Society
Tulum Lobster Festival runs August 21 to 23 in two venues
The Tulum Lobster Festival brings four contests to Punta Allen and the town center on August 21, 22, and 23. Cooking entries close on Wednesday, and the top plate takes 4,000 pesos.
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Society
300 Taxi Drivers Took Lessons in Handling Your Emotions
More than 300 taxi drivers, tourist police officers, and service workers passed through Sedetur's Tulum tourism training this week, as the state put local hotel occupancy at 15%.
Environment & Nature
Tulum Has Cleared 4,880 Tons of Sargassum, and That Count Excludes the Hotels
Zofemat crews alone have hauled 4,880 metric tons off the sand this year, and the real Tulum sargassum total is higher once hotels and the navy are counted.
Lead Story
Tulum keeps paying for what happens before the ticket window
Federal fees changed on July 17, and the Tulum ruins entrance fee now runs 80 pesos for Mexicans and 265 for foreigners. Sellers working the highway turnoff have no say in it.
A Tulum Hotel Room Falls to 1,155 Pesos a Night, Until December 21
Rooms at the group's airport property drop to 1,155 pesos a night. The new Tulum hotel rates run through December 20, then climb for the holiday stretch.
