An increase in arrivals as well as new routes to the Cozmuel and Cancun is a positive sign that the recovery of Mexican Caribbean tourism continues to be strong. Here are all of the latest flight announcements. New Flights For Cancun and Cozumel Starting on May 8th 2021, United Airlines will have a new route …
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Hoteliers in Cancun are concerned over the recent increase in Covid-19 infections that brought the state of Quintana Roo back to the “Orange” level warning. Under the orange epidemiological warning level, hotels may operate at maximum 50% of capacity. An additional 600 hotels in Cancun have received special authorization for operating at 70% capacity due …
Cancun is experiencing a record number of new Covid-19 cases. The entire state of Quintana Roo is close to the highest level red light epidemiological level and Cancun is currently the epicenter of the newest outbreak. If the state of Quintana Roo turns to a ‘Red Light’ warning level. new restrictions will come into place …
The battle with seaweed (sargassum) is on for Cancun hotels and city workers. The Cancun Sun was on the ground in the famous hotel zone of Cancun this week to observe the seaweed accumulations over the course of the day. Here is exactly what to expect as visitors to Cancun during seaweed season. Can you …
Cancun is not known for being a very walkable city. Most of the massive resorts are spread very far apart and for some of them, it almost feels like you are trapped in the resort. For travelers who don’t plan on moving further than the hotel pool, beach or buffet, it doesn’t really matter where …
A large fire broke out at a beachfront restaurant in Isla Mujeres destroying multiple businesses. Despite the effort of dozens of employees from around the area, multiple buildings were destroyed in the fire. According to the Director of Municipal Civil Protection, the fire started inside a cooking fryer in the restaurant. Flames spread rapidly to …
It was a tough weekend for Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean in the fight against sargassum which is a brown type of seaweed that accumulates on beaches from May until August. 250 kilometers of beaches in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Tulum were affected. The arrival of the seaweed caught hoteliers off guard as the arrival …
Quintana Roo Governor, Carlos Joaquín has warned that the state could see increased restrictions and be forced to return to an orange warning level as cases continue to surge in both Cancun and Tulum. If the current trend continues to rise, the state will revert back to orange beginning the first week of May. The …
Cancun continues to defy the pandemic odds receiving over 400,000 American tourist arrivals in March according to the Secretary of Tourism. Americans continued to dominate the entire Mexican market with a total of 720,000 tourist arrivals to the country in March. The second biggest market of tourists came from Colombia registering 22,000 international arrivals in …
The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory for Mexico and over 100 countries. The warnings comes amid ‘unprecedented’ Covid-19 risks around the globe explained the State Department. The Level 4 ‘Do Not Travel’ Advisory was issued to over 100 countries as the U.S. State Department said they were bringing …