Back here, yes, some are right around
the corner making those vacation plans
starting to look around a little bit.
Well, despite maybe some safety concerns,
there are some specific areas in
Mexico South of the border here it is
a destination spot for a lot of you,
continues to be a top choice
for American travelers.
We have Travel Zoo Senior Editor
Gabe Saglia live in Los Cabos of Baja
California with a look at some of the
safety out there and some of the trends.
This looks like you've got a nice view.
Tell us where you're at and more
people can find that spot for
you right there. I'm seeing it right
on that beautiful white sand beach.
I am right between San Jose
de Cabo and Cabo San Lucas,
known collectively as Los Cabos.
And this is one of the new resorts that have
opened up here over the last couple of years,
the Gasta Blanca Los Cabos, a resort,
beautiful five star property smack in
the middle of those two destinations.
Someone told me yesterday,
if you want to feel naughty,
you go to Cabo San Lucas.
If you want to feel, you know,
nice and, you know, cultural and artsy,
you go to San Jose, El Cabo.
And then of course,
you got about 20 miles of beach in between.
But yeah,
one of about a dozen plus resorts that
opened up right before the pandemic.
They've reopened now in the last year or so.
And I'm going to say another seven
resorts from brands like The Four
Seasons and San Regis scheduled
to open this year and in 2024.
So the growth here and the
following demand continues.
Yeah, Speaking of the demand.
Some people may have some
travel concerns right now,
some of the security going on there.
What is Los Cabos doing about that?
What is that area in general
doing about meeting the concerns
that these travelers may have
about going to those parts?
Yeah, it was a great question, a question
we need to ask these days for sure.
the US Department of State maintains,
of course, those travel advisories
and travel warnings up to date.
There are out of the 36 states in Mexico,
six are in that level 4 do not travel list.
Most of the resort destinations
that you and I love to visit,
however, are not on that list.
In fact, Los Cabos is at Level 2,
just as is Spain and the
UK and France and Italy.
So certainly a safety factor here.
I think in Los Gatos in particular,
that's a testament to an ongoing collab
between the private and the public sector.
So security here is not driven just by.
Your public security forces,
hotels and tour companies
and banks and restaurants,
They've invested in just the last five
years about $50 million on infrastructure
to keep those highways and those
beaches and the story spots safe.
So for folks who are looking for that
type of for whom that's irrelevant,
I think these spots certainly fit the bill.
Look, you've been there many,
many times. I understand this is
your 10th visit to Los Cabos.
Give us some of your
favorite things to do there.
People are planning a trip.
Yeah, listen, 10th time,
I love it every time.
And I said a different resort every time.
I'm I'm here here at the Garza Blanca,
very impressed by this Five star resort.
On the Travel Zoo website,
you'll find a deal here.
Three nights in one of their
junior suites at 885 for travel
throughout the course of the year.
One of my favorite things are Wellness.
Wellness is going to be
a big message point here.
The spas have gone holistic.
They're using things like local
clays and local aloe and desert
plants as part of their treatment.
So it's a new generation of spas out here.
And of course the desert trails
and of course the beaches.
43% of beaches here are Sumo Sumo Bowl,
a couple of great adventure companies here.
There's one called Wild Canyon
close to where I am now,
where you can go ATV ING or bungee jumping.
They also do camel rides.
They've rescued these camels.
They've trained them using
positive reinforcements,
so they're super friendly.
Great family thing to do,
about $59 for a 2 hour experience.
Here we can get on these camels
and traverse the Los Cabos desert.
And one of the great day excursions
for me is if you're down here,
you haven't done it yet.
Todos Santos, a lot of you know it,
very popular with surfers,
with artists, with spiritualists,
dates back to the 1720s.
Just this great little enclave where the
great little galleries and restaurants here,
you drive the desert to get there.
And again, it's old Mexico at its best.
Great day trip here if you're staying in
Gabe, we got to run here. Where can
people learn more and get those deals?
Travelzoo.com You'll find the deal
to the guys, La Blanca and a whole
showcase on Wellness here. Beautiful.
I wish that was a site where they could
just teleport me there right now.
But we're still working on that technology.
We're working on that.
We're working on the whole.
Yeah, alright Gabe,
appreciate it. Stay with us.