The NASCAR Mexico Series is officially coming to Tulum in April 2026, featuring the Gran Premio Tulum 100 on a temporary oval inside the Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport.
As sargassum volumes in Tulum hit record highs in early 2026, Municipal President Diego Castañón Trejo leads an intensified cleanup strategy to protect the destination's beaches and tourism economy.
While fluctuating sargassum challenges coastal beach plans this Easter, the pristine cenote network around Tulum provides a perfect freshwater alternative for travelers.
As 1.2 million visitors arrive for Semana Santa, Quintana Roo launches a massive Tulum Easter security operation to protect the Mexican Caribbean.
Tulum’s rapid expansion has brought investment and visibility, but everyday life is increasingly shaped by unsafe walking conditions, deteriorating roads, weak waste collection, and basic services that have not kept pace.
AWARË closed NOMMO Fest 2026 on March 21 at the Polideportivo de Tulum, where music, art, family activities, vendors, and local causes came together in the festival’s final public celebration.
Tulum’s real estate market is adjusting after years of fast growth, with high apartment inventory, lower demand, and a stronger focus on legal certainty, giving buyers more leverage.
As Tulum prepares for larger spring equinox crowds, authorities are tightening surveillance and urging visitors to respect restricted areas while guides highlight the site’s Maya astronomical and maritime significance.
A Quintana Roo tourism official says Tulum airport’s flight pullback followed a lapse in airline incentives, even after a strong launch. The issue now is whether new terms can restore routes and lower access costs over time.
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Tulum’s construction slowdown is reducing local hiring, limiting stable job placements, and affecting family income as fewer projects move forward and more companies rely on outside crews.
Holy Week in Tulum will bring heavy crowds, high demand, beach uncertainty, and major transport pressure, making planning essential for visitors and increasingly important for residents.
European artist Zoran Matić opened an exhibition at Tulum Country Club, bringing residents and the Riviera Maya cultural community together while adding another international art event to Tulum’s growing cultural profile.
The Maya Train will offer 10 Holy Week tourist packages with rail travel, lodging, tours and some Mexicana flights, with Tulum included as both an arrival point and a destination in the network.
Emma’s “The Faces of Tulum” combines oil portraits and recorded interviews to preserve the memories of Mayan elders and create a lasting, accessible record of the people who shaped the town.
Through the voices of founders Elle and Tony Madalone, this story explores how Run Tulum is becoming more than a running club; a growing community that may be shaping a new era of fitness, connection, and everyday wellbeing in Tulum.
Jashita Hotel’s new Relais & Châteaux affiliation brings international attention to a secluded Soliman Bay retreat, highlighting how privacy, wellness, and protected nature continue to shape luxury travel near Tulum.
Independent promoters are keeping lucha libre active in Tulum despite limited infrastructure, no steady public funding, and few training spaces for young athletes in the municipality.
Tulum is confronting an unusually early and heavy wave of sargassum in 2026, raising hotel costs, threatening occupancy, and deepening tourism image concerns after a difficult year for the destination.
Merchants near Tulum’s archaeological zone say access agreements for Parque del Jaguar are not being applied, with Sunday restrictions and the suspension of internal transport raising concerns for local commerce and visitor mobility.
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