Businesses
Empty Rooms in Paradise as Tulum Struggles While Riviera Maya Hits Peak Occupancy
Despite record-breaking numbers across the Riviera Maya, Tulum’s hotel occupancy crisis deepens as union leaders warn of cancellations and looming layoffs.
Beach Access, Public Shoreline, and Coastal Rules in Tulum
Coverage of public beach access, coastal restrictions, closures, and the balance between tourism and public space.
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Environment & Nature
Satellite monitoring drives faster response to sargassum risk in Tulum
Quintana Roo’s tourism industry has launched a large-scale coastal operation using barriers, AI collection boats, and real-time monitoring as Tulum and nearby destinations prepare for an unusually heavy sargassum season.
Riviera Maya Travel
Holy Week 2026 in Tulum is expected to test travel planning
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.
Riviera Maya Travel
Tulum faces early sargassum surge as 2026 season worsens
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.
Businesses
Artisan center vendors in Tulum report Sunday access restrictions at Jaguar Park
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.
Riviera Maya Travel
Visitors denounce lack of Sunday transport at Jaguar Park
Riviera Maya Travel
Tulum free beach access offers relief, but barriers remain in hotel zone
Environment & Nature
Tulum mangrove restoration project ties ecotourism routes to conservation goals
Environment & Nature
Cold front weather shift coincides with cleaner shoreline conditions in Tulum
Environment & Nature
Tulum launches regulated marine bioluminescence beach experience
Environment & Nature