Businesses
Riviera Maya hotels welcome federal push to revive Tulum tourism
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.
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Society
Tulum Finally Gets a Full Hospital With 24-Hour Emergency Care
Construction of Hospital Joya Tulum has begun, a private investment topping 350 million pesos that adds emergency care, surgery, and intensive care to a growing destination.
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.
Sports
Ariadna Chávez will represent Mexico at the World Cadet Judo Championships
Tulum judoka Ariadna Chávez earned a place on Mexico's national team for the World Cadet Judo Championships in Ecuador. Now she is asking her hometown to help fund the trip.
Gastronomy
Eight Michelin nods drive the push to organize Tulum dining
Canirac Tulum is taking shape, with a push to organize 400-plus food businesses into an official chapter within months as regional sales slide.
Riviera Maya Travel
No parking inside Parque del Jaguar forces visitors into beach clubs
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.
Businesses
Digital Jungle, an icon of Tulum's digital nomad boom, will close at July's end
After years as a hub for remote workers, Digital Jungle Tulum will close at the end of July. Its founders are channeling their energy into VESICA, a nearby jungle cenote sanctuary.
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
Mara Lezama confirms decree granting free access to Parque del Jaguar in Tulum
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.
Businesses
Cultural workers union welcomes Tulum archaeological zone fee cuts, warns of slow recovery
A cultural workers' union welcomed the lower Tulum archaeological zone fees but cautioned that tourism gains could take at least a year to appear.
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.
Environment & Nature
Sheinbaum weighs more vessels and barriers to stop sargassum reaching Quintana Roo beaches
President Sheinbaum says the government may buy more collection vessels and extend marine barriers to keep sargassum off Quintana Roo beaches this season.
Businesses
Tulum Hotels Offer to Help Drive Tourism Recovery in Meeting With Sheinbaum
Tulum's hotel sector offered to help lead the tourism recovery in a meeting with President Sheinbaum, as small coastal hotels report occupancy as low as 15 percent.
Riviera Maya Travel
Mexico launches Plan Tulum Renace, cutting archaeological zone fees and opening public beaches
Plan Tulum Renace lowers Maya ruins entry fees, makes Parque del Jaguar free for Mexicans, opens public beaches, and adds new sargassum measures to reverse the destination's tourism slump.
Environment & Nature
Could sargassum patch Tulum's potholes? Researchers test a bioasphalt idea
The 2026 surge of sargassum in Tulum has revived research into turning the seaweed into bioasphalt, even as a local official pushes to declare an environmental contingency.
Politics
A Presidential Rescue and a Missing Mayor Mark Tulum's Turning Point
Free access for Mexicans, lower fees, and open beaches at Parque del Jaguar. What Sheinbaum's Tulum visit fixed, what it admitted, and who was missing from the picture.
Politics
Military Engineers Will Tear Down the Wall That Cut Tulum Off From Its Coast
The wall at the Jaguar Park entrance will fall, replaced by an arch built by military engineers to reopen the walk from Tulum town to the ruins and the sea.
Politics
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 new bus system, and a parking lot at the park's south entrance.
Politics
Sheinbaum Tells Conanp Chief Not to Follow the Rule as Tulum Complaints Pile Up
Sheinbaum opened her four day Quintana Roo tour in Tulum by overruling her own Conanp chief, ordering a rewrite of the Jaguar Park management plan before the end of July.