So many people take advantage of holiday periods from work and school to be able to take vacations. Sometimes this can be very tricky to do with the number of people traveling to visit with family pushing the supply and demand on prices to their highest. Besides the prices being higher, space is more limited.

The best advice for holiday travel: be ready for anything. Flights can be cancelled or oversold, cruises will be packed with families, resorts may sell out. Maybe you planned to stay at a particular resort but it was sold out by the time you were ready to commit. Or your favorite cruiseline is charging more than you paid for your first car to book the broom closet room under the anchor for a 2 night cruise. Better yet, the only car rental option you can find costs more than the entire rest of your trip and is local operation that you worry may not be in business tomorrow let alone when you arrive. My personal worst case scenario, you go to the big amusement park to find out that they sold out right after you bought your tickets which means the park is at capacity and you can barely move. All of these things can stress you out, but they can be handled and it is still possible to have a great trip as long as you are willing to be flexible, mostly with your wallet.

I have been hearing all the warnings about avoiding travel to Mexico from the US State Department among many others. While I am aware that these warnings do not include tourist areas but focus on the areas that there is no tourist draw in the first place, not everyone waits to find out the additional information. The majority of the public hears "Avoid Mexico" and that's what they think they should do.
President Obama, with all of his advisors, recently had a daughter that was visiting Mexico so obviously the Obamas listened to the entire warning US citizens about Mexico travel. If the American public gathered all of their information before making a judgement, there would be more people enjoying the beauty and history that exists in Mexico.
My best advise is to not send your common sense on vacation just because you are away from the day to day grind. Be smart and always remain aware of your surroundings and you should be just fine.