If you are feeling the sudden urge to pack your bags and head to the Mexican Caribbean, you are definitely not alone. Tripadvisor just dropped their massive 2026 Summer Travel Index—tracking exactly where Americans are planning to spend their hard-earned vacation days—and the results are officially in. For the third year in a row, Cancun …
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If you are planning a trip to the Mexican Caribbean in 2026, mainland heavyweights like Cancun, Tulum, and Playa del Carmen are probably the first spots that pop into your mind. But just a short ferry ride across the water lies the gorgeous island of Cozumel, and it is quietly stealing the spotlight this year. …
For the last two years, headlines have swirled about high prices, a strong peso, and competition from Punta Cana stealing the spotlight. Critics said the boom times were over. The numbers for January 2026 just came in, and they tell a very different story. According to the latest official data, Cancun just recorded its second …
Cancun gets talked about like it’s “just” a beach destination, but the real reason it keeps winning is simpler (and bigger): it’s the easiest, most plug-and-play vacation in Mexico, at an insane scale. Here at The Cancun Sun, we track the trends daily, and when you zoom out, it’s pretty clear why Cancun (and the …
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 …
If it feels like everyone you know is suddenly booking Cancun, you’re not imagining it. A new United Airlines map showing the most-booked international destination from every U.S. state puts Cancun in a very strong (and very sunny) position for 2026. Here at The Cancun Sun, we track travel trends all day long, but this …
Cancun feels like it hit the “full send” button to close out 2025! We at The Cancun Sun have been watching the end-of-year surge in real time, and local tourism officials are backing up what travelers are seeing on the ground: packed public beaches, busy airport days, and hotels running near capacity. In fact, Benito …
If it feels like everyone is going to Cancun right now, it’s not just your social feed playing tricks on you. AAA’s latest year-end holiday forecast says a record 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between December 20 and January 1, a 2.2% jump over last year. And when they …
If you’ve been reading us for a while, you know we at The Cancun Sun love a good reality check: trends come and go, but Cancun keeps winning. Case in point—Virgin Atlantic’s brand-new nonstop from London Heathrow, a three-times-weekly service that puts Cancun back on the UK’s premium long-haul map and underscores just how global …
The once-unstoppable rise of Tulum as a dream destination is facing a harsh reality. Local tour guides are sounding the alarm: the current low season is hitting harder than any in recent memory. Empty beaches, shuttered businesses, and a sharp drop in visitors paint a grim picture for this jewel of the Mexican Caribbean. What …