{"id":1823373,"date":"2023-01-25T10:21:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1823373"},"modified":"2023-01-25T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:23:33","slug":"state-dept-issues-cancun-travel-warning-after-uber-drivers-passengers-attacked-by-taxi-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-issues-cancun-travel-warning-after-uber-drivers-passengers-attacked-by-taxi-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"State Dept. Issues Cancun Travel Warning After Uber Drivers, Passengers Attacked by Taxi Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-dept-issues-cancun-travel-warning-after-uber-drivers-passengers-attacked-by-taxi-drivers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1823373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">The U.S. State Department has issued an advisory to tourists in tourist-friendly areas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/location-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Mexico\u2019s Caribbean coast<\/u><\/a> During clashes between Uber riders and taxi drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The warning comes after medallion taxi drivers in Mexico\u2019s Quintana Roo state, home to Cancun and other popular tourist areas on the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula,\u00a0have been harassing and attacking drivers and passengers in Uber vehicles due to frustrations over the competition that the ride-share service provides.<\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers even blocked a main road leading to Cancun&#8217;s hotel district on Monday. Some tourists had to choose to walk or ride in the police pickups to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/mx.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-quintana-roo\/\"><u>advised <\/u><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mx.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-quintana-roo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>travelers<\/u><\/a> That &#8220;past disputes between these services and local taxi unions have occasionally turned violent, resulting in injuries to U.S. citizens in some instances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/americans-traveling-between-mexico-u-s-see-vacations-turn-into-nightmares-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AMERICANS TRAVELING BETWEEN MEXICO, US SEE VACATIONS TURN INTO NIGHTMARES AT THE BORDER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/taxi2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Taxi drivers walk past a sign that reads, \" We are fighting for the rights of taxi drivers  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Taxi drivers pass a sign that says, &#8220;We are fighting for the rights of the taxi drivers,&#8221; During a protest to the regulation of taxi-hailing app such as Uber in Cancun Mexico on January 11, 2023.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Reuters \/ Paola Chiomante)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Social media sites have been full over the last two days of videos showing tourists being berated \u2014 and in one case, apparently manhandled \u2014 by groups of several uniformed taxi drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The Cancun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police department<\/a> Sharing photos of travellers getting in the back of police trucks. &#8220;given the blockades on the Kukulcan boulevard, our transit officers helped people get to the airport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/mexican-authorities-find-bullet-riddled-car-missing-ohio-man-bodies-buried-nearby-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MEXICAN AUTHORITIES FIND BULLET-RIDDLED CAR OF MISSING OHIO MAN, BODIES BURIED NEARBY: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/taxi.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Taxi drivers hold a protest against the regulation of taxi-hailing apps such as Uber in Cancun, Mexico, on Jan. 11, 2023.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Taxi drivers protest the regulation of taxi-hailing apps like Uber in Cancun (Mexico) on January 11, 2023.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Reuters \/ Paola Chiomante)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cancun\u2019s mayor has\u00a0called on the taxi drivers to show restraint.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am not going to allow a small group to damage the reputation of the resort and human safety,&#8221; Mayor Ana Patricia Peralta spoke in a taped message.<\/p>\n<p>A Jan. 11 court decision that permits Uber to operate without a taxi license, angered the Taxi Union (about 12,000 Cancun members). <a href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/news\/cancun-taxi-violence-ubers-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Mexico News Daily reported<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/iStock-956105410.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Cancun beach\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Cancun beach<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fox News Digital was informed by an Uber spokesperson that this warning pertains to Cancun. The State Department has repeatedly mentioned Uber as a safer alternative to the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Uber is deeply committed to safety around the world, and we have teams in the U.S. and Mexico dedicated to working with police and providing 24\/7 support through the Uber app for riders and drivers,&#8221; The spokesperson stated.<\/p>\n<p>After the State Department has issued a security alert, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/mexican-authorities-urge-u-s-tweak-travel-alerts-warning-citizens-stay-away-due-crime-kidnappings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued travel advisories<\/a> Due to concerns about crime, there are dozens of Mexican states with this problem. &#8220;Do Not Travel&#8221; Advisories to the States of Zacatecas (Gerro), Guerrero, Colima, and Others<\/p>\n<p><i>This report was compiled by the Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Andrew Mark Miller is a Fox News writer. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. State Department has issued an advisory to tourists in tourist-friendly areas. Mexico\u2019s Caribbean coast During clashes between Uber riders and taxi drivers. The warning comes after medallion taxi drivers in Mexico\u2019s Quintana Roo state, home to Cancun and other popular tourist areas on the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula,\u00a0have been harassing and attacking drivers and passengers &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1823376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[7447,16386,4098,10774,4065,4287,16385,3951,13487,7267],"class_list":["post-1823373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-attacked","tag-cancun","tag-dept","tag-drivers","tag-issues","tag-passengers","tag-taxi","tag-travel","tag-uber","tag-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1823373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1823376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1823373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1823373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1823373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}