All international visitors to the state of Quintana Roo which includes Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum must pay a new tourist tax effective April 1, 2021. The new fee called Visitax will cost 224 pesos (USD $11) per visitor and must be paid before boarding your departure flight. Here is all the information regarding …
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Cancun is the top international destination for Americans to travel this spring, with more than 600,000 visitors expected over the next two weeks. The popular spring break destination has seen a steady flow of tourists during the last year and continues to grow in popularity as it quickly adapts to changing travel requirements for Americans. …
The state of Cancun will remains at the ‘yellow’ risk epidemiological light for Covid-19 for another week. Governor Carlos Joaquin has warned that although the risk will stay at the yellow warning level, there is an increase in cases over the last week, noting that while two municipalities have reached a ‘green’ level, all the …
Cancun authorities are reminding all visitors that Covid-19 prevention measures will be enforced and have re-launched a campaign to keep tourists informed. A group known as the ‘yellow caps’ will be deployed at busy tourist locations to remind visitors to maintain social distancing and wear a mask at all times in public. While the yellow …
Two labs have been shut down in Cancun by federal authorities after they were found allegedly providing false Covid-19 tests to travelers. The two labs are believed to be associated with providing tests for the more than 70 students from Argentina who tested positive upon returning home. Travelers to Cancun are being urged to only …
Cozumel mayor Pedro Joaquín Delbouis has announced in a press release that Royal Caribbean will return to the island of Cozumel in June. The cruise line announced that sailings will resume June 12 from Nassau, Bahamas to Mexico with a port stop in Cozumel. “There have been months of a lot of work. We have …
Many Cancun hotels have reduced their rates by up to 40% to drive bookings for Easter holidays in the resort city. While many popular resorts will be close to their maximum capacity levels of 60% over the holiday week, overall hotel occupancy in Cancun isn’t expected to reach that level. “Even with the actions that …
Sargassum which is a brown type of seaweed will arrive on the coasts of Quintana Roo in the next 15 days with low density reported the Sargassum Technical Advisory Council of Quintana Roo. The council is made up of scientists and specialists that advise the the three levels of government on forecasts, management and collection of …
The lab that provided the negative Covid-19 tests for the 44 Argentine students who tested positive upon returning home to Buenos Aires has been closed. The move comes after the government of Argentina reported on Saturday that 44 students who returned from a graduation trip to Cancun tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival. The students …
The Cancun Hotel Association is asking the state government of Quintana Roo to delay the new tourist tax until January, 2022. Beginning April 1, international visitors to the state of Quintana Roo which includes Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel and Tulum will begin paying a new tourist tax. State officials have said the new fee …