Can Tulum's Wave of Business Closures Be Engineered?
A Tulum businessman with 40 years in the destination claims real estate developers are deliberately collapsing the local economy to acquire coastal properties at distressed prices.
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A Tulum businessman with 40 years in the destination claims real estate developers are deliberately collapsing the local economy to acquire coastal properties at distressed prices.
Tulum has activated its emergency committee, confirmed 38 shelters, and begun citywide prep operations as the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway.
CONANP filed a federal complaint against a Tulum municipal inspector who sealed Grupo Mundo Maya collection booths, sparking a fierce debate about federal overreach and local autonomy.
Soccer Beach Tulum will broadcast FIFA World Cup 2026 matches on giant screens at VR Club Tulum Riviera, combining all-inclusive access with business networking along the Caribbean coast.
Tulum extortion allegations are spreading after a business owner detailed on national television how routine municipal bills swelled into the hundreds of thousands of pesos.
Tulum's municipal government is under growing pressure over an unexplained 50-million-peso loan, police abuse allegations, and a tourism slump that local businesses say is getting worse.
Tulum hotel prices are expected to hold steady during the 2026 World Cup, with low season and high supply keeping rates competitive, the local hotel association says.
Tulum tourism businesses are negotiating promotional deals with Jaguar Park to lower entry costs, while hotel leaders say World Cup 2026 won't raise local rates.
The AMAV National Assembly in Tulum gathered travel agencies from all 32 states, with a clear goal of turning Mexico's domestic travelers into the destination's next growth market.
Twelve horses used for tourist rides were rescued from a Tulum tour park after an anonymous cruelty complaint. The operator was closed as the investigation into the conditions continues.
Tulum councilman Eliazar Más Kinil faces public backlash after posting a private jet video on Facebook, with no explanation of how he funds a documented luxury lifestyle.
Mexico's national travel agency association holds its annual assembly in Tulum on June 2, targeting tourism reactivation amid the destination's ongoing economic crisis.
Tulum's mayor projects 80% hotel occupancy this summer, citing World Cup tourism and coordinated beach cleanup efforts as key factors.
A weekend summit brought three levels of government and citizen groups together to debate Jaguar Park's future as Tulum's tourism sector faces mounting pressure.
Tulum marked its 18th anniversary as a municipality with a night of ceremony, recognition, and a list of names that stopped the room.
AMPI Tulum president Mario San Miguel says the local correction is cyclical and that connectivity projects could trigger a new phase in the Tulum real estate market.
Tulum dismissed the director of the Executive Police after fishermen denounced an illegal checkpoint and intimidation captured on a video that spread on social media.
Coparmex Riviera Maya has joined a citizen-led Change.org petition demanding the administrative separation of Parque del Jaguar from the Tulum Archaeological Zone.
Tulum airport recorded a sharp drop in international passenger traffic in early 2026, with four carriers suspending routes and daily frequencies cut from ten to three departures.
Coparmex Riviera Maya says higher Parque del Jaguar entry fees have cut visitor flow at Tulum's ruins and pushed artisans, operators, and merchants into a sales slump.