press release issued on Thursday, January 11, by the Secretary of Tourism (Sectur), the U.S. State Department confirmed today that the main tourist destinations in Mexico will not have any travel restrictions.

Cancún, Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta-Riviera Nayarit and Mexico City, destinations representing 80% of the tourism in the country, were exempted from the new system implemented by the US government.

The new tiered travel advisory system was rolled out yesterday, replacing the old one of alerts, warnings, and security messages. It’s divided into 4 levels: Level 1 (blue): Exercise normal travel, Level 2 (yellow): Exercise increased caution, Level 3 (orange): Reconsider travel, Level 4(red) Do not travel.

SECTUR also published a list of all the locations in Mexico exempted from the restrictions:

Baja California Sur: Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo y La Paz

Quintana Roo: Cancún, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Riviera Maya, Isla Mujeres e Isla Holbox

Ciudad de México

Jalisco: Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Chapala y Ajijic

Nayarit: Riviera Nayarit, Punta Mita, Nuevo Vallarta, Santa Maria del Oro y Xalisco

Guanajuato: Guanajuato y San Miguel de Allende

Yucatán: Chichen Itzá, Mérida, Uxmal y Valladolid

Puebla: Ciudad de Puebla

Chiapas: Palenque, San Cristóbal de las Casas y Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Baja California: Ensenada, Rosarito y Tijuana

Oaxaca: Ciudad de Oaxaca y Huatulco

Campeche: Ciudad de Campeche

Querétaro: Santiago de Querétaro

Coahuila: Piedras Negras y Ciudad Acuna

Sinaloa: Mazatlán (Zona Dorada, Centro Histórico), Los Mochis, Port Topolobampo

Michoacán: Morelia y Lázaro Cárdenas (llegando vía aérea o carretera federal 15D)