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Puerto Vallarta News NetworkTravel & Outdoors 

Tour Operators Say Demand for Vallarta Remains Strong

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May 15, 2015

Though vacation packagers say Puerto Vallarta bookings have held steady, we are happy to report that the travel advisory that had been published by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico has been lifted.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Vacation packagers said that bookings for Puerto Vallarta have held steady despite civil unrest that occurred in and around the city earlier this month, prompting three cruise lines to skip their calls to the city.


"The Mark Travel Corporation is not making changes to our product offering to or in Puerto Vallarta. In fact, Funjet Vacations recently increased their charter capacity into the destination," said Lynn Clark, Mark Travel's vice president, travel agency engagement. Clark said that departures to Puerto Vallarta are leaving on their normal schedules and the company has not received any calls of concerns from customers or travel agents about the destination.

MLT Vacations, which operates Delta Vacations, said it, too, has not seen any cancellations. "To date, our customers have not been impacted and we are seeing demand for Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit vacations remain strong," noted Elizabeth Moriarty, MLT's vice president for product development.

According to a statement from Agustin Alvarez, director of the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board, the city of Puerto Vallarta and other areas in the Mexican state of Jalisco experienced disturbances on Friday, May 1.

"The local city and state police quickly responded and put an end to the situation within a matter of hours. Peace was restored and no further events have occurred. No harm came to any residents or visitors to Puerto Vallarta and no disturbance, restriction or limits have affected tourists in Puerto Vallarta," stated Alvarez. "All tourism infrastructure and services including the port, marina, airport, convention center, hotels and resorts, tours, and transport remained fully operational."

A travel advisory that had been published on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico last week has since been removed. And this past weekend, hotel occupancy was more than 95%, according to the Hotel Association of Puerto Vallarta.

Apple Vacations said that it has been in daily contact with Amstar, its destination management company in Mexico, as well as with resort partners in Puerto Vallarta, which have confirmed that the resort areas of Puerto Vallarta have not been affected.

"Our customers are enjoying their vacations without incident," Apple Vacations wrote in an email to travel agents.

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