Tulum is a town of two halves. The downtown and beach sections are a couple of miles apart and offer completely different experiences – and price points. Both are super popular and there are plenty of reasons to stay in each, so read on to decide whether Tulum beach or downtown – also known as …
Tourism
The numbers are in, and it would seem that both Cancun and Tulum were amongst the biggest winners on the Airbnb platform over the past few weeks. Airbnb’s records show that both of these cities in the Riviera Maya were amongst the most searched by travelers. Not only that, but people offering properties for rent …
One of the main concerns that tourists have before visiting Cancun beaches is the amount of sargassum seaweed that they can expect to find at local beaches. The foul smelling seaweed has now constantly been washing up on local beaches, which for years tended to be filled only with immaculate white sand. The Hotels’ Association …
The cancun hotel zone near the man made beach area is currently packed. Ever since the spring started, it has consistently seen occupancy rates of around 70%. This weekend many hotels are expected to be at or near full capacity. For hotels in Cancun’s downtown area though, the stats tell a different story. Over the …
Starting this Wednesday free COVID vaccines have been made available to tourists over the age of 18 that want to get vaccinated at the Cancun airport. The vaccination campaign is slated to continue throughout the entire month of April within the Cancun International Airport. After that time the idea is to either take those same …
The Cancun municipal government is trying with all of their might to make sure that tourists stay safe in their sping vacations in the region. On top of bringing in reinforcements from the military to patrol the city, local authorities have also published a few tips and tricks for tourists to follow. This was done, …
Britney Spears headed out to Playa del Carmen over the weekend. The famous singer and her partner Sam Asghari jetted off on a private plane from Los Angeles, and landed in the region with their dog. Britney took to Instagram to talk about the wonderful experience that she had in the Mexican Caribbean. She and …
A new accident occurred on the Merida-Cancun highway when a passenger bus from the ADO company collided with a cargo van on the same road. According to the initial report, the accident took place around midnight, and there were two seriously injured people. Paramedics who treated the wounded explained that the bus collided with a …
The local government in Tulum is making sure that tourists are well taken care of in the beach city. To ensure this, they are starting with lecturing their own police force. This is not the first time that police corruption in general is acknowledged by local authorities. A main concern for the local police department …
Monday, the President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the Maya Train project will move forward and the Playa del Carmen to Tulum route will go on ahead as planned. He hopes that the train project will serve as both a tourist attraction and connect passengers from the new Tulum airport to the rest …