Playa del Carmen has a multitude of activities to offer visitors, from its long, white-sand beaches, to its unbeatable nightlife. You can spend weeks here enjoying everything the city has to offer, but if you do decide to venture further afield, here are some ideas of the best day trips from Playa del Carmen. Take …
Cancun tourism
Like a scene out of a movie, the friends of an American tourist had a miserable night out in the Cancun area. They lost their friend while partying late at night and the next morning the group still had not had any contact with him. This prompted them to go ahead and contact local authorities. …
The Riviera Maya will have a new Mega Hotel consisting of two luxury properties from the largest Mexican Hotel Company: Grupo Posadas. They signed two contracts with Fibra Hotel to operate a new Live Aqua Resort and a Fiesta Americana Grand, with a total of 700 rooms. With this transaction, Posadas will recover its presence …
The 950-mile Maya Train mega-project will be inaugurated in December 2023 as planned, despite ongoing problems and delays, promised Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The Maya Train was first announced back in 2018 when it was touted as a way of increasing tourism and boosting job prospects in southeastern Mexico. There have been many …
Potentially High Levels Of Sargassum Prompts Early Action Cancun and Quintana Roo as a whole have begun preparations for dealing with the arrival of seaweed (sargassum) in the region. The decision to start earlier than usual is predicated by potentially high amounts of the vacation-ruining seaweed. According to the Quintana Roo government website, prevention methods …
TripAdvisor UK Places Cancun At Top Of The List Cancun is wriggling its way into the interests of British sun-seekers according to TripAdvisor UK’s top beach destinations in the world. The suggestion of its growing popularity marks a huge shift from the UK’s typical holiday spots. The UK as a whole has favored the beaches …
January Numbers Edge Out 2019 Figures From The Same Month Cancun International Airport exceeded pre-pandemic numbers for yet another month in the recovery period since COVID hammered the global tourism industry. The city’s January numbers were higher than January 2019, and only slightly less than 2020. The figures come from Aeropuertos del Sureste (Asur), the …
Occupancy Below 70% But Outlook Is Still Good Cancun Hotels registered a relatively significant drop in occupancy over the past week. For the first time in months, accommodations found themselves under 70% full. Several factors have been attributed to the drop, but the outlook remains positive despite this. In fact, it still remains the highest …
New Advisory and COVID Related Warning Does Not Prevent Travelers Entering The Country The US added Mexico to its ever-growing list of Level 4 “Do Not Travel” labeled countries. The announcement included 14 other countries based on their current COVID rates. It is important to understand that the advisory does not prevent tourists from traveling …
New Strategies Seek To Elevate High Tourist Volume’s Issues The Tourism Secretary of Quintana Roo has announced that the government is building a process to help streamline the entry process at the Cancun International Airport. The announcement is yet another development in Cancun’s ongoing tourism boom. Currently, the Cancun International Airport is the only hub …