The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that March break and spring travel plans have been shaken up by conflict and geopolitical tensions in regions including Mexico, Cuba and the Middle East. The Globe's Elissa Mendes writes that many Canadians are also boycotting travel to the United States over tariffs and threats of annexation from the Trump administration. Canadian airlines have suspended flights to Cuba over fuel shortages. Travel to the Middle East has been curtailed, affecting many international flights with stopovers in Dubai, one of the world's busiest flight hubs. For many Canadians, however, the violence in Mexico has presented the most immediate March break headache. After the killing of a cartel leader prompted a surge of violence in Mexico's Jalisco state, many airlines initially cancelled flights but have since restarted normal operations in the region. Canadians' spending on bookings to Costa Rica this spring has climbed 48 per cent over the past year, according to Flight Centre Canada, the second-highest increase after Japan, where bookings are up 64 per cent. Atlantic Canada, Banff and Lake Louise in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, and Montreal are among the most popular domestic destinations.