Cruise Ship Industry reroutes passengers from Puerto Vallarta to San Diego, which has 25 times more confirmed cases of H1N1
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Princess Cruise Lines diverted the Sapphire Princess from Puerto Vallarta to San Diego and Catalina Island. San Diego has over 50 confirmed cases of H1N1, as compared to 2 confirmed cases in Puerto Vallarta. There is no logic behind this move if the cruise ship giant's goal was protecting the safety of their passengers. There is however an enormous financial benefit to the two US destinations benefitting from the H1N1 hysteria, and the crusie ship company which is paying much less for fuel...
I took this directly from http://www.mexicodailynews-andales.blogspot.com/ click the title for the full meal deal!
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Showing posts with label Swine Flu in Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swine Flu in Mexico. Show all posts
Monday, May 18, 2009
GREAT ARTICLE ON MEXICO TRAVEL
It's long but worth the read!
Sometimes we all need to be reminded to put things in perspective. It happens all the time, something may seem earth shattering in the moment it is occurring and when we have the ability to stop and look back we think well…maybe we over reacted.
Perhaps that's what is happening right now when it comes to Mexico travel and tourism.
Puerto Penasco Mexico is a beautiful destination 60 miles south of the Arizona border. A quiet little beach town with a population over 50,000(see Wikipedia info) it has had little violent crime and offers beachside relaxation and fishing on the beautiful Sea of Cortez.
It is not close to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, which has a population exceeding 22 million people,making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world by population according to the United Nations and other organizations.
In fact Puerto Penasco is only 215 miles from Phoenix, Arizona the 5th largest city in the United States. Phoenix is 1,998 miles from Wahington DC the capital of the United States and Puerto Penasco is less than 2000 miles from the capital Mexico City. This quiet little seaport town is no closer to the capital of their state capital than Phoenix is to Washington D.C.
Think about it if something happens in Washington DC with violence or murders or swine flu, do we close the borders of the United States? It is our capital, just like Mexico City is Mexico’s capital. When the sniper attacks occurred in the DC suburban area did we close the United States down and send warnings not to visit the US? Certainly no one would have thought to announce any warnings about Phoenix with issues happening in DC? Do other countries close their borders from the US and cancel their trips to all of the United States when something concerning happens in our capital?
Or let us use a smaller more comparable town to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. For this example, how about Show Low Arizona, a beautiful mountain town with some of the largest Ponderosa Pines in the world and great skiing. Definitely smaller population then Puerto Penasco but a unique tourist destination similar to Rocky Point. So, if we hear about something happening in Show Low will we avoid the entire US or Arizona? For that matter will we cancel our trips to Show Low? Of course not that sounds ridiculous.Well, then why are we cancelling our beach vacations to Mexico?
In March 2009 a shoot out occurred in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Show Low, Arizona ( see article on murders) . The murders happened right around spring break time and Show Low Arizona with its rugged high elevation and beautiful mountains is a Spring Break skiing destination…why didn’t universities issue warning about going to Show Low?
Because sometimes bad things happen no matter where you are at in the world. People get the flu, a horrific shoot out happens at a Wal Mart in a small town and someone shoots a man on the freeway in Phoenix. Horrible bad things happen in small and large towns every day. Do we stop traveling and stay at home? Of course not. Let’s get some reality.
Perhaps, before you cancel your trips to Mexico, you should understand where you are going and what happens in your own neighborhood and put things in perspective. Think about the 36,000 cases of flu last year in the United States.
As of today unlike Phoenix, Arizona there has not been one report of H1N1 previously known as swine flu in the town of Puerto Penasco or the state of Sonora.
Sometimes we all need to be reminded to put things in perspective. It happens all the time, something may seem earth shattering in the moment it is occurring and when we have the ability to stop and look back we think well…maybe we over reacted.
Perhaps that's what is happening right now when it comes to Mexico travel and tourism.
Puerto Penasco Mexico is a beautiful destination 60 miles south of the Arizona border. A quiet little beach town with a population over 50,000(see Wikipedia info) it has had little violent crime and offers beachside relaxation and fishing on the beautiful Sea of Cortez.
It is not close to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, which has a population exceeding 22 million people,making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world by population according to the United Nations and other organizations.
In fact Puerto Penasco is only 215 miles from Phoenix, Arizona the 5th largest city in the United States. Phoenix is 1,998 miles from Wahington DC the capital of the United States and Puerto Penasco is less than 2000 miles from the capital Mexico City. This quiet little seaport town is no closer to the capital of their state capital than Phoenix is to Washington D.C.
Think about it if something happens in Washington DC with violence or murders or swine flu, do we close the borders of the United States? It is our capital, just like Mexico City is Mexico’s capital. When the sniper attacks occurred in the DC suburban area did we close the United States down and send warnings not to visit the US? Certainly no one would have thought to announce any warnings about Phoenix with issues happening in DC? Do other countries close their borders from the US and cancel their trips to all of the United States when something concerning happens in our capital?
