State and municipal officials met with tourism operators at a Tulum beach club to review Tulum air connectivity, international promotion, and the airline announcements shaping the summer season.
Tulum's economic development office says Centro Tulum is well advanced and could open between September and October, while a 185 million peso plaza rises in Aldea Tulum.
Tulum hotel occupancy is stuck at 41.5 percent with the summer vacation period days away, and downtown hoteliers say the reservations that usually arrive by now simply have not.
Tulum extortion complaints now point at the authorities themselves. Merchants, hoteliers, and tourists describe inspections, traffic stops, and monthly quotas that end in cash, transfers, or closure.
Merchants who once paid cartels now describe extortion in Tulum by police and inspectors, while a record sargassum season deepens the town's economic strain.
The Xel Há archaeological zone near Tulum has reopened after conservation work, closing the state's PROMEZA program and adding two new Maya Train museums nearby.
When high season returns, many small hotels in Tulum drop the local customers who carried them through the quiet months. A guest columnist argues the habit has a hidden cost.
Tulum treasurer Vicente Aldape Moncada resigned after National Guard officers detained him at Cancún airport over alleged firearms, leaving the case with federal prosecutors.
International routes at Tulum airport have collapsed from 12 to four in 2026, but a new Mexicana deal brings eight summer flights and a domestic tourism push.
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Faena Tulum has spent months courting Manhattan's luxury buyers through an exclusive alliance with Serhant, a marketing move rarely seen from a Riviera Maya development.
Imoveqroo says Didi, inDrive, and ITaxi now operate legally, while Uber remains in a legal impasse. Ride-hailing apps in Quintana Roo are losing three to four cars per week to impound lots.
More than 60 Parque del Jaguar layoffs left Tulum workers without income after Grupo Mundo Maya let their short-term contracts expire unrenewed.
The Hartwood restaurant fire started in the palapa and drew firefighters and Civil Protection crews, who contained it with material damage and no reported injuries.
A new agreement with Mexicana de Aviación adds eight summer flights and discounted packages, the centerpiece of a Tulum tourism recovery plan backed by more than 75 businesses.
The Tren Maya Tulum hotel, the largest in the army-run chain with 352 rooms, is running nearly empty, and Sedena has acknowledged the shortfall in its own contracts.
Tulum's summer security operation puts police, firefighters, and civil protection crews across the hotel zone and tourist sites through the peak vacation weeks.
Nearly 300 residents formed Tulum Unido, a citizen movement demanding transparency, accountability, and fairer business license rules from the municipal government.
IMOVEQROO brought driver's licenses, permits, and training to Tulum, letting transport workers skip the long trip to Chetumal for routine paperwork.
Sargassum in Tulum hit critical levels in 2026, with over 2,600 tonnes cleared and specialists pressing authorities to declare an environmental contingency.
Winter demand is booming while summer occupancy collapses below 30 percent. The case for Tulum as a seasonal destination, examined.
A new Tulum corruption case ends with nine municipal workers fired from Civil Protection and Fiscalización as the mayor pledges zero tolerance.
Federal opposition deputies want Sheinbaum and García Harfuch to step into the Tulum tourism crisis, citing extortion, a visitor slump, and citizen complaints over licensing.
Tulum airport artisans now sell handmade Maya crafts to arriving travelers through a monthly city program, with nine makers from Yaxché in the latest rotation.
A developer was arrested in Nuevo León over a Tulum real estate fraud estimated at 57 million pesos, while his business partner remains free on a contested amparo.
Tulum will relaunch its wellness tourism identity at fairs in Paris and Tokyo this September, leaning on yoga, temazcal, and health-focused hotels.
Taxi fares, buses, transfers, road changes, mobility updates, and practical transport guidance for Tulum.
Weather context, travel timing, seasonal changes, and planning guidance for visitors and residents.
Guides, access updates, regulations, and practical planning around cenotes and the Tulum archaeological zone.
Coverage of public beach access, coastal restrictions, closures, and the balance between tourism and public space.
Food, dining, beach clubs, and nightlife coverage for visitors looking for practical choices, current openings, and the mood of Tulum after dark.
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