2009-05-16 18:54:15 - The US and British governments lift their travel alert for Mexico. RE/MAX Investment Properties says it will be welcomed as a victory for Mexican tourism.

Both the US and British governments updated their travel advice for Mexico yesterday, saying it is now safe for travel.

The US government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said with the assistance of the Mexican authorities, they had obtained a more complete picture of the outbreak.

They downgraded their advice against non-essential travel to Mexico, to a 'precaution' and said

that the "risk of severe disease ... now appears to be less than originally thought."

The British government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said "We have updated our travel advice for Mexico. We no longer advise against all but essential travel to the region".

In an almost simultaneous announcement, Carnival cruise lines said they would resume calls in Mexico in May, following the changed advice.

The changes will be welcomed as a victory for the Mexican tourism industry, which has had to fight back after the media frenzy over the new flu.

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