Resort Town Has Struggled To Replace Lost Staff During Pandemic Hotels and restaurants in Cancun and other regions of Quintana Roo are still facing staffing issues, despite a strong resurgence of tourism in the state. The news comes as over a million tourists visit the popular beach town. The Cancun tourist industry, with a particular …
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Over the last week, the amount of sargassum on many Cancun beaches has subsided. This is a welcome event for tourists visiting during the holiday week and for locals that have some time off to spend at the beaches due to the holiday. Sargassum, a type of seaweed that emits an unpleasant smell during the …
New Analyses Places Popular Beach Town As Number One International Spot For Americans Cancun has retained its place as the most popular foreign destination for American tourists. Its place was confirmed in a new analysis by insurance giant Allianz. Allianz generates a new list every year, using comprehensive research tools to analyze well over one …
Two Families Forced To Pay Cancelled Excursion Package Before Leaving Two families saw their Cancun vacation end in a terrible fashion when their hotel detained them for not paying for a canceled package. The hotel in question is the Hard Rock Hotel, a popular spot for many visitors to the region. The two families were …
The cancun hotel zone near the man made beach area is currently packed. Ever since the spring started, it has consistently seen occupancy rates of around 70%. This weekend many hotels are expected to be at or near full capacity. For hotels in Cancun’s downtown area though, the stats tell a different story. Over the …
Huge Initiative Underway To Help Save The Easter Holiday Period As many as 26 ships have been commissioned to deal with the sargassum problem in Cancun and Quintana Roo. This year is set to be one of the worst years on record for the unsightly seaweed. The huge influx of sargassum fighting ships has been …
A fire occurred at Cancun general hospital which caused both staff, and patients to be evacuated. The issue was seemingly caused by a short circuit that occurred in one of the air extractors that the hospital features. Around midday on Wednesday hospital staff called 9-1-1, what followed was a prompt response by the local fire …
With the levels of seaweed (sargassum) on the beaches of the Riviera Maya and Cancun continuing to rise, a task force has been formed to address the problem. The task force consists of scientists, researchers, government officials, academics, and businessmen. These individuals will not only focus on the removal of the sargassum that has already …
The beaches in Cancun have been filling up with a type of seaweed called sargassum and it’s leading tourists to the area’s cenotes as an alternative for cooling off. A cenote is a naturally occurring sinkhole that develops in limestone rock. These sinkholes fill with water from underground rivers and rain and the limestone filters the water. …
Strong First Quarter Shows Popularity Of Beach Resort Town Cancun Airport started the year in phenomenal fashion by welcoming 7 million airline passengers to Quintana Roo in the first quarter of 2022. The numbers mark a huge resurgence in the travel industry and have outpaced figures from before COVID. According to the figures, the region …