HIN1 (swine flu) scare: Puerto Vallarta's bars reopen Wednesday night at midnight

Club Manana.It will reopen Weds night.   Photo by:  Ed Walsh

Bar and nightclub owners are breathing a flu-free sigh of relief today.   After more than a week of being ordered closed, bars and nightclubs will be allowed to reopen on Wednesday night, May 6, at midnight.  The club scene in Puerto Vallarta is late-night, so many will take advantage of the late night opening.

 

It should be noted that there have been NO cases of H1N1/swine flu  in Puerto Vallarta.

 

Below are links to my previous posts on the scare.

 

If you want to travel to Puerto Vallarta, here is my pre-swine flu scare article on the bargains avaialble for spring-time travel to Puerto Vallarta.  You couldn't beat the deals before the flu scare and expect the prices to only get sweeter.   But don't wait too long.  Mexicans travel in July and August for their summer vacations, so prices will probably creep up then.

 

How has the swine flu affected gay businesses in Puerto Vallarta?  Click here for answers.

 

Click here for a list of links with the latest information on what's going on in Puerto Vallarta.

 

Click here for my previous post on US Airways reducing flights to Mexico.

I've gotten a lot of questions about whether restaurants are open in Puerto Vallarta.   Most are.   Click here for my post on that topic. 

For my previous post on how the flu is affecting Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara now, click here.

Click here for my previous post on a Puerto Vallarta hotel owner who is calling (facetiously) for a ban on travel to the US.

For my previous post that will take you directly to some running updates on what's going on with the flu scare in Puerto Vallarta, click here.

For my previous column on a report from a Chicago television station on how Puerto Vallarta is being affected by the swine flu click here.

For my previous post on hype vs reality when it comes to the risk of the flu in Puerto Vallarta, click here.

For my article on a Puerto Vallarta hotel owner who has decided to take the offensive, click here.

Click here for my earlier column on Puerto Vallarta's latest press release on what's open and closed.

For my earlier post with an advisory from the local consulate, click here.

For my previous post with a link to a videotaped interview with a Puerto Vallarta doctor who discusses the risk, click here.    You will also find that interview in the first link with Pam Thompson's updates.

If you are considering a trip to Puerto Vallarta,here's some important info you should know. 

For my most recent post on the risks of traveling to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, click here.

For more information, click here, for an article on the Jalisco governor's press conference from the English language newspaper, the Guadalajara Reporter.   The cities of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara are in the Mexican State of Jalisco.  It is important to keep in mind that there have been NO confirmed cases of swine flu in Jalisco.

Click here for the latest advice from  the US Consulate in Guadalajara.

The fears over swine flu have turned the resort town of Puerto Vallarta into a virtual ghost town.  Bars and most restaurants have shut down.   A former Chicago TV reporter who know lives in Puerto Vallarta recently reported on the scene there.  For that story, click here.

For my previous post on Puerto Vallarta's bars being shut down, click here.

For my earlier post on the risk of swine flu in the Mexican State of Jalisco which includes Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, click here.