This month, sargassum levels in Cancun and Quintana Roo are predicted to drop rapidly. Monitoring by the state’s Secretary of the Navy of Mexico (Semar) has shown that no massive arrivals of the seaweed are expected to arrive on Cancun’s shores from this week onwards. This is a huge relief for tourists looking to visit …
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The state of Quintana Roo has only recorded one kidnapping case this year, despite the U.S Government issuing a travel warning regarding this issue. This comes after Oscar Montes de Oca ( the head of the Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office) confirmed that no other kidnapping attempts had been documented by authorities. The U.S State …
This week, a new sargassum barrier was completed in Tulum’s National Park. In total, the barrier reaches 2.4km across the beaches of the park at the request of the Secretary of the Navy. The barriers have taken over a month to complete in total, as initial construction occurred in August. Sargassum is the name given …
Newest Discovery Further Highlights The Rich History And Culture Of The Yucutan Penninsula A prehistoric skeleton dating back at least eight thousand years has been discovered in an underwater cave near Cancun. The discovery is the latest in a slew of significant finds in the Yucutan Peninsula in recent months. The skeleton was discovered by …
Funding Issues Freeze Progress On An Already Hampered Project Construction work on the new Tulum International Airport has been temporarily paused due to funding problems. No date has been given on the project’s restart. In what will be a major blow to the tourist industry in Quintana Roo, the eagerly anticipated airport will now no …
Cancun was named the ‘second most visited destination worldwide’ by the consulting firm ForwardKeys. Whilst Dubai secured the top spot, this accolade has helped boost tourism numbers in Cancun even further, helping to cement the city as a much-loved vacation hub for years to come. ForwardKeys is a travel consultancy company, founded in 2010. On …
Sunday afternoon, Tulum authorities were alerted after a 19-year-old drowned on Santa Fe beach, Tulum. The individual was a domestic tourist hailing from Puebla in central Mexico. Official reports of the incident state that the tragedy occurred just after 2pm when nearby swimmers noticed a body floating in the water. Lifeguards from the municipality arrived …
New Premium Booking Option Soon To Be Available At All Hilton All-Inclusives Hotel giant Hilton has unveiled its newest room category at one of its Tulum destinations, highlighting the value the brand places in the Mexican Riviera. The new room category will be rolled out across all-inclusives across the world. The new booking category, “Enclave,” …
This summer, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum smashed records, as they received 822 thousand vacationers between the months of June to August, as reported by the Riviera Maya Hotel Association (AHRM). This figure is the highest its been since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 625 thousand visiting from the same months in 2019. …
Tulum’s Azulik Hotel has been nominated at the Prix Villegiature 2022 Hotel Awards, as one of the best in the world under the ‘Hotel Artistic Universe’ category. This accolade is only awarded to hotels and resorts that display fantastic paintings or sculptures in their rooms or have a stylish interior and exterior design. The Azulik …