02Oct2017
Know How to Use Twitter and Facebook for Emergency Travel Information
The New York Times
You don’t have to like Twitter or Facebook, or even post to them, but when an emergency strikes, the networking sites can be essential travel tools.

02Oct2017
Do You Have What It Takes to Live on the Red Planet?
Sunday Times
Mankind is closer to exploring Mars than ever before, so it’s time to ask: Do you have what it takes to be among the first humans to live on the fourth rock from the sun?

02Oct2017
Natural Disasters Rock Mexico’s Tourism Industry
Yucatan Times
In just one week, according to the Mexican Association of Travel Agencies (AMAV), the number of foreign and Mexican tourists in the capital has decreased by as much as 50%, when the normal occupancy rate at this time is 66%, and 15% in the rest of the country.

02Oct2017
Revolutionary Icon Ernesto ’Che’ Guevara Remembered 50 Years After Death
Ary News
A half-century after his death, Ernesto “Che” Guevara will be remembered in ceremonies in Cuba and in Bolivia, whose CIA-trained troops sent shockwaves around the world when they executed the Cold War revolutionary icon in 1967.

01Oct2017
The Disappearance of 43 Students Has Changed Mexican Politics Forever
VICE News
Time magazine hailed Mexico’s handsome young president Enrique Peña Nieto on its cover as “Saving Mexico,” but when a group of students arrived in the town of Iguala in southern Guerrero state in late September that year, it ignited a chain of events that would tear this narrative to shreds.

01Oct2017
Two Killed in Incident Between Police and Indigenous Protesters in State of Chiapas
Prensa Latina
Two police officers were killed and 26 were injured, 18 of them with gunshot wounds, in a clash with indigenous people in El Aguaje, San Cristobal de las Casas, in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

01Oct2017
Acapulco Offers Deep Discounts to Attract Travelers
PanAm Post
Mexico’s tourism industry has come together with state officials in Guerrero to offer a discount of 30- to 50-percent off on accommodations and food to people visiting the cities of Acapulco and Ixtapa Zihuatanejo over the next three months.

01Oct2017
In Mexico, Citizens Led Better Disaster Response Than Their Government
Quartz
In Mexico City, Verificado19S showed how civil society can in some ways be more adept at emergency management than elected officials - in particular, at preventing false information from spreading.


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