On Sunday, October 31st, 2021 all guests and staff were evacuated from ‘Dreams Sands Cancun Resort & Spa’ in Cancun’s hotel zone as a result of a fire inside the hotel. All hands were swiftly on deck to fight the blaze and situate evacuees. Many firefighters, water trucks, police, paramedics, and even military personnel were …
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A brand new sculpture park opened in Tulum on 15 October, offering visitors impressive art installations displayed in the beautiful surroundings of the Ahau Tulum resort. Sitting on Tulum’s famous beachfront, the sculpture park can be visited as a standalone attraction, or why not make it an overnight break? Tulum is definitely a destination worth …
Grupo Xcaret is opening an exciting new boutique resort – the company’s third – just south of Playacar in Playa del Carmen. The La Casa de la Playa resort launches in early December and will offer visitors an unforgettable All-Inclusive stay in this most beautiful of locations. Adding to the hotel group’s existing portfolio of …
It’s with joy that for the first time since the global Covid-19 pandemic started, we get to share the wonderful news that the whole state of Quintana Roo has been given an epidemiological green light. Starting November 1st, 2021 until at least the 7th, the entire state of Quintana Roo has officially been deemed to …
During the first quarter of 2022, Cozumel will welcome AMR’s new ‘Dreams Cozumel Cape Resort & Spa‘, this being the first of its kind in the area. Here’s what we know so far. This new ‘platinum’ brand of the AMR resorts collection and is going to be an exciting all-inclusive option for travelers to take …
As instructed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the National Guard has stepped in to help protect the Riviera Maya after the recent shooting in Tulum which left two tourists dead and multiple others injured. Last week on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 tragedy struck Tulum when two tourists, Jennifer Henzold (35) and Anjali Ryot (25) …
When tourism went to a screeching halt back in 2020 as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic, Air France had to temporarily suspend their long-established Paris to Cancun route. We are happy to announce these flights are back in action! This Paris-Cancun route originally took flight for the first time back in October 2011 …
With so many worldwide properties available to travelers, narrowing it down to just 100 of the top hotels in the world is a task in itself. Travel + Leisure set out to create this Top 100 Hotels In The World list by asking real travelers about their favorite travel locations and experiences of the last …
For the majority of people most of 2021 was spent in sweat pants on the couch, trying to navigate constantly changing ‘new norms’ while dreaming of running away to a tropical paradise to dance and laugh the night away. Now that restrictions are lifting, borders and events are reopening and international tourism is becoming easier …
After nearly 20 long months of having different levels of restrictions, Cancun was finally deemed to being back to a ‘low risk Covid-19 transmission zone’ and brought back to a green light on the epidemiological traffic light system as of October 11th 2021. Now that the green light is a go – many new flight …