Lead Coverage
300 Taxi Drivers Took Lessons in Handling Your Emotions
More than 300 taxi drivers, tourist police officers, and service workers passed through Sedetur's Tulum tourism training this week, as the state put local hotel occupancy at 15%.
Transportation in Tulum: Taxi, Bus, Transfers, and Mobility
Taxi fares, buses, transfers, road changes, mobility updates, and practical transport guidance for Tulum.
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Riviera Maya Travel
Direct Buses From Tulum's Ruins to the Airport Are Set for September
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.
Riviera Maya Travel
Tulum airport shed 233,900 passengers in six months, with international traffic down 41 percent
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.
Society
Roadside stops disappear in Tulum as every intercity pickup shifts to the bus terminals
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.
Society
A camera recorded the ATV striking a pregnant woman. Tulum's rules never define it
A surveillance camera caught the collision that hurt a pregnant woman and her husband on Mercurio Oriente. ATV rental in Tulum still answers to a rulebook that defines only two- and three-wheeled vehicles.
Businesses
Merchants say a free camera connection for Tulum business licenses cost them 1,500 pesos
Shop and restaurant owners say a camera connection required for Tulum business licenses costs them 1,200 to 1,500 pesos. City Hall says the step is free.
Society
Tulum's taxi union says it will post real fares. There is a catch
Tulum taxi fares could soon appear on cab dashboards and at the bus terminal if the Ayuntamiento approves the union's plan to end overcharging.
Society
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, while beach and park access stays free.
Businesses
Tulum launches street commerce operation in La Veleta
Tulum's street commerce operation begins Monday in La Veleta, where inspectors will target unlicensed vendors, roadside mechanic shops and blocked roads before the effort reaches the city center.
Businesses
La Eufemia, one of Tulum's most emblematic taquerías, announces its closure amid tourism crisis
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.
Politics
Free park entry for Mexicans, yet daily fares still gouge visitors
During Sheinbaum's Tulum visit, the president cut access fees and promised a sargassum plan, yet the extortion, taxi abuse, and hotel-sector relief that merchants cite never reached the table.
Society
Overcharging of tourists in Tulum could undo the town's fragile recovery
As Plan Tulum Renace tries to bring visitors back, overcharging tourists in Tulum, from 350 peso taxi rides to forced tips, has residents demanding fixed fares and a local PROFECO office.
Politics
Business owners press the president over Jaguar Park access and fees
President Claudia Sheinbaum's visit began with a Jaguar Park walk, during which residents raised a property seizure claim and objected to changes to the Tulum National Park management plan.
Businesses
Taxi Drivers Say Summer Never Arrived as the Tulum Tourism Slowdown Deepens
After 32 years behind the wheel, Sixto says he has never seen a summer this empty. The Tulum tourism slowdown has left hundreds of taxi concessions parked and storefronts up for rent.
Politics
Who Really Inspected Tulum Businesses? Cofepris Says Not Us
A state official allegedly posed as federal Cofepris staff during Tulum health inspections, demanding payments from business owners who now call for a full investigation.
Politics
Business Owners Report Tulum Extortion as Cofepris Denies Having a Local Office
Tulum extortion allegations put sanitary inspectors under scrutiny, and Cofepris now says it has no municipal office in Quintana Roo, leaving the state to answer.
Businesses
Tulum businesses say officials now collect the bribes cartels once demanded
Tulum extortion complaints now point at the authorities themselves. Merchants, hoteliers, and tourists describe inspections, traffic stops, and monthly quotas that end in cash, transfers, or closure.
Businesses
Downtown Tulum hoteliers see no reservations days before summer season
Tulum hotel occupancy is stuck at 41.5 percent with the summer vacation period days away, and downtown hoteliers say the reservations that usually arrive by now simply have not.
Society
Business owners and tourists say local officials, not cartels, now drive extortion in Tulum
Merchants who once paid cartels now describe extortion in Tulum by police and inspectors, while a record sargassum season deepens the town's economic strain.
Businesses
Zero-Interest Credits Sought to Keep Tulum Businesses From Closing
The Tulum tourism decline has business leaders demanding urgent fee deferrals and zero-interest credits as sargassum, high lodging costs, and security concerns keep visitors away.
Businesses
Extortion Claims Against Tulum Authorities Deepen the Destination's Tourism Crisis
Tulum extortion complaints grow as business owners and foreign tourists accuse inspectors and traffic officers of demanding payments, deepening the destination's economic slump.