Consumer Reports: Mexico Is Budget Travel Option

The latest edition of Consumer Reports advises travelers looking for last-minute deals to consider Mexico. The magazine noted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mid-May removed its recommendation against nonessential travel to Mexico after the Swine Flu outbreak slowed.

“But hotels will probably feel the impact throughout the summer,” the magazine said. It reported that at the height of the Swine Flu crisis hotel occupancy rates were down by 51 percent. “As a result, hotel rates will stay low for some time.”

The magazine also said travelers considering a winter trip to Mexico should look for airfares now. Some recent fares valid through next spring were $300 or less, it reported.

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