The Mexican Caribbean normally has no shortage of outstanding beaches to soak up the sun and sip an endless supply of mimosas. But the specter of sargassum has played havoc with this simple pleasure over the past few years. Thankfully, this sargassum season has been a lot less intruding than previous years, a result of …
Sargassum
It’s no secret at this point that Americans absolutely love the Mexican Caribbean. This can be attributed to many factors, which we will go into later on, but looking at the incredible numbers of visitors traveling to the stunning destination this year so far, with a 13 percent increase compared to last year, it is …
The Mexican Caribbean’s ongoing battle against sargassum has taken a positive turn, with forecasts of a low sargassum season and a remarkable reduction in sargassum levels compared to 2022. According to reports from the Mexican Navy, only four 10-ton sargassum patches were recently detected in the central Quintana Roo coastline – a significant contrast to …
The undeniably world-famous destination of Tulum has been making headlines repeatedly over the past few months and for all the right reasons. After a worrying rise in crime over the past 3 years, a trend seen the world over in recent years, the destination has been moving in the right direction recently. New Leadership One …
Tulum is one area in the Mexican Caribbean that seems to have a lot of buzz at the moment, and rightly so. The new Tulum International Airport, “Felipe Carillo Puerto”, is due for completion in the coming months, bringing a substantial amount of new flight routes from the United States and Canada to the upcoming …
While most of the Mexican Caribbean is experiencing a lull after the huge success of the summer season, it appears that bookings are already hotting up in anticipation of another busy winter. One such destination with an impressive number of hotel reservations already booked is Playa Del Carmen, with 40 percent of bookings for December …
As the Mexican Caribbean heads into the shoulder season – the quietest time of the year for travel to the sun-soaked region – one destination is expected to soar above the rest in popularity thanks to its impeccable beaches. Tulum, the most famous cultural and historical hub in Quintana Roo, also boasts a handful of …
The endlessly popular destination of Tulum, just south of Cancun, has begun the most promising fight against sargassum to date in the Mexican Caribbean. With a new containment initiative named “Tulum Against Sargassum”, it is hoped that this could spell the beginning of the end for sargassum as a seasonal headache to travelers. Investment In …
Beaches in Cancun have a good reputation for cleanliness, but at times this image can take a bit of a hit. All it takes is for a few careless or unbothered visitors/locals to leave garbage behind and create a negative situation for everybody else. Not to mention the well-reported issues the destination has faced with …
While sargassum season is not quite over yet, the beaches got an early reprieve from the massive amounts of sargassum that typically cover them during the summer months. Usually, sargassum season lasts well into the fall, with its presence noticeable sometimes as late as October. But recent tropical storms have cleared Mexican Caribbean beaches of …