Here is a very homemade video from Youtube but you get the idea. People on the streets (and beaches) in Cancun being interviewed as to their experience here and the swine flu scare. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwgDuonP3t0 

I did not do that video but some friends and I are working on an updated version we hope to have for next week so stay tuned. Other than that, the situation is about the same. Everyone–in the world it seems–is waiting on the CDC to stop warning against “non-essential travel to Mexico.” If-rather when–they do, it should cause an sequence of events such as:

1.- Permitting cruise chips to arrive at Mexican ports again (If this doesn’t happen within the next 2 weeks, the ports won’t be on next year’s printed schedule of cruises and this could prolong the crisis–particularly at the ports. Cozumel is really hurting right now.);

2.- Seems the FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office in the UK) is “advising” the British people and companies to “avoid all non-essential travel to Mexico.” So in an overabundance of saving their own “arses” all of the travel companies have cancelled all flights to Mexico and the British traveling public is (“are” if you are British!) not happy to say the least! Especially since they are keeping the would-be travelers on a short leash and telling them “cancelled until” let’s say a few days from now and then when the day arrives they change it to another future date and so on. Of course the travel companies blame the government but the decision is 100% their own. From the FCO site: “The purpose of FCO Travel Advice is to provide information and views to help British nationals form their own judgements about travelling to or operating in a particular country.” But most agree that if the CDC in the U.S. drops it’s warning, the FCO will drops its alert and the British travel companies will reinitiate flights as well. And since it speaks for the “Commonwealth,” it should also open up Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth member nations as well. British and Commmonwealth tourism is a big part of the hotel business in the whole State of Quintana Roo where Cancun is located.

It should be mentioned that the World Health Organization’s stance all along has been, and I quote from their website http://www.who.int , “WHO is not recommending travel restrictions related to the outbreak of the influenza A(H1N1) virus.”

Argentina, Ecuador and Switzerland have restarted flights to Mexico. 

My guess is that next week will see more openings of flights from other countries. Apple, Funjet and other American travel companies are mounting huge campaigns for tourists wanting to come to Mexico. Don’t miss out on good deal while the Swine Flu Scare last!! Good article here http://travelojos.com/?p=1130

It should also be pointed out that through all this, our faithful neighbors to the north have show particular resistence on any restricions to their travel plans, the U.S. government has not prohibited flights and about 98% of foreign tourists in Cancun currently are our best diehard, Mexico-loving, sunseeking, party-goin’ Americans!! Thanks for visting and trusting in Mexico!