Overview

• The U.S. Department of State issued a travel alert on August 12 covering 30 Mexican states that includes a terrorism risk warning.
• Private-sector organizations Coparmex and CNET have formally called on federal and state authorities to launch a coordinated international communications campaign.
• The business organizations are urging stepped up security operations, investment in surveillance infrastructure and stronger rule of law to reassure visitors and protect local communities.
• Coparmex said branding the alert as a terrorism warning misrepresents security realities in most states and risks further damaging Mexico’s tourism image.
• Citing INEGI data, the groups noted that tourism contributed 8.6% of national GDP in 2023 and pointed to a 2.9% drop in international air arrivals in the first half of 2025 as an early sign of slowdown.