The Cozumel cruise industry seems to be back on track. The island relied heavily on cruise liners arriving with foreign tourists who contribute greatly to the local economy. So far in 2022 more than double the number of cruise ships are arriving to the island compared to 2021. One of those cruise ships that is …
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A verbal conflict between taxi drivers erupted at the Cancun airport. According to witnesses things did not escalate beyond these verbal arguments. The issue seems to be that fake taxis are arriving at the Cancun Airport terminal and poaching tourists from regulated taxi drivers. This has sparked the rage of the authorized taxi drivers who …
The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine has made oil prices rise considerably in the last few weeks. All things considered, the price of gasoline in Mexico hasn’t skyrocketed. At least not as much as it could have. Currently, gasoline prices in Cancun on average sit at around just under 86.95 pesos per gallon (about …
The tourism industry in general continues to take blow after blow. It seems that all of the latest main world events spell disaster for the tourism industry. The COVID pandemic is obviously the biggest one in a generation. Travel restrictions are still in effect in some countries. That has heavily impacted the number of flights …
Workers at more than 15 Walmart locations (including Superama, Sam’s Club and Bodega Aurrera stores) in not only the Cancun area, but all of Quintana Roo have gone on strike. Monday around 1 p.m. the workers arrived at the Walmart Centro Cancun location, and stood in front of the store with picket signs that spelled …
Construction crews have broken ground, and begun building a massive luxury hospital complex in Cancun. The Luximia development group responsible for the Puerto Cancun building complex is investing 200 million MXN (9.4 Million US) on the project. When fully completed the tower is set to feature 5 floors that will house 121 private practice doctor’s …
The issue about lines at immigration getting ridiculously long has been addressed by Mexican immigration authorities. Folks have been reporting spending north of 2 hours in line at immigration at the Cancun airport. A phenomenon that has gone on now for weeks on end. Perhaps the most concerning fact is that this was an issue …
Social distancing was one of the recommendations that authorities worldwide gave out to the population when COVID-19 hit. What better way to social distance than being on a yacht in the middle of the ocean? Ironically the pandemic years mainly 2020, and 2021 saw a massive increase in the number of large yachts that docked …
On average the Cancun area saw the biggest population increase in all of Mexico. The entire state of Quintana Roo grew 3 times the national average from census to census. That growth has brought with it plenty of issues with local roads. This has prompted the Agency for Strategic Projects in Quintana Roo to build …
There’s no question that Airbnb revolutionized the travel industry. Making it more accessible to be able to rent out a full home for your vacations instead of just a hotel room. According to data collected by the Despegar group, one of Latin America’s most important online travel agencies, the demand for vacation homes has skyrocketed …