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The 5 Best New All-Inclusive Resorts in Cancun

A New Hyatt All-Inclusive Is Opening Near Cancun

The new Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya is slated to open its doors on Dec. 1, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new adults-only resort, part of the Playa Hotels and Resorts portfolio, will feature 291 suites in a beachfront in the …

Another Surge for Cancun Passenger Traffic

In arguably its best month since the onset of the pandemic, Cancun International Airport reported passenger traffic of 2,490,479 in June, a 14.1 percent improvement over the same month in 2019. That total also represented a 19.2 percent improvement over …

New Marriott All-Inclusive in Cancun Plans December Debut

Marriott’s newest all-inclusive resort in Cancun is targeting a Dec. 20 debut, Caribbean Journal has learned. Blue Diamond’s new Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun will open its doors Dec. 20, 2022, part of Marriott’s growing All-Inclusive by Marriott portfolio. The 1,049-suite …

A New All-Inclusive Resort Just Opened its Doors in Cancun

It’s one of the best-known hotel brands in Mexico: Royal Resorts, which operates a portfolio of six family-friendly beach resorts on the Yucatan’s Caribbean coastline. That includes the renowned Grand Residences Riviera Cancun in Puerto Morelos, a resort celebrated often …

Hyatt Is Opening a New-Build Resort in Cancun

Hyatt is planning to open a new-build Grand Hyatt-branded beach resort in Cancun, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned. The new Grand Hyatt Cancun Beach Resort is slated to open its doors in 2024, with 500 rooms, 28 of which …

Marriott Has Big All-Inclusive Plans in the Caribbean

By Guy Britton Marriott made its high-profile entry into the all-inclusive space in 2019 with its acquisition of the Barbados-based Elegant Hotels. Now, the company has quickly become a power in the all-inclusive space in the Caribbean, with nearly …

Frontier Kicks Off New Houston-Cancun Route

Ultra low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has kicked off another new route to the Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Cancun. This past week, the carrier launched new nonstop service between Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Cancun. The new flights are …

This Comedy Festival Is Returning to Cancun

The Just For Laughs Escapes comedy festival is coming back to Cancun this year. It’s a Caribbean extension of what has long been the largest international comedy in the world, with five days of comedy events from Nov. 2-6, …

Frontier Airlines Launches Tampa-Cancun Flights

Frontier Airlines has added yet another new route to Cancun on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The ultra-low-cost carrier has officially launched new service between Tampa and Cancun. The new service is operating four times each week, according to …

Riu Is Opening a New Adults-Only Resort Near Cancun

Riu Hotels and Resorts is opening another new all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Spanish company is set to debut the new Riu Latino in Costa Mujeres near Cancun in October. The adults-only resort, which …

Marriott Is Opening a New All-Inclusive in Cancun

Marriott’s growing Caribbean all-inclusive portfolio will add another new resort later this year, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has announced the signing of the Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun to its all-inclusive portfolio, with plans to open at the …

Frontier Adds More Nonstop Routes to Sizzling Cancun Airport

Frontier Airlines has added another two routes to the Mexican Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s the latest addition to what has been the fastest-growing airport in the region since the onset of the pandemic: Cancun International Airport. The …

Cancun Passenger Traffic Is Surging Past Pre-Pandemic Levels

Cancun is seeing a full-fledged surge in air passenger traffic, according to new data from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport. The Mexican Caribbean hotspot reported passenger traffic of 2.617 million in April, which represented a 59.6 percent …

The Top 10 All-Inclusive Mexico Resorts

It’s Mexico, but it’s also the Caribbean. The Mexican Caribbean is a whole different universe on the western side of the Caribbean Sea, with a different energy, culture and hospitality philosophy. And just as the eastern Caribbean is filled …

The Top 5 Cancun Hotels to Visit Right Now

Cancun has long been Mexico’s most famous (and infamous) tourism destination, but that also means there’s no shortage of great hotel and resort options. But finding the right Cancun hotels for you means sifting through a mix of large and …

Marriott to Open Renaissance in Cancun

Marriott is expanding in the Caribbean region with another new hotel. The company announced that it would be partnering with Grupo Diestra on a new-build Renaissance hotel in Puerto Cancun, set between Cancun’s Hotel Zone and its downtown. The Renaissance …

Cancun Seeing Jump in U.S Visitors

Cancun is seeing a jump in visitors from the United States, according to the latest data from the Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau. While the destination saw an increase of 2 percent overall in the first half of 2016, Cancun …

Delta Launching New Daily Nonstop Flights to Cancun

Delta Airlines is continuing its Caribbean expansion with a major increase in service to Cancun. The carrier will be launching new daily nonstop flights between New York-John F. Kennedy Airport and Cancun beginning Dec. 17. Delta also announced it would …