Mexico Updates from Around the Web

Laura Bronner via n.convertkit.com	9:10 AM (1 hour ago)
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Hola my Mexico-loving friends! Welcome back to the monthly Mexico updates! The World Cup will be kicking off this month across Canada, the US, and Mexico, and Mexico is in full prep mode now. If you are heading to one of the host cities or want to enjoy the game at one of the many fan zones that are being set up, it will no doubt be an electric atmosphere. Stadium in Guadalajara gearing up for the World Cup! Mexico Updates from Around the Web Monterrey is gearing up, quite literally, to create as safe a city as they possibly can for their upcoming World Cup games. Watch the news video here. Next week, Mexico City will host game one of the World Cup, but things are not going to plan. Protests and construction are already causing some logistical problems that will hopefully be cleared up by next Thursday. Read more here. If you are going to be in Mexico City for the start of the World Cup next week, you won't want to miss the parade that will make its way down Reforma on June 13th. Read about it here. There have been talks of creating an Ensenada-to-San Diego ferry for many years, but it looks like they may finally start building it later this year. Learn more about it here. Anyone who has had the pleasure of eating churros from El Moro in Mexico City may wish that they could enjoy it back home. Well, if you live in the Bay Area of California, now you can! They are opening their first international branch later this year. Read about it here. Travel in Mexico is bigger than ever before. It welcomed 26 million international visitors between January and March, a 10.2% increase compared with the same period last year. Tourism revenue surpassed $10.28 billion during the quarter. European tourism is up, Chinese tourism is up, and even cruise ship tourism is up. If your vacation felt a little bit busier than before this year, well, it was. Read more about the stats here.​ Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City where plenty of festivities will no doubt take place over the next few weeks! Visiting Mexico Soon? If you are planning a trip to Mexico soon, I hope you'll have a browse through the different Mexico guides on my blog or have a search through my YouTube videos to help you plan your trip! Many of you already know that the updated version of my Los Cabos guidebook came out in November 2024. If you haven’t already purchased it, you can buy a digital copy of it here or a paperback copy of it on Amazon here. I also have an extensive guidebook available for Mexico City, which also receives regular updates. Anytime you buy a digital guidebook, you have access to lifetime updates completely free. So your guidebooks from me are never out of date! These are our essential Mexico travel planning articles not to miss: ​Mexico Packing List​ ​Off the Beaten Path Destinations in Mexico​ ​Driving in Mexico​ ​Renting a Car in Mexico​ ​Taking the Bus in Mexico​ ​Backpacking Mexico​ ​Best Beaches in Mexico​ ​Best Places to Retire in Mexico​ Speak soon and safe travels, Laura