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[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2993571]Tijuana and most other tourist spots in Mexico (like Cancun referenced in the article) are generally very safe IF you don't do anything stupid. Before even reading the article I assumed the couple referenced must've done something stupid to land in jail and that was confirmed after reading the article. Whether the chargebacks were justified or not who goes back to the same location in another country, where you're unfamiliar with what the laws are, after charging back over $100 K you spent? If it was that bad that you had to chargeback that much why go back to the same spot, let alone the same country? I'll tell you what if I ever charged back thousands of dollars in hotel fees or whatever at HK I'd never in a million years have the balls to go back anywhere near there LOL. IMO they displayed poor judgement and that's completely on them.[/QUOTE]Yeah I had seen news about this before and when searching around on different articles you find out much more than the biased US media gives.
The biggest details that I read not mentioned in most media reports is that the company went through Interpol to get the arrest warrant not just Mexican authorities. The couple had also rented out the property over 1500 times and usually for a profit which seems to be the reason that the resort company said they didn't follow the contract.
Many details we are obviously unaware of without seeing the contract and FB details.
Definitely not an issue for 99.9 % of those that go to Mexico.
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[QUOTE=Sol12;2993610]Yeah I had seen news about this before and when searching around on different articles you find out much more than the biased US media gives.
The biggest details that I read not mentioned in most media reports is that the company went through Interpol to get the arrest warrant not just Mexican authorities. The couple had also rented out the property over 1500 times and usually for a profit which seems to be the reason that the resort company said they didn't follow the contract.
Many details we are obviously unaware of without seeing the contract and FB details.
Definitely not an issue for 99.9 % of those that go to Mexico.[/QUOTE]I have stayed with Palace Resorts at a hotel near Moon Palace called LE Blanc. Everything was first class and well run. They are a popular hotel chain in Mexico. Maybe don't buy a time share, then break the rules then stiff them for over $100 k and you will be fine.
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[QUOTE=NewtonYork;2993535]Honestly, I wish Tijuana was safer, I'm sure I'd enjoy it. I love a good third world seedy hobbying area as much as the next john, but there's just too much risk with Tijuana, even as close as it is. The fact that I need to fly freakin half way round the world to Thailand to enjoy some LBFM is ridiculous when Tijuana is so close, but in the end, I got to be alive to enjoy getting off. I've had my fair share of violent encounters in life, and I do all that I can to avoid it, the violence I mean. And believe you me, you don't want to be messing around with any place that'll do this to you:
[URL]https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/us/michigan-couple-mexico-timeshare-payments/index.html[/URL]
If it's on CNN, then it must be true.[/QUOTE]I've actually seen this case on Mexican media, this couple went into a time share contract and even went and used it the previous year, they had the audacity to try to use it again when they had denied all the payments on the credit card for the time share.
This is a real problem that Mexican merchants have with American credit cards, a lot of Americans pay for stuff in Mexico and when they go back to the states they deny all the charges, right now there are several restaurants in Rosarito and Puerto Nuevo that do not accept credit cards from anyone, including Mexicans. I asked one of the waiters why and he told me that this is the reason, but since they can't just deny payment with a credit card from Americans (In Mexico the banks investigate with the merchant and they don't take just your word for it) they end up not taking credit cards from.
Everyone.
