Hurricane Trudy Is Heading for Puerto Vallarta This Weekend, Here's What You Can Change and What You Can't Claim

Breaking · Safety & Advisories Trudy is a Category 3 storm with Puerto Vallarta under a tropical storm watch. Here's what airlines owe you, the WestJet waiver and what insurance… By Kevin Crow · Oct 16, 2026 Read the full story

Hurricane Trudy was a Category 3 storm with 120 mph sustained winds on the morning of 16 October 2026, and its closest approach to Puerto Vallarta is forecast for Saturday night into Sunday. If your airline cancels, you are owed a refund or rebooking, but… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Is Puerto Vallarta in the path of Hurricane Trudy?

It sits on the edge of the forecast track rather than in the centre. The storm was about 525 km south-southeast of Manzanillo on Friday morning and moving north-northwest. Mexico's weather service does not expect a landfall and expects the storm to weaken to… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What does your airline owe you if Trudy cancels your flight?

If the flight is cancelled, you are owed a refund or a rebooking, but you are not owed compensation for weather. Under the US Department of Transportation refund rule, a passenger whose flight is cancelled can get a refund if they choose not to travel on the… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Which airlines have published a Trudy waiver?

The only Trudy waiver we could verify is WestJet's, reported by Travelweek on 16 October, covering Puerto Vallarta flights on 18 and 19 October. The report did not give the rebooking window or fare-difference terms, so read WestJet's advisory page before you… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What can a Mexico storm teach a Himalayan trekker?

The lesson is the same on a Nepal trek: weather moves schedules and nobody pays you for it, so the protection is flexibility and cover. Our Annapurna Circuit trek runs in the post-monsoon window precisely because it is the stable season, and we plan buffer… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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