Incident Involving British Tourist And Hotel Staff Prompt Fresh Drug Concerns A British tourist’s experience in Tulum has gone viral after he posted pictures of a hotel cleaner in what appears to be a paralyzed state. The cleaner supposedly took ketamine from the tourist’s bag. The documented event comes just weeks after the government announced …
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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 …
A judge in Yucatan, Mexico, issued an order to pause the Maya Train work temporarily. This ruling is only for the stretch covering Playa del Carmen to Tulum, for not having an authorized environmental impact report. The Maya Train is a mega-project promoted by Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Construction was halted after a …
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 …
Paris Hilton and her husband Carter Reum apparently still want to continue honeymooning across the globe. The couple married in November of last year, and took off on a rather extensive honeymoon. Still very much in love, the couple make it a point to celebrate their monthiversary. Of course it helps that with Paris’ last …
The Prosecutor’s Office of Quintana Roo reported the arrest of a man identified as Jose “D,” aka “El Bolillo.” This individual is reportedly involved in organized crime, said Lucio Hernandez, Quintana Roo’s Secretary of Public Safety. He’s one of the suspects in the October 2021 shooting in Tulum, where two foreign women died, and three …
Feature Piece In Major Publication Highlights The Organized Crime Facing Quintana Roo The Wall Street Journal released a feature article this week documenting Quintana Roo’s increasing gang violence and its effect on the tourism industry. The major publication reaches millions of readers every week, adding to Cancun’s public image problem. The article (subscription only), written by Jose de Cordoba …
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 …
Tourists heading home from their Cancun vacations faced up to 3-hour flight delays on Wednesday. Most of the flights that suffered these delays were set to take tourists back to multiple US cities. Flights to Dallas, San Francisco, Chicago, and Denver were amongst the most affected by these delays. With other flights to Colombia, and …