For travelers flying into the Mexican Caribbean this spring, the ongoing transportation battle at Cancun International Airport (CUN) continues to be a massive source of confusion. Despite recent headlines and company statements suggesting that ride-share apps have finally won the legal right to operate at the airport, the reality on the ground is starkly different. …
Airport
If you are flying back to the United States or Canada on a major carrier like American Airlines, Delta, United, or Spirit, you are almost certainly flying out of Terminal 3 at the Cancun International Airport. Navigating T3 during the peak weekend exodus can be an intense, chaotic, and exhausting experience. It is totally understandable …
You finally made it. The wheels touch down at Cancun International Airport, the cabin erupts in scattered applause, and you are officially on vacation. You are just a short drive away from a cold margarita and a pristine beach. But getting from the airport terminal to your resort is where things can go incredibly wrong …
Cancun’s popularity isn’t just booming right now; it is operating at a massive, staggering scale. The secret is out, and the undeniable proof is sitting on the tarmac at Cancun International Airport (CUN). This past Saturday set the stage for a massive March rush, recording a staggering 650 flights in a single day. Even more …
A massive debate is currently raging on travel forums and Reddit, with tourists claiming Cancun International Airport is charging them to use the internet. “Charging for Wi-Fi at an airport should be borderline illegal,” one frustrated traveler recently vented, sparking a massive online complaint about feeling nickel-and-dimed on arrival. Is the Cancun airport really forcing …
We all know the feeling. The wheels touch down in Cancun, the cabin erupts in scattered applause, and you are officially on vacation. But before you can order that first margarita, you have to survive the final boss: Cancun International Airport customs and baggage claim. I want to give a quick disclaimer right up front: …
Arriving in Cancun over the last six months has felt like a cruel tease for many travelers. You land, breeze through the new high-speed immigration e-Gates in under 60 seconds, and walk toward the exit feeling like an absolute VIP—only to hit a massive, frustrating wall at baggage claim. Travelers have consistently reported waiting anywhere …
The most satisfying sound in travel—the heavy thud of an immigration stamp hitting your passport—has been silenced at Cancun International Airport. The Mexican Caribbean has officially transitioned to a fully digital border. For the millions of American travelers heading south, the physical passport stamp has been permanently deleted from the arrival process. It has been …
For many U.S. travelers, seeing military-style uniforms at an airport can feel a bit intense at first glance. We aren’t used to it back home. Cancun was my first trip out of the country when I was a kid, and admittedly it caught me off guard. But if you are landing in Cancun this year, …
If Cancun feels like it’s everywhere right now, that’s because it kind of is. And we don’t just mean on your Instagram feed. When we at The Cancun Sun talk about Cancun being “globally connected,” we’re talking about something very specific: how many places you can fly to nonstop from Cancun International Airport (CUN). And …