Travelers who love the Mexican Caribbean have a major new reason to look forward to 2027. During the Fitur 2026 tourism fair in Madrid, officials confirmed that The Excellence Collection is expanding its footprint in Quintana Roo with a massive new project: the Finest Riviera Cancun. The announcement was made by Governor Mara Lezama, who …
We all know the feeling. You book the flight, you dream of the turquoise water, and then you check the webcam and see a wall of brown seaweed. It is the single biggest stressor for Caribbean travel right now. At The Cancun Sun, I get asked about sargassum more than safety, tacos, or transportation combined. …
So, you have decided to pull the trigger on the “Resort-Only” vacation. You aren’t going to Chichen Itza. You aren’t going to Xcaret. Your only itinerary is moving from the bed to the buffet to the pool chair. It is a solid plan. But there is one major flaw in the strategy: The Resort Gift …
You have your flights booked to Cancun. You are counting down the days. Then, you make the mistake of checking your weather app. “Thunderstorms. Rain. Thunderstorms. 90% chance of precipitation.” For ten days straight. Then, you open social media, and a viral video shows a beach buried in three feet of brown seaweed, with a …
Cancun is great, but sometimes you just need to escape the mega-resorts and the traffic. For years, I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that Isla Mujeres is the perfect antidote to the Hotel Zone hustle. But the secret is definitely out. New data from early 2026 shows that Isla Mujeres isn’t just a “day …
There is traveling, and there is vacation. After visiting 80 countries and spending over a decade on the road, I have learned the hard way that they are not the same thing. “Traveling” is rewarding, but let’s be honest—it is work. It is unwelcoming border agents, visa paperwork, unpredictable regional flights, walking 15km a day …
For years, this has been the biggest debate in the Riviera Maya. Do you choose Tulum, the jungle-chic capital of the world, or Playa del Carmen, the walkable urban beach city? In 2026, the gap between them has widened, but not in the way you might think. It isn’t about which one is “better”—it is …
If you have sat in traffic on Kukulcán Boulevard recently, staring at the bumper in front of you for 45 minutes just to move a mile, you know the pain. For the last two years, we’ve all been pinning our hopes on the massive Nichupté Bridge project. It’s that giant structure you see rising out …
You have your swimsuit packed, your private transfer booked, and your out-of-office email set. You land at Cancun International Airport (CUN), feeling that rush of humidity as you step off the plane. But instead of heading to the swim-up bar, you end up in a windowless room with a federal officer, watching your luggage get …
If you tried to book a room in Costa Mujeres this past December, you probably hit a wall. We saw the numbers—88% occupancy over the holidays. That is even higher than Cancun’s Hotel Zone. A few years ago, nobody even knew where this place was. Now, it’s one of the only places people want to …