Ted Cruz gets slammed, but Americans are flocking to Cancun
Ted Cruz admits his decision to vacation in sunny Cancun, Mexico, this week while his home state of Texas was suffering record cold and massive power outages was "obviously a mistake," as he told reporters in Houston upon his hastily arranged return.
While the Republican firebrand's public relations instincts may have been off, his travel ones weren't — at least according to Expedia Group.1 destination Americans are booking flights to in so far 2021, the online travel agency found in its 2021 Travel Trends Report.
And the so-called Riviera Maya just south of Cancun, which includes seaside resorts Playa del Carmen and Tulum, is just behind, in second place.
State Department Level 3 travel advisory urging Americans to "reconsider travel to Mexico due to Covid-19," and a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for the country issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.