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The Most Serene Wellness Experience in Cancun Is Hiding in Plain Sight

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Wellness travelers tend to look past Cancun, assuming the region’s big resorts can’t deliver the intimacy or intention that a true restorative escape requires. Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancun quietly disproves that. Tucked along one of the city’s most pristine stretches of coastline, this adults-only, all-inclusive property has become one of the Caribbean’s most quietly […]

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Hyatt Is Closing This Riviera Maya Resort, With Plans for a Rebranding

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Hyatt is closing one of its top luxury resorts in the Mexican Caribbean in a few months, with plans for a rebranding, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya, one of a trio of properties in the luxe Mayakoba community on the Caribbean coast of Mexico (along with a Rosewood, a Fairmont […]

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Preferred Hotels Just Added an All-Inclusive, Overwater Bungalow Resort in the Riviera Maya 

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It’s something of a secret on the coast of the Riviera Maya in Mexico: Palafitos, a collection of overwater bungalows that comprise the only true overwater resort in the Mexican Caribbean.  Now, the Palafitos Overwater Bungalows resort has officially joined the Preferred Hotels portfolio, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The property consists of 31 private bungalows, […]

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Kimpton’s New Riviera Maya All-Inclusive Is Now Taking Bookings — And Has an Opening Date

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The wine hour. The yoga mats. The food. The coffee and tea service. There’s a reason Kimpton has such a devoted following: it’s been taking the boutique experience to luxury resorts and city hotels across the US and, in recent years, the Caribbean.  But now Kimpton, which just opened its first urban hotel in the […]


Preferred Hotels Just Added an All-Inclusive, Overwater Bungalow Resort in the Riviera Maya 

One of the region’s most celebrated all-inclusive resorts is becoming a Marriott, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The former Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita is being rebranded as part of Marriott’s Luxury Collection — and the latest resort to join Marriott’s growing portfolio of all-inclusive resorts in the wider Caribbean.  The new Paraiso de la Bonita, a […]

The Mexican Caribbean’s Newest Beach Hotel Was a “Joy to Bring to Life”   

“Lula has been a joy to bring to life,” says property designer and general manager Laura Avila. “Every color, every bite of food and every program offering has been created to bring a sense of wonder and inspiration to our guests.” Lula is the newest hotel by Colibri Boutique Hotels, which just unveiled its latest […]

American Airlines Is Now Flying to a New Caribbean Destination: Tulum 

You know Cancun: the high-rise resorts, the nightclubs, the all-inclusives and the attractions. But about two hours away is a very different kind of destination: Tulum, a place that began as a boho-chic hideaway but has since developed into a hip, luxurious, full-fledged beach town.  For years, the only way to get to Tulum was […]

Tulum Is About to Welcome Its First Nonstop Flights from the US

It was a tiny beach town, tucked amid mangroves and Mayan ruins, the stomping ground of yogis and artists and creative types.  In the last decade, though, the Mexican Caribbean town of Tulum has exploded, surging into one of the hippest, most in-demand places to visit in the Caribbean Basin.  What was once the home […]

The Caribbean’s Newest Luxury Spa Is in the Riviera Maya

It’s the newest luxury resort in the Mexican Caribbean: Maroma, a Belmond Hotel, which reopened and relaunched following a dramatic transformation last year.  Now, the hotel has unveiled another major addition: the first-ever Guerlain Spa in Latin America and just the second in the Caribbean (the other is in the Cheval Blanc in St Barth).  […]

JetBlue Is Flying to a New Caribbean Airport: Tulum 

It just might be the most active airport in the Caribbean right now — and it hasn’t even opened yet: Tulum, Mexico the white-hot Riviera Maya destination that will soon be home to its first-ever international air gateway.  While Tulum’s new airport hasn’t even opened its doors yet, it has been attracting massive demand from […]

Air Canada Is Launching Nonstop Flights to Tulum 

With just about every major American carrier announcing plans to fly to Tulum’s new airport, it’s no surprise that Canada’s top airline is getting into the game.  Air Canada has announced plans to launch nonstop flights from both Montreal and Toronto to Tulum next spring, the latest airline to signal its intent to serve Tulum’s […]

American Airlines Is Launching Nonstop Flights to Tulum, Mexico 

First it was Delta Air Lines. Then came Spirit Airlines, followed by plans for three new flights on United Airlines.  Now, it’s American Airlines’ turn.  The world’s largest airline is the newest entry to the instantly-competitive market in Tulum, Mexico, which is about to open its first-ever international airport and has already attracted routes from […]