A study of more than a million reviews across 155 places named Tulum the happiest travel destination in the world. The ranking arrived as foreign arrivals at its airport fell 34 percent.
Quintana Roo and Tulum authorities urged the public to avoid any purchase, sale, or rental tied to Ocean Tulum, a development they say operates without required permits.
Commanders from the three levels of government reviewed Tulum security operations on August 5, from the quadrant alert map to the patrols the municipality says now run around the clock.
Rides to Cobá and Muyil, seven concert nights and a 100-peso wristband. Moto Fest Tulum runs August 7 to 23, and organizers expect up to 7,000 visitors.
Federal aviation data puts Tulum airport passenger traffic at 471,500 for the first half of 2026, with international flyers down 41 percent and eight winter routes due back in October.
ADO is finishing a 37 million peso terminal beside Tulum's ruins. The new ADO terminal will run around the clock, with direct routes to the airport and Cancún.
An anonymous complaint reported dead sea turtle hatchlings in a Tulum trash container. The city alerted prosecutors and Profepa and asked them to review the plaza cameras.
Daniel Palma won by decision, and Fernando Barrera lost a four-rounder marked by a point deduction as Tulum Fight Club split the night at Anhelo de Campeón 13.
The World Wellness Weekend arrives in Tulum for the first time on September 18 to 20, with free activities across town and an August 15 deadline to register events.
Guides and merchants say jaladores are back at the Tulum ruins and stepping into Highway 307 lanes, three months after a permanent surveillance operation was announced.
Two weeks after promising the governor a trust for the environmental sanitation fee, Tulum has yet to sign one, and the group pressing for it wants a citizen council to run the money.
Mexico's Tourism Ministry will demolish the entrance wall at Parque del Jaguar and start a tourist corridor in 2026. Faster access, artisan stalls, and no budget yet.
Hotel occupancy in Tulum and the corridor to Puerto Morelos has recovered to 45 percent, CROC says. Sedetur's count is higher, and both sit far from the level that protects hotel jobs.
The Tulum shooting in La Veleta came three weeks after federal officials stood in the town and reported two straight months without a homicide. Prosecutors have named no motive and no suspects.
Fifteen images from Parque Nacional Tulum's monitoring rounds hang in the Sala Tunich. The Tulum photo exhibition marks four years of the Jaguar-protected area and closes this week.
Judo, chess, boxing, and four other sports are represented among the 25 recipients of Tulum sports scholarships. The amount each athlete receives was not published.
Intermediate stops are gone from the main avenue. Every intercity pickup now happens at the Tulum bus terminals, and a free shuttle runs there from Aldea Tulum and Las Palmas.
Tulum airport international routes return this winter. Eight seasonal flights from Newark, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, and Calgary return between October and January.