Many Calgarians say they aren’t concerned about the risk outlined in the travel advisory for Mexico from the Government of Canada and are still flying to the country for their tropical getaway.

Global Affairs Canada is warning vacationers planning trips to Mexico to be extra cautious because of an increased amount of criminal activity in the region.

While Mexico’s attorney general’s office told the media on Sunday that the blast was not an act of terrorism or organized crime, officials with Global Affairs say the danger is real.

The U.S. government has also said that there is a safety and security threat, particularly in Playa Del Carmen.

Last month, an explosion rocked a ferry that was docked in the coastal town, resulting in dozens of people being injured, including Canadian and American tourists.

Experts feel the explosion wasn’t an accident.

“The violence in that area is basically a result of warring factions within competing drug cartels,” says Mike Vigil, a former DEA agent.

Many people boarding flights on Sunday say that they aren’t concerned because they plan to stay on the resorts.

“Originally we were very concerned but after reading into it a lot more, it's more to do with the crossing from the ferry from Playa Del Carmen into Cozumel, so we are just going to stay away from that area of Mexico and our resort is north of Playa Del Carmen so we should be good,” said Danny Troutman.

“We're staying in a resort. We hadn't really planned on going into town; it's nice to have that flexibility,” said Laura May.

Vigil spent 13 years in the country as an international drug crime investigator, so he’s learned a thing or two about the area.

“It’s a very poor decision to say, ‘as long as I stay in tourist places, I’m gonna be safe’. There are no safe places. There are no safe places.”

He also says that while the incident happened in Playa Del Carmen, that doesn't mean that the violence is localized there.

"It's not only Playa. Lots of other areas being affected by violence, and simply because you're an American or Canadian, you could be at the wrong place at wrong time."

The Canadian government says that tensions between drug cartels near Playa Del Carmen have been escalating since last year.

Global Affairs Canada says it will continue to update its travel advisories for Mexico on its website.

(With files from Stephanie Wiebe)