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This Cancun-Area All-Inclusive Is Expanding With a New Idea for Family Resorts

If you’ve traveled with kids, you know it’s, well, not exactly the same as taking an adults-only vacation. There’s always the challenge of making your group blend in with the other guests. After all, every group of travelers has a […]

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This Playa del Carmen Resort Is Rebranding Into Two Hotels: One Family-Friendly, One Just for Adults   
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The First-Ever SLS All-Inclusive Resort Is Opening Near Cancun in November 
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A New Way to Fly Nonstop From Miami to Cancun
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Club Med’s Cancun All-Inclusive Is Getting a Makeover, With Plans for a 2025 Reveal
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Marriott’s New Isla Mujeres Adults-Only All-Inclusive Is Open For Bookings
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JetBlue Is Adding a New Nonstop Route to Cancun
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Grand Hyatt Is Opening a New Resort in Cancun 
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A Different Kind of All-Inclusive Resort Just Made Its Debut in Cancun
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American Airlines Is Now Flying to a New Caribbean Destination: Tulum 
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From a St Regis to a JW Marriott, AB Living Keeps Growing Its Mexican Caribbean Pipeline
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The Mexican Caribbean’s Newest Beach Hotel Was a “Joy to Bring to Life”   
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Tulum Is About to Welcome Its First Nonstop Flights from the US
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Cancun Air Passenger Traffic Is Rebounding After a Slow Start to 2024

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Air passenger traffic to Cancun is rebounding after a sluggish start to 2024, according data from ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport.  The Mexican Caribbean hotspot reported air passenger traffic of 2.738 million in February, a 4.9 percent jump from […]

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Club Med’s Cancun All-Inclusive Is Getting a Makeover

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Club Med’s top resort in the Mexican Caribbean is set for a large-scale renovation project, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The all-inclusive hotspot is making upgrades to its Family Oasis wing and adding a new sports and wellness center to the […]

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A Massive New All-Inclusive Resort Is Coming to Cancun This Summer

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One of the largest hotels in the Caribbean is set to open its doors in the Mexican hotspot of Cancun, with the planned debut of the 1,743-room AVA Resort Cancun. The property, the latest by the AIC Hotel Group, whose […]

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Two New All-Inclusive Resorts Are Coming to Cancun in 2024

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Hyatt is opening a pair of new all-inclusive resorts in Cancun this year, with the planned debut of the Dreams Grand Island resort and an adjacent Hyatt Vivid resort, Caribbean Journal has learned.  Dreams Grand Island will have 616 rooms […]

A New Way to Fly Nonstop From Chicago to Cancun

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It’s been one of the hemisphere’s most popular destinations since the pandemic: Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, the Western Caribbean’s hotspot for large all-inclusive resorts, flowing tequila and unrivaled Mexican hospitality.  No airline has been adding more flights […]

Hyatt’s Newest Caribbean All-Inclusive Just Opened in Tulum

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Mangroves, bohemian beach bars, wellness centers. Tulum has become one of the most sought-after destinations in the wider Caribbean in recent years.  That includes interest from major hotel brands, which have been opening new resorts across Tulum, particularly since the […]

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Tripadvisor: Americans Are Flocking to Cancun This Fall

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Americans are flocking to Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico this fall, according to a new report from travel giant Tripadvisor.  Cancun is the most popular place in the Caribbean among international destinations this fall, second to Paris among […]

Cancun Passenger Traffic Growth Cools Down 

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Even for the Caribbean Basin’s hottest tourism destination, July was a bit of a cool down.  Cancun passenger traffic grew by 4.9 percent in July, still positive growth but slower than its trend for much of 2023, according to new […]

Cancun Has a New Visitor Tax 

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Cancun has been one of the hottest travel destinations in the hemisphere since the pandemic, and now the Mexican Caribbean tourism capital is making a major change for visitors.  Effective this month, Cancun is now charging all visitors an $18.80 […]

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A Sizzling First Half for Cancun Tourism 

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Cancun International Airport’s passenger traffic has already topped the 16 million mark this year, according to new data from ASUR, which manages the airport.  It’s a sign of the Mexican Caribbean destination’s continued tourism growth throughout the pandemic. Cancun has […]

LVMH’s Newest Caribbean Resort to Open in Riviera Maya

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The highly-anticipated Maroma, a Belmond Hotel is set to open its doors next month, according to Belmond.  The completely transformed resort on the Riviera Maya will begin welcoming guests on Aug. 3, 2023, according to Belmond. The property has been closed […]

Air Canada Is Planning a Big Expansion to Cancun This Winter

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Air Canada is adding more flights this winter to one of the fastest-growing hotspots on the Caribbean Basin: Cancun, Mexico, in what is a significant expansion of service.  The carrier is ramping up flight service from Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, Quebec […]