It’s important to stay alert and be aware of your surroundings when traveling, no matter where you go, because it isn’t unheard of for tourists to be targeted by petty criminals. But sometimes, coming in contact with a criminal is unavoidable and no fault of our own. A family of tourists in Playa del Carmen …
Michelle Van Slyke
Cancun International Airport is the second busiest airport in Mexico, and earlier in the year, it was even ranked the 10th busiest airport in the world. It also receives the most international passengers in the country, having served 13.2 million international travelers last year, compared to the 10.1 million served by Mexico City International Airport …
To say Cancun International Airport has had a good year is an understatement because it has repeatedly broken records in the number of tourists that have passed through the gates this year. During the busiest times, the airport serves more than 500 passengers a day, with nearly half of those passengers coming and going from …
There are a lot of beautiful places to have a destination wedding and/or honeymoon, but Cancun and the Riviera Maya region are arguably the most romantic of all. In fact, Cancun received a gold 2022 Travvy Award for being the “Best Honeymoon Destination” in Mexico, and the Riviera Maya took home the gold for being …
While crime happens everywhere, including in Cancun, it is the type of crime that determines how safe or unsafe a destination is. And amidst the questions of safety in the Mexican Caribbean, the most serious of crimes have decreased in Cancun. Overall, crime is up less than 5 percent in the popular tourist destination, and …
A tourist who disrespectfully climbed the ancient pyramid that sits at the center of the Chichén Itzá archeological site quickly learned her mistake when she was vehemently reprimanded by other tourists visiting the famous location. The Pyramid of Kukulkan, also referred to as El Castillo, is a massive structure that is nearly 100 feet in …
Although rumors have been surfacing about the safety of visiting some popular Mexican Caribbean vacation destinations in recent months, visitors to Tulum can relax a little knowing that security is being addressed. 50 navy officers have been deployed to the tourist city ahead of the high season in order to increase security. Throughout the remainder …
Cancun has had an unbelievable year in tourism, with a record-breaking high season earlier in the year, and the visitor influx has barely slowed down, even during the slower season. Now, as the next busy season begins, Cancun International Airport is seeing more than 600 operations a day. As a result of the huge influx …
One of the best things about taking a vacation is experiencing things you have never experienced before, and there are a lot of unique experiences to be had when visiting the Riviera Maya region. In fact, there are five things you can do near Cancun during your vacation that you can’t do at home in …
RIU Hotels & Resorts has properties in more than 20 countries worldwide, and they have more than 20 hotels and resorts in Mexico alone, making it one of the country’s leading hotel companies. Just in Cancun, there are eight RIU properties, each a little bit unique compared to the next, that are highly popular among …