Should we go through with our Mexico vacation in February (poll)?

solost
Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:11:38 +0000
In My Humble Opinion

Yes, as long as there’s no active military incursion right before you go, I’d still take the trip.

No- even if there’s no active military operation taking place before you go, the situation is too volatile.

Other answer (please explain in comments)

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Back in December, when it seemed like ‘TACO’ trump was just talking tough about taking military action with Venezuela, Mexico, taking possession of Greenland, etc. etc., et al; before the trump admin started commandeering oil tankers and going into Venezuela to take Maduro prisoner, we booked a vacation in Rivièra Maya the second week of February. We did pay for cancellation insurance, just in case.

Now, with trump’s increasingly unhinged actions and threats, I’m wondering how bad an idea our rapidly upcoming vacation in Mexico might be. Obviously, if our military starts making military strikes on supposed cartel sites in Mexico against the wishes of the Mexican government before we leave for vacation, trip’s cancelled. But in 2 1/2 weeks, if things are roughly the same as they are now, do we go? If there are surprise military strikes on supposed cartel locations while we are there, it probably wouldn’t directly affect us, but best-case scenario flights would likely be interrupted, as they were in the Caribbean during the Venezuelan incursion, and worst-case I’m thinking anti-American sentiment might make things difficult or downright dangerous. I’m sure even at this moment, Americans are not the most favorite visitors to Mexico.

In the meantime, I’m practicing my Spanish on Duolingo and am planning to memorize phrases like “No votamos por Trump y de ninguna manera apoyamos a la administración Trump. ¡Viva México y su gente!” (We did not vote for Trump and we do not support the Trump administration in any way. Long live Mexico and its people!).

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