Hi Mexico-loving friends!

Hi Mexico-loving friends! As this newsletter goes live, Mazatlan and areas as far south as Puerto Vallarta are beginning to feel the force of Hurricane Orlene. The forecast is that it will arrive around midday Monday and there will be so much rain that Sinaloa is being cautioned with flash-flood warnings. On Saturday evening it was a category 2, but it has recently been changed to a category 4, so warnings have been issued for much of the coast including the beaches in Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima. Read more about the hurricane and track its progress here. And please be safe if you are currently in the region.

Recent News in Mexico

Each year on September 19th, the people of Mexico City file into the streets in remembrance of the 1985 earthquake that took place in the city killing more than 5,000 people and turning much of the downtown area to rubble. Every year, the city's earthquake siren sounds and everyone pours into the streets sort of like a school fire drill. In 2017, shortly after the earthquake drill was over, once everyone had gone back inside, the alarm sounded again. I was inside my apartment in the western suburb of Lomas Verdes and didn't hear the sirens. All I heard was the sound of the earth moving (if you've ever been in an earthquake before you know exactly the sound I mean). I heard it before I felt it. The ground shook for nearly 30 seconds. That earthquake fell on the exact same day as the 1985 earthquake and we all couldn't help but find it strange. 370 people lost their lives in that earthquake. Well, September 19th strikes again. This year, a 7.5 earthquake struck the city with an epicenter in the state of Morelos. Thankfully there was little damage to the city but the coast of Morelos did not fair quite as well. It has people around Mexico thinking that in the coming years, they might have to take an international vacation on the 19th. Read more about this earthquake and the aftereffects here. Other Top Stories in Mexico This Month The National Guard, AMLO's safety force around the country, are now part of the military. Overtourism in Tulum causes huge problems for locals Mexico Declares a New Archeological Zone Near San Miguel de Allende

August Mexico Content

Eternal Expat Mexico-based writers have been busy this month writing some more great content! We've also updated some of our most popular posts to make sure they are as up to date as possible for you! 7 Day Trips from Playa del Carmen 11 Riviera Maya Excursions 10 Best Bars in Playa del Carmen Is Playa del Carmen Safe for Travel in 2022? 10 Best Tacos in Playa del Carmen Mexico 9 Best Restaurants in Cozumel Playa del Carmen vs Cancun: Which to Choose? Things to Do in Mexico: The Ultimate Guide (recently updated) 24 Best Places to Retire in Mexico (heavily updated!) You can catch up on all of the Mexico content on Eternal Expat here.

Expats & Locals Around Mexico

As always with Mexico, I highly recommend seeking out people who are currently living in the places that you want to visit. Speak to the locals living in those places and find out how you can better integrate. Ask questions, be curious and kind. For updates about Mexico City, as always I recommend following Ubish Yaren on Instagram. You can also follow Anais of The Curious Mexican for updates on the restaurant and food scene in Mexico City and what is back open. For updates about what's going on in Oaxaca, Susan of Brooklyn Tropicali has been sharing her updates of what's going on around the city and state of Oaxaca. Trisha of PS I'm On My Way currently lives in Cabo San Lucas and can share some insights into what is happening there with you. Check out her website here. For regular updates about life in Merida and around the Yucatan, check out Mexico Cassie who has also recently written a fantastic guide about Traveling Yucatan with Kids. Shelley of Travel Mexico Solo also shares her experiences in Merida and around the Yucatan. Her Instagram is a particularly good resource for what she's seeing at the moment. The Yucatan Times is the local English newspaper in Merida that shares local updates and news reports. To keep up with what's going on in and around Querétaro, follow Alex of the Backpacking Brunette. Vallarta Daily is the local English news there where you can learn about any changes in the situation in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding Nayarit beach towns as well. Janine Around the World is traveling around the Riviera Maya at the moment sharing her experiences on her blog and Instagram. Riviera Maya News is the local English newspaper there where you can keep up with changes. I believe this is the region that is changing the most in regards to safety at the minute and if you plan to independently travel here (renting a car and exploring without tours or away from resorts), then I highly recommend speaking to someone who is there right now. As always, a great place to keep up to date with news about what's happening all over Mexico in English is Mexico News Daily.

Visiting Mexico Soon?

If you are planning a trip to Mexico soon, I hope you'll have a browse of the different Mexico guides on my blog or have a search through my YouTube videos to help you plan your trip! I also have FOUR extensive guidebooks available for Baja California Sur, Mexico City, Merida, and Guanajuato! If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to email me by simply hitting reply on this email. Speak soon and safe travels, Laura

Why flights are fuller right now 🛫💺🤔

Scott's Cheap Flights

TOGETHER WITH   We’ve all been there. You’ve boarded the flight and found an empty seat next to you. Now you’re anxiously waiting for boarding to end and the door to close before anyone claims that seat. Well, we’ve got some bad news: the odds of that happening on flights in the next few months aren’t as good as they used to be. Flights are pretty full lately, and we don’t expect that to change any time soon. Here’s why your next few flights will probably be almost, if not completely, full—and what that means for deals.

Lagging demand meets lagging supply Passenger numbers are still down from 2019 levels, so you might expect that to translate to more open seats. But as airlines have realized that demand hasn’t quite come back in full force, they’ve adjusted their schedules accordingly. As of early September, passenger volume is down about 5% from 2019 levels, while the number of aircraft departures is down 14%. That means fewer planes are going out, but they are going out with more passengers.

Load factors and why they matter Airline load factors—the percentage of seats filled on each plane—are not just fully rebounded; since March of this year, they’ve exceeded 2019 levels. Today, the average plane flies with 85% of its seats filled. And on the most popular routes, it’s common for load factors to approach 100%. Domestic flights, as well as flights to Latin America, Mexico, Canada, and across the Atlantic have the highest load factors recently, while flights across the Pacific have an average load factor under 80%.

So how does all this affect prices? The primary determinant of how many cheap flights you see on a route is how much competition there is between airlines. This includes not just the number of airlines competing on a route, but also how frequent flights are. The fact that flight volume is still down near 15% compared to 2019 means there’s less competition between airlines putting downward pressure on fares. So while the bad news is that fewer flights means higher fares today, the good news is that there’s reason to expect flight volume will increase over the next 12-24 months. Take two quick examples. First, transpacific travel will improve as China and Japan reopen (Japan officially reopens October 11 for independent travel). Passenger volume between the US and China is currently down 98% compared to 2019; that demand will improve sharply once China reopens for tourism, and Chinese airlines will flood the market with transpacific flights as they did pre-pandemic, forcing other airlines across the board to slash fares throughout the region. Second, the pilot shortage that’s currently hobbling many airlines and forcing airlines to cut their flight schedules will (hopefully!) improve as airlines’ investments in flight schools and pay raises tempt more would-be pilots into the field. This time in 2023, we’re hopeful that we’ll see increased flight volume, which in turn will lead to lower load factors and lower fares. In the meantime, when deals pop up, we’ll let you know. For example, last week we found deals including: $227 nonstop roundtrip from Baltimore or Boston to Iceland $376 nonstop roundtrip from Anchorage to Honolulu For Elite members, $646 roundtrip nonstop from Fort Lauderdale to Berlin in premium economy

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Hurricane Orlene downgraded to category 1 as it makes landfall and heads toward Mazatlán

Hurricane Orlene downgraded to category 1 as it makes landfall and heads toward Mazatlán   A hurricane warning is in effect from San Blas, Nayarit to Mazatlán, Sinaloa and torrential rains are forecast in several states.

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