Spring-break safety alerts

Global Affairs Canada updated its Mexico travel advisory on Feb. 22, 2026, raising the guidance to “exercise a high degree of caution” and explicitly warning about cartel-related violence and kidnappings. (travel.gc.ca). (travel.gc.ca) The advisory singles out violence-prone regions — including Sinaloa and parts of Jalisco — and warns of armed clashes and highway disruptions near Culiacán and other tourist-adjacent corridors. (travel.gc.ca). (travel.gc.ca) Canada’s Cuba page was changed to “avoid non‑essential travel” on March 16, 2026, citing worsening fuel, electricity and medical‑supply shortages that are already affecting airports and resort services. (travel.gc.ca). (travel.gc.ca) Airlines including Air Canada, WestJet and Sunwing have adjusted or suspended some service to Cuban destinations through March because of the fuel shortage and operational disruptions. (travelandtourworld.com). (travelandtourworld.com) With an estimated 1.7 million travellers expected to pass through Toronto Pearson during March break, Ottawa’s timing raised alarm among travel and airport officials about potential disruptions and return‑to‑Canada assistance needs. (insauga.com). (insauga.com) Panama City Beach’s city council approved temporary nighttime beach closures — Beach Access 25 to 36 and Beach Access 58 to the Calypso east property line — nightly from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. from March 12 through April 30, 2026. (pcbfl.gov). (pcbfl.gov) The city also imposed a monthlong ban on alcohol on the sandy beach in March, enforced earlier alcohol‑sale cutoffs (sales must end by 2:00 a.m. during Spring Break periods under local ordinance), and designated a “High Impact Period” (March 28–April 11) for intensified enforcement. (pcbfl.gov). (pcbfl.gov)