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 …
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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 …
Hyatt has announced that they will add another hotel to their portfolio in 2021. The new all-inclusive Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun will be the company’s third property in the area joining Hyatt Ziva Cancun and adults-only Hyatt Zilara resort. According to a press release from Hyatt, the new Hyatt Ziva resort is located where the former …
Four Minnesotans have tested positive for the P.1 Covid-19 variant following trips to Cancun. The Minnesota Department of Health is now urging travelers to get tested when they return home after the P.1 variant, first discovered in Brazil was found in the four Americans. According to health officials the four cases of the P.1 variant …
A new report has found that Cancun is the most searched for beach destination among national tourists in Mexico. In second was Acapulco followed by Mazatlán and Tijuana. Acapulco was most likely the second most search destination due to its close proximity to Mexico City. A rising middle class in Mexico is creating a surge …
The Mexican Secretariat of Public Security also known as the Ministry of Public Security has taken control over the Tulum Municipal police after two instances of public abuse cases were reported in just two weeks. The first involved an El Salvador tourist who died while being arrested on a public street. The State Attorney General is …
Cancun has set a new record high for number of tourist arrivals since the pandemic began. In the month of March, the Cancun International Airport recorded over 1.5 million passengers which is the highest number of arrivals in over a year. What came as an even bigger surprise was the fact that the number of …
Two beach clubs in Cancun have been demolished by authorities after they were found operating without a permit and restricting the public from the beach if they did not pay for services. The two clubs were reported by residents and other businesses in the area to be operating illegally along Playa Gaviota Azul in the …