With the very busy spring holiday travel season right around the corner, tourists are always asking about the safety and security of a vacation getaway to Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean before booking their travel. The official crime statistics for the State of Quintana Roo, which includes Cancun and other popular vacation destinations such as …
Playa Del Carmen
With the start of the spring holiday travel season right around the corner, the news is good for travelers seeking to spend some leisure time enjoying the sand, sun, and surf at the amazing beach town of Playa del Carmen in the Mexican Caribbean. So far, the initial prediction for the early spring travel season …
So far, four sections of the Maya Train route have begun to operate, with the route covering much of the western and northern portions of the Yucatan Peninsula. Now the inauguration of the first part of section five is just days away, and the excitement of being able to travel along the coast from Cancun …
When talking about the Mexican Caribbean, the highly popular Cancun often steals the spotlight. However, Playa del Carmen, a former fishing town about 45 minutes south of Cancun, has gained fame as a world-class beach destination, currently trending with winter travelers seeking a sunny Mexican Caribbean getaway. The numbers show it all – after closing 2023 …
Tourists in Cancun need to be extra careful when exchanging money on their upcoming vacation getaway. There have been a number of counterfeit bills floating around in the south of Quintana Roo that are expected to be making their way towards the area around Cancun and the Yucatan in a matter of days. Counterfeit Bills …
The Mexican Caribbean has enjoyed a mostly sargassum-free winter but sargassum season is now just around the corner again. In some areas, it looks like it’s going to arrive before the season officially starts. Playa del Carmen, specifically, is expecting massive amounts of sargassum this month. Let’s take a look at when it will arrive …
New projections released by environmental experts suggest that Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean may soon grapple with huge quantities of sargassum seaweed. The sargassum season typically begins around late February to early March, depending on a number of environmental factors. But this year, sargassum may start washing up on Mexican Caribbean shores in significant quantities …
The Mexican Caribbean is entering a new era that will see a huge transformation across the destination that sets the region on course to offer travelers more value than ever. With the new year came the confirmation that 2023 was the Mexican Caribbeans’ biggest year ever, and saw some of the smaller destinations outside of …
Officials in the popular resort hotspot of Playa del Carmen have proactively launched a series of inspections across many of the city’s vacation rentals to improve visitor safety. The move is part of a wider regional effort to make Airbnbs and other similar accommodations safer for travelers. In 2024, online rentals will become more popular …
As the sargassum season slowly but surely approaches Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean, now is the best time to take advantage of unusually good swimming conditions in much of the region. Last week, strong winds and heavy rains contributed to pushing sargassum seaweed away from resort hotspots across the sun-soaked area. That’s especially true in Playa …