The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that violence in Mexico over the weekend is the latest example of geopolitical disruptions linked to the Trump administration's policies that are roiling Canadian travel. The Globe's Erica Alini and Mariya Postelnyak write that the high-profile killing of cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes by the Mexican military on Sunday, which triggered violence in the popular beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta, came after pressure from the White House to crack down on drug trafficking. At the beginning of the year, a U.S. operation to forcibly remove former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro triggered flight cancellations to Caribbean destinations including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Aruba. Then, U.S. President Donald Trump's oil blockade against Cuba forced Canadian airlines to scramble empty planes to the country to rescue stranded vacationers amid a rapidly worsening energy, food and health crisis. The takeaway is that a more assertive U.S. policy is causing regional upheaval that is rocking not only Canadians' beach vacations but also the travel industry. Airlines have temporarily suspended flights in Puerto Vallarta along with Guadalajara and Manzanillo.
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