Flight schedules and other tourist operations have returned to normal across Mexico, after travel chaos erupted in some of the country's most popular tourist areas earlier this week. For the past several days, air travel and ground transportation in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara were brought to a near halt due to a military operation that killed a top drug cartel leader and the subsequent cases of violence that followed. As of late Wednesday, February 25, the US Embassy in Mexico has lifted all shelter-in-place orders for US travelers across Mexico, including in Jalisco, where the military operation occurred and cases of cartel violence were first reported. Although the shelter-in-place directives have ended, the US Embassy says travelers should still consult the State Department's travel advisory for Mexico. The current advisory was issued in August 2025 and remains at Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution due to “due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping” that can occur in some areas.…