The Week in Tulum
One email a week with what actually happened in Tulum: local news, travel practicalities and the state of the beaches. Free, and you can leave whenever you want.
Past editions
Is the sargassum finally leaving Tulum?
Sargassum in Tulum is thinning on Jaguar Park’s beaches after weeks of buildup. Restaurants operating at 10 to 20 percen...
The differences between Day of the Dead and Halloween
Day of the Dead vs. Halloween is not a costume question. One night keeps the dead away; the other feeds them, and on thi...
Red against Caribbean blue, the campaign that photographs Tulum as one single world
The Faena Tulum campaign runs from the open beach light to the dark of a cenote, through the town's streets. Rafa Olarra...
Mexicana de Aviación added 18 monthly Tulum flights since January
Tulum airport flight cuts took Aeroméxico out on September 30 and Volaris in January. Federal data show that the only ro...
Anyma opens Zamna Tulum's tenth anniversary season on January 4
Zamna Tulum 2027 has its first ticketed night. Anyma's ÆDEN show lands January 4 with 21 DJs on three stages, general ad...
Safer streets and emptier hotels frame Tulum's second government report
The Tulum government report counted 83 percent fewer homicides and new street works. Hotel, housing, and property figure...
Tulum charges Madrid prices for a taxi, with one-sixth of Madrid's wages
Tulum taxi fares rose as much as 223 percent on an unsigned union list. The prices match those in Madrid, where workers...
New alliance puts UMusic Hotel Tulum at the center of Mexico's Tulum Renace strategy
UN Tourism, Inmobilia and Thor Urbana place UMusic Hotel Tulum at the center of Tulum Renace, the federal strategy betti...
A million reviews rank Tulum the world's happiest destination
A study of more than a million reviews across 155 places named Tulum the happiest travel destination in the world. The r...
Tulum Taxi Fares Face New Regulation Under State and Federal Mobility Plan
A new Tulum mobility plan will regulate taxi fares, add electric shuttles, and build a parking hub at Parque del Jaguar,...
10 Federal Agreements Land in Tulum as Tourism Discontent Deepens
Sheinbaum announced 10 agreements in Tulum covering Jaguar Park Tulum entry prices, beach access, electric shuttles, a n...