Reverse caravan for Thanksgiving: More Americans are headed to Mexico than any other country – By Anna Giaritelli (washingtonexaminer.com) / Nov 15 2018
More Americans will travel to Mexico over the Thanksgiving holiday than any other country even as thousands of Central American migrants travel as part of a caravan north to the United States.
A new report analyzing airline data found more U.S. residents are flying south of the border from Nov. 17-27 this year than any previous year in the same time frame.
“[D]espite a tough year for Mexico, Americans are still visiting the destination in droves,” Daniel Durazo, director of marketing and communications at Allianz Global Assistance, said in a statement.
Allianz, which sells travel insurance, concluded Cancun is the most popular foreign city Americans will visit this Thanksgiving. It’s the fourth year Cancun is the most-visited international destination.
San Jose Del Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, and Mexico City are also among the 10 most-visited foreign spots over Thanksgiving.
Other popular international getaways include Paris, London, San Juan, and Nassau.
The report did not list how many people are traveling to these cities.
Travel rates, which the researcher determined based on booked online flights, are up 8 percent from last year.
Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, airline sales are up 23 percent from the same time frame in 2017.
