Not only has Acapulco lost its role as host for the annual Tianguis Turistico trade show, but it also has seen spring break business decline by a reported 90 percent. This year, Los Cabos apparently gained the most, although figures are not yet in. Cancun also reports what may have been record crowds of students taking a breather between university semesters. Some blame violent gang warfare for discouraging spring breakers from taking a break in Acapulco, but the real reason may be that Los Cabos and Cancun are easier and cheaper to reach, depending on your port of departure. Also, Acapulco is super retro. Most resorts in Cancun are fairly new and most in Cabos very new. Acapulco is where the Kennedys and Nixons honeymooned.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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