Coverage of public beach access, coastal restrictions, closures, and the balance between tourism and public space.
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Tulum Renace moves from announcement to demolition this week at Parque del Jaguar, while the count of winter air routes still changes depending on which tourism office is speaking.
Tulum hotel occupancy should turn in November, three weeks after the hotel association last placed the recovery in October. Fewer airline seats are available in the meantime.
Tulum beach access, reconstructed from the federal record. Decrees, tenders, 706 canceled titles, and documents that have not yet been published.
More than 300 Maya pieces, 1,200 square meters and no ticket at the door. What the Tulum museum inside Parque del Jaguar still costs a foreign visitor to reach.
UN Tourism, Inmobilia and Thor Urbana place UMusic Hotel Tulum at the center of Tulum Renace, the federal strategy betting on culture to reactivate the destination.
Crews clear sargassum in Tulum daily at Playa Conchitas, where sea turtle nests share the shoreline and the state has logged its heaviest season on record.
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.
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.
The federal plan puts boats and 50 kilometers of barriers between the open sea and the shore. What does it change for sargassum in Tulum, where crews have already cleared 2,800 tons this year?
Tulum Renace targets beach access, mobility, and infrastructure. Restoring tourist confidence, a contributor argues, depends just as much on what hotels and operators decide to do.
Mexico will spend 2.635 billion pesos over two years to catch sargassum offshore. Tulum is one of five priority corridors, with 10,943 tons already pulled off its sand.
Sargassum lands on the sand, not in the cenotes. Our new community vote asks where to swim in Tulum when you head inland, and the ranking is yours to build.
About 150 volunteers joined navy and municipal teams for a Tulum sargassum cleanup at Playa del Pueblo, hauling out some 50 tons. Zofemat has removed more than 2,800 tons this year.
A new Tulum mobility plan will regulate taxi fares, add electric shuttles, and build a parking hub at Parque del Jaguar, while beach and park access stays free.
The second edition of a Tulum environmental education program brought children to MURECO, where guided halls and a museum passport turned conservation into hands-on discovery.
INAH data shows Tulum's archaeological zone lost more than 200,000 visitors in a year. Now the hotel sector is backing Plan Tulum Renace to reverse it.
Entry to Parque del Jaguar is now free for Mexicans, yet beach access still hinges on parking that the park does not provide, pushing drivers toward paid clubs.
A cooling property market reset the math for digital nomads in Tulum, where quiet studios with private pools, real coworking, and nearby cenotes cost far less than they did at the peak.
A farewell video from La Eufemia, one of Tulum's best-known beach taquerías, has gone viral again, reviving the fight over who is to blame for Tulum's decline.
A federal decree in the Official Gazette grants free access to Parque del Jaguar and cuts Tulum archaeological zone fees, following requests from residents and business owners.
Sargassum removal in Tulum reached about 140 tons in a single day as more than 400 Navy personnel and municipal crews cleared national park beaches after Sheinbaum's visit.