Or let us use a smaller more comparable town to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. For this example, how about Show Low Arizona, a beautiful mountain town with some of the largest Ponderosa Pines in the world and great skiing. Definitely smaller population then Puerto Penasco but a unique tourist destination similar to Rocky Point. So, if we hear about something happening in Show Low will we avoid the entire US or Arizona? For that matter will we cancel our trips to Show Low? Of course not that sounds ridiculous.Well, then why are we cancelling our beach vacations to Mexico?
In March 2009 a shoot out occurred in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Show Low, Arizona ( see article on murders) . The murders happened right around spring break time and Show Low Arizona with its rugged high elevation and beautiful mountains is a Spring Break skiing destination…why didn’t universities issue warning about going to Show Low?
Because sometimes bad things happen no matter where you are at in the world. People get the flu, a horrific shoot out happens at a Wal Mart in a small town and someone shoots a man on the freeway in Phoenix. Horrible bad things happen in small and large towns every day. Do we stop traveling and stay at home? Of course not. Let’s get some reality.
Perhaps, before you cancel your trips to Mexico, you should understand where you are going and what happens in your own neighborhood and put things in perspective. Think about the 36,000 cases of flu last year in the United States.
As of today unlike Phoenix, Arizona there has not been one report of H1N1 previously known as swine flu in the town of Puerto Penasco or the state of Sonora.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
MORE SWINE FLU IN MEXICO NEWS - ALL GOOD!
"The swine flu outbreak has cost Mexico at least $2.2 billion over the past 10 days, the finance secretary announced Tuesday, as damage to tourism and agriculture threatens to push Latin America's second-largest economy into a deep recession.
The Mexican government said Tuesday it will give $2 billion in credits and loans to offset business and tourism losses, sending the peso to 13.2 its best price against the dollar since the epidemic hit."
Read the full article on the Swine Flu in Mexico by clicking this link!
Monday, May 11, 2009
ROCKY POINT NEWS ONLINE COVERS SWINE FLU IN MEXICO
"...Part of the plan calls for assuring the general public that the flu virus has been contained in Mexico. “In the next few days we will release information about a stimulus plan to activate our economy and temporarily reduce taxes to cruise lines”, Calderon said in a televised message to the country.It was announced recently that as a consequence of the epidemic, some cruise lines have suspended travel into Mexico, diverting cruises to San Diego. Calderon assured the public that incidents of flu in Mexico are in decline and that cases are less severe than previously though..."
Click here to read the whole story from Rocky Point News Online
Click here to read the whole story from Rocky Point News Online
Friday, May 8, 2009
MEXPATPOLLS - QUICKLY BECOMING AN MYN FAVE - EXPAT TALKS SWINE FLU NEWS
I wanted to find a way to demonstrate to myself and others the tone of the US media with respect to Mexico. I'm not doing anything majorly scientific here, just trying a few different Google searches to see what the results are. Let's see what happens when we Google "world health organization praises mexico" Ok, here's the sources of the first ten responses to that search;
Click here to find out the top ten searches on Google for different key words regarding the swine flu in Mexico
Click here to find out the top ten searches on Google for different key words regarding the swine flu in Mexico
ANITA FROM THE EXAMINER WRITES ANOTHER FANTASTIC ARTICLE - SWINE FLU - ROCKY POINT
A little tired of reading about swine flu or the H1N1? Your're not alone. Today, there are zero cases of H1N1 in Puerto Penasco ( Rocky Point) , Sonora Mexico and 131 cases in Arizona, and a total of 1639 in the United States.
Perhaps we ... Read more »
Perhaps we ... Read more »
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
SWINE FLU POLL
Vote on my poll on the right hand side about the swine flu in Rocky Point!
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Leave me a comment on this post or drop me a line: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx to give your opinion!
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Leave me a comment on this post or drop me a line: mynparty@yahoo.com.mx to give your opinion!
MORE ON THE SWINFE FLU IN MEXICO AND PARTICULARLY ROCKY POINT
Tracking the progress of H1N1 swine flu This map and the data behind it were compiled by Dr. Henry Niman, a biomedical researcher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using technology provided by Rhiza Labs and Google. The map was compiled using data from official sources, news reports and user-contributions.Rhiza's web-based mapping product, Insight, is helping Dr. Niman get official and unofficial data into the tracking system faster while giving researchers and the public many options for viewing the data in a useful and understandable way. If you would like more information about how your organization can provide dynamic data visualization and analysis tools like this, please contact Josh Knauer at 412-488-0600
MYN says:
PS-The swine flu or H1 whatever it is is the FLU, not a flesh eating bacteria.
Thanks Bill Barvitski!
POST #1718 A DIRECT QUOTE FROM MARK MULLIGAN
"...And folks, please, don't let this swine flu thing keep you from coming down to San Carlos for any reason whatsoever....it's as far from us (in Mexico City) as New York City is from you. In fact, there's a greater risk of me catching it in Phoenix then there is of you catching it here. AND, I guarantee you will not be dragged out of your car by your hair by a drug trafficker and executed, like the anchorman on CNN wants to scare you into believing. I'm still waiting anxiously for the president of Mexico to stand behind a podium with a straight face and issue a "travel warning", alerting citizens not to travel to the U.S. because reportedly there was a carjacking in Cleveland yesterday. Ridiculous? EXACTLY. See you on the beach!..."
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