How Clogged Drains Make Tulum’s Pothole Problem Harder to See
The Tulum pothole repair program moves through Ejido, Centro, Cancha Maya, and Lakín before reaching Maya Pax on November 3, with the weather setting the pace.
The Tulum pothole repair program moves through Ejido, Centro, Cancha Maya, and Lakín before reaching Maya Pax on November 3, with the weather setting the pace.
Tulum airport incentives will run at 100 percent for three years, Sectur says. Grupo Mundo Maya still has to publish the terms, and frequencies may not return until the second half of 2027.
Uber in Tulum went live on October 20 with free introductory rides, while the company recruits local taxi drivers and motorcyclists for Uber Taxi and Uber Moto.
Day of the Dead in Tulum runs October 31 to November 2 as Hanal Pixán. What goes on a family altar, where to see it this year, and the etiquette for visitors.
Potholes in Tulum now have a citizen map. Tulum Unido wants each one pinned and labeled, the same week City Hall launched an emergency patching campaign.
Airlines are pulling 72 percent of this quarter’s US capacity to Tulum. Investors answer with Tulum luxury tourism, a Faena complex, and a 57-room UMusic hotel opening in December.
CFE bills in Tulum doubled in two cycles, Aldea Zama residents say, with charges on empty apartments, 1,000 signatures to the president, and amparos that changed nothing.
A Tulum airport name change is on the table after councilman Eugenio Barbachano said the terminal in Felipe Carrillo Puerto should stop carrying the destination’s name.
Councilman Eugenio Barbachano says he wants no candidacy in 2027, only an opposition bloc that treats the Tulum tourism crisis as the emergency the state government still will not name.
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Seven Mesoamerican cultures that never settled this coast are entering the Tulum museum at Parque del Jaguar, and 47 of the 53 new pieces will anchor a hall that does not exist yet.
The sargassum in Tulum returned this week, three weeks after the water cleared, and Quintana Roo’s record 2026 haul has already passed 138,000 tons.
Tulum’s 2026 revenue law books 36,395,275 pesos from a street lighting charge, about 22 percent more than in 2025, while repairs still arrive one neighbor’s complaint at a time.
Day of the Dead vs. Halloween is not a costume question. One night keeps the dead away; the other feeds them, and on this coast, the Maya version has its own name.
Federal road upkeep funding is set to fall by nearly half in 2027, and the requests Tulum has pending on Highway 307 are contingent on a budget that deputies have not yet voted on.
American Airlines Tulum flights lose Miami on January 5, 2027, leaving one daily Dallas jet with 78 seats as the airport’s operator projects US service nearly doubling.
Amira Neme returned to Tulum jiu-jitsu in May 2025 with one class a week. Six AJP golds later, she is training for the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds in Las Vegas.
The Faena Tulum campaign runs from the open beach light to the dark of a cenote, through the town's streets. Rafa Olarra, Pol Rodríguez, and the full list of credits.
AMATUR blames the Tulum airport military management for the airline exodus and wants a private sector council. The operator answers with 1,064 projected winter flights.
Jorge Portilla Mánica ran against Morena in 2024. He registered with it on October 10, and the Tulum 2027 election now turns on a list the party publishes by December 31.
Starbucks in Tulum is down to a single store after the Boca Paila branch closed with no notice. The chain’s September closure plan for North America does not cover Mexico.
Hilton has made Conrad Tulum all-inclusive and has done the same at Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya, which will register only guests 18 and older from January 10. What the new rates cover.
The Cancha Maya festival runs in Tulum from October 6 to 15, with the Matán offering reaching 15 houses in a season Maya farmers say the late rains already cost them.
Fuel costs and route economics, not insecurity, explain the missing Tulum flights, the president said Thursday. International carriers are due back on October 24, and Mexicana adds 24 flights.
Tulum hotel closures have taken around 900 rooms out of service, ranging from 15-room properties to developments with over 200 rooms, while hoteliers count on a winter reservation book that is filling again.
Tulum destination weddings arrive with up to 300 guests and leave as much as 65,000 dollars. What the ayuntamiento backed on October 2, and who in town gets paid.
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.
Food, dining, beach clubs, and nightlife coverage for visitors looking for practical choices, current openings, and the mood of Tulum after dark.
Coverage of public beach access, coastal restrictions, closures, and the balance between tourism and public space.
Reporting on permits, construction, regulation, and major development decisions shaping Tulum’s urban growth and investment climate.
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