Despite Cancun taxi drivers being in the news consistently for several reasons, taxis are one of the most used forms of transportation by tourists visiting the destination. Drivers have been in the news for overcharging passengers, forming blockades near the airport, attacking Uber drivers, and even being aggressive towards tourists. Now, Cancun has decided to …
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In Cancun, there has been an ongoing issue regarding Uber’s legality in operating at the airport. Uber announced to its drivers that they could, but the taxi drivers disagreed, and the National Guard has been preventing them from doing so. Now, not only are Uber drivers being blocked from the airport, but authorities recently attempted …
In many places where you might be on vacation, you can book an Uber upon arrival to get from the airport to your hotel, but this is not the case when visiting Cancun. Although Uber notified its drivers that they could begin operating at the airport months ago, taxi drivers and authorities have not allowed …
Just weeks ago, it was reported that Uber had notified its drivers that they could start transporting passengers to and from Cancun Airport. Now, according to reports, that doesn’t seem to be the case because Cancun authorities are allegedly blocking Uber from doing so. Uber’s operation at the airport has long been an issue in …
Nobody wants to miss their return flight home after a long vacation, no matter how amazing a vacation destination it is. Unforeseen circumstances can, and often do happen, though, that can interfere with getting to the airport on time. In Cancun, it’s suggested that travelers get to the airport about three hours before takeoff, but …
If you have been following Cancun news lately, then you may have seen the stories of tourists being charged excessive rates by taxi drivers. On two separate occasions, drivers tried to charge passengers exorbitant rates, in one case a Canadian tourist as much as $1,000, and more recently an American tourist around $350. They do …
Several steps have been taken by officials in Cancun to ease the tension between taxi and Uber drivers. Unfortunately, the conflict recently came to a boiling point when an Uber driver was allegedly shot by a taxi driver. Protests erupted in Cancun following the shooting of the Uber driver, who was attacked while picking up …
When you arrive in Cancun there’s no doubt that you will be eager to get off the plane and get to your hotel, but choosing the wrong transportation can keep you from getting your trip started off on the right foot. If you choose to hail a taxi rather than book transportation in advance, you …
If you’ve followed the news in Cancun at all over the last year then you most likely have heard about all of the hostility going on between Uber and taxi drivers. The animosity between them stems from the different rules that each type of transportation provider has to follow, which led to some resentment from …
Uber and taxi drivers have been in the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. For several years now, there have been strong clashes between the two groups fighting for their right to transport tourists in the busy hotspot locations of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, with some resorting to violence against each other. That …