Iowans who are vacationing in some areas of Mexico are being told to stay indoors due to drug cartel-related violence, while many flights to and from Mexico are being cancelled or rescheduled. AAA Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says if you have Spring Break plans to travel to Mexico soon, those plans could be in jeopardy.
A Mexican cartel boss was killed Sunday during a gunbattle with the Mexican military in his home state of Jalisco and cartel members responded by sealing off roads and setting vehicles ablaze in several states. Ortner says Iowa travelers to stay in the loop.
Ortner recommends Iowa travelers enroll in STEP from the US State Department website. The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program enables the government to know where you’re going and to email you security, health and weather updates during your journey.
Air travelers will need to know that TSA Precheck has been reinstated after briefly being shut down a few days ago, while Ortner says Global Entry remains paused due to the partial federal government shutdown.
