Based on recent surveys carried out by the Cabo tourism board, 90% of tourists expressed satisfaction with their Cabo vacation as they were departing from Los Cabos airport to return home.
Prospective visitors who have never visited Cabo may be apprehensive about making the trip due to potential security issues in Mexico reported in local news in their hometowns.
U.S. State Department travel advisories also do not seem to favor Cabo. Upon closer examination, however, it turns out that the State Department classifies travel to Cabo as safe, with a similar level of risk as travel to countries such as the United Kingdom and Spain.
The first misconception about Los Cabos that needs to be cleared up is that the area is part of the state of Baja California Sur.
According to the State Department’s ranking, this Mexican state is currently in the second safest group. The state of Baja California Norte, also known as Baja California, is not the same as Baja California Sur.
The well-known border town of Tijuana is located in the state of Baja California Norte, which is currently at the third-tier warning level. This means that visiting this area could be riskier than visiting Cabo.
Other Countries In Level 2 Risk
Currently, pretty much every country you might visit on your trip through Europe has a level 2 travel warning.
This includes countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Denmark. In all four cases, the State Department cites the possibility of terrorist attacks as the reason for classifying these countries in that tier.
Unfortunately, security incidents have attracted a lot of media attention in recent years, especially in the UK and France. In light of this, it is reasonable to consider level 2 travel advisories necessary.
When you look at cases like Denmark, it seems strange that all these nations fall into the same category for the same reason.
It has the same classification and is in the second tier of the warning level, but nothing has occurred since 2015 that could be classified as a hate crime or otherwise.
The situation in Spain is a little different because, in addition to the terrorism warning, there is an additional indication of possible civil unrest.
Travelers can rejoice that hostilities in Catalonia have subsided in recent years.