Cancun International Airport is only about 14 miles from the Cancun Hotel Zone, but anyone who has visited knows it often takes longer than expected to drive that short distance. Throw in something like road work, and that time is even longer, so it’s important for visitors to keep track of what is going on …
Michelle Van Slyke
Many travelers include weekend days when vacationing because it gives them extra days without using vacation time. While this is a great way to maximize the use of time off, there is something to be said about traveling on weekdays. Doing so usually means better prices on flights and accommodations, as well as smaller crowds …
Sargassum continues to plague the Mexican Caribbean, with huge amounts of it arriving during the summer months for the past few years. This has led to vacation destinations along the coast trying to come up with ways to minimize the effect it has on the tourism industry. In Tulum, one method they are implementing is …
It’s no secret that more and more travelers are wanting an authentic experience when traveling to a vacation destination. In fact, a recent study commissioned by the travel booking site Get Your Guide found that experiencing a destination as a local while on vacation is a priority for 90 percent of travelers. Furthermore, the study …
Deciding what to do during your Cancun vacation can be overwhelming because there is just so much to do, and you don’t want to miss anything. This is especially true if it’s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip. But depending on how long you’ll be there, you may be able to do more than you …
Many people who visit Cancun spend a day or two exploring Mayan ruins, and there are numerous important archeological sites in the region worth seeing. But some, not all, are extra special because you can climb them, though you definitely do not want to climb the ones you can’t. As we’ve seen in the news …
Everyone knows that Cancun is popular for its beaches, nightlife, and luxury all-inclusive resorts, but the Mexican Caribbean vacation destination has much more to offer. Its location at the northern end of the Riviera Maya region puts visitors in close proximity to numerous destinations that can be explored on a day trip away from the …
Cancun is full of fascinating natural surroundings and phenomena, but somehow it seems to just keep getting better and better as it develops as a tourist destination. One of the most amazing things to see are the coral reefs in the region, some of which are in danger due, in part, to the growing tourism …
While there has been some controversy surrounding the Maya Train due to the possibility of it destroying some important environmental and cultural sites, there are benefits that will come from its construction now that many of those issues have been resolved. One of those is opening up access to the region’s Magic Towns, which are …
Cancun is known for being a party vacation destination, and some tourists get pretty wild while visiting, maybe even a little too wild. In some cases, tourists, particularly American and European tourists, even get detained for not following certain laws, rules, and regulations. Just during the Easter holiday alone, more than 200 tourists were arrested …