There are several benefits to visiting the Mexican Caribbean during the summer months. Smaller crowds, better deals on flights and hotels, and warm temperatures perfect for beach days are a few of these benefits, but during the summer, sargassum is often present on many of the beaches, too. If you’re headed to the region soon, …
Michelle Van Slyke
The Mexican Caribbean and the Yucatan Peninsula are home to many amazing vacation destinations, one of which is the historic city of Merida, the capital of the state of Yucatan. Located about 3.5 hours from Cancun, the city offers visitors the opportunity to experience a more authentic Mexican city than the touristy areas you’ll find …
Only weeks after the start of hurricane season, the Mexican Caribbean was hit with a Category 1 storm. The powerful storm battered the coast on the morning of Friday, July 5th, but left only minimal damage in Cancun. Now the destination is all clear, thanks to excellent planning, and Cancun is ready for tourists immediately …
It used to be that pretty much everyone visiting the Mexican Caribbean would have to fly into Cancun Airport and then hire transportation to get to their destination. This is because, aside from a few connections with the airport in Cozumel, Cancun is the only airport in the region with major international connectivity. Now that …
The iconic number 7-shaped Cancun Hotel Zone has 14 miles of beautiful coastline with at least 11 beaches for tourists to spend their days on while visiting. Several of them are popular among visitors, including Playa Tortugas, Playa Chac Mool, Playa Marlin, and Playa Langosta, just to name a few. The most popular beach right …
There are more than 100 hotels in and around Cancun and even more throughout the Mexican Caribbean. One of them, Atelier Playa Mujeres, has gotten quite a bit of attention since its opening in 2019. Now this luxury hotel near Cancun has just won three highly prestigious awards in the World Travel Awards to add …
All-inclusive resorts in popular vacation destinations worldwide used to get a bad rep for their mediocre dining choices, watered-down drinks, and so-so entertainment. The all-inclusives in Cancun, though, are on a completely different level, with many offering gourmet dining options, top-shelf drinks, and exciting activities. The question is, which Cancun all-inclusives are the best? Experts …
Most travelers expect to pay higher prices when traveling to any popular vacation destination, but some destinations are more expensive than others. Cancun recently landed on the list of the top 10 most expensive destinations in the world, but there are ways to make a Cancun vacation cost less. One way is to avoid traveling …
The presence of street vendors in Mexican vacation destinations like Cancun is something that many tourists look forward to while on vacation. They sell souvenirs, food, beverages, and even some services to tourists, but there are two issues that Cancun is facing when it comes to vendors. One is that many do not have the …
There’s no denying that Cancun is a popular vacation destination; you can see it in the tourism numbers that keep growing year after year. The destination went from having 12.7 million tourist arrivals in 2019 to more than 21 million in 2023. Now Cancun has come out on top again, landing in the number 9 …