The behavior of some Cancun taxi drivers over the last month or so has been anything but professional, with some even going so far as to harass potential customers. In February alone, 60 or more taxi drivers were sanctioned for exactly this reason and for violating the “Zero Tolerance” rule of the Andres Quintana Roo …
After a four-year wait to be granted permission to operate in the city, Uber is operating legally in Cancun, according to a judge. The battle that has taken place over the last few years came about when taxi drivers voiced their objections to Uber being allowed to operate in the city. They argued that Uber …
It was announced by local news on Monday that Quintana Roo officials will be putting even stricter measures in place for all taxi drivers that commit any acts of violence while on duty. This latest crackdown applies to taxi drivers in the entire Quintana Roo region, which includes the capital city of Chetumal, Cancun, Playa …
If you’re wondering if there’s an official ‘tourist rate’ for taxis in Cancun and the surrounding region, the answer would be a simple No. It was recently reported by the Quintana Roo-based news agency Radio Formula QR that there is, in fact, no such extra rate for taxis for tourists in existence in Cancun. So …
Over the past two weeks, tourists in Cancun have reported witnessing their Uber drivers being threatened violently by rival taxi companies at an alarming rate. Violent incidents have occurred three times, with drivers being threatened at knife or gunpoint in these cases. In total, 10 separate cases of physical and verbal abuse have occurred, leaving …
In Cancun taxi companies charge different prices based on the different routes through the city and starting May 1st taxi prices are going to increase for Cancun tourists. The reason tourists specifically will be paying more is that the rates will be increasing for the routes that they will use the most while visiting Cancun. …
There are many reasons that a tourist in Cancun might need a taxi while visiting, but a new study shows that Cancun tourists can expect to wait up to 40 minutes. The same study shows that locals wait even longer, often as much as an hour or more. This is purportedly due, in part, to discrimination …