[I am sending this out to my entire contact list, but it will take approximately six hours for all the messages to arrive. Given the urgency of the situation, I ask you to please pass this along to your own media contacts and anyone you know who might be affected. --JS]
As Hurricane Emily approaches, Mexico advises tourists to cancel Cancun trips By Jules Siegel CANCUN, Jun. 15, 2005 -- Announcing that there is a 90% chance that force four Hurricane Emily will hit the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, authorities in Mexico and the state of Quintana Roo have asked the travel industry to stop sending tourists here. The resort is currently 94% full, with approximately 80,000 international and domestic tourists. The state Secretary of Tourism, Gabriela RodrÃguez, said that the decision to evacuate hotels on the island and other coastal areas in the rest of the state will be made when Emily's path is more clearly defined, but hurricane shelter capacity on the mainland is insufficient to handle a full evacuation at present hotel occupancy levels. During Gilbert, the force five hurricane that hit Cancun directly in September, 1988, the Hotel Zone was evacuated, but at least one hotel, the Sheraton remained in operation throughout the storm. Some sections of the island of Cancun were flooded, but all hotels and other buildings remained intact, although some sustained moderate to severe damages. No tourist casualties were reported. Since then, there have been several hurricane alerts, but Cancun was spared when their paths changed direction. Further information in English direct from the Cancun Hotel Zone will be posted on <http://www.cafecancun.com> as the situation evolves. -- JULES SIEGEL Apdo. 1764 77501-Cancun Q. Roo Mexico http://www.cafecancun.com/bookarts Newsroom-l, news and issues for journalists http://www.newsroom-l.net/blog <*> To buy Marcus L. Endicott's new book: Vagabond Globetrotting 3: The Electronic Traveler in the New Millennium, go to: http://www.lulu.com/mendicott <*> To post a message to this group, send an email to: [email protected] {* Remember, it is important to include a descriptive subject line.} {* Please do not quote entire Digests or long messages in replies!} Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/green-travel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
