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Cruise Season Begins in St. Maarten With Five-Ship Day

The Caribbean cruise season is officially underway in St. Maarten. On Thursday, five cruise ships — Azamara Quest, Star Pride, Valiant Lady, Star of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas — docked at Port St. Maarten, bringing thousands of passengers and signaling the start of the 2025–2026 high season. “The port has done its […]

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Beach in Tulum, Mexico

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Marcus Weitzman, who sent in this very pretty shot of the beach at his hotel in Tulum. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of […]

Travel

Where to Stay in Tulum Right Now, From All-Inclusive Beach Resorts to Jungle Hotels

There was a time not so long ago when “sleepy” was commonly applied to the beach town of Tulum. That was before pop-up boho chic restaurants and hotels put this small community on Mexico’s Riviera Maya on the global tourism map for reasons other than its ancient ruins, and today Tulum has grown into a […]

All-Inclusive

In Tulum, A Different Kind of All-Inclusive Beach Resort

It’s no secret that Tulum is just about the biggest thing in travel right now now, with a brand-new airport, a wave of new hotels and sizzling tourism numbers. But the newest resort to open its doors in the area is far more like the ones that used to dominate Tulum: small, beachfront, boutique — […]

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Where to Stay in Tulum Right Now, From All-Inclusive Beach Resorts to Jungle Hotels

Nowhere in the Caribbean has been hotter than Tulum in the last year, a trend only strengthened by the opening of the area’s first-ever International airport earlier this year. That immediately let to a host of brand-new routes from the United States to Tulum, on every major carrier from United to Jetblue to Delta. (That […]

A Traffic Decline in Cancun. Is Tulum the Culprit?

May was one of the worst-performing months for passenger traffic in Cancun in several years, according to new data from ASUR, which manages Cancun International Airport. Passenger traffic in Cancun was 2.438 million in May, a 7.2 percent decline compared to the same period in 2023. That included a 2.3 percent reduction in international traffic […]

JetBlue Just Started Its First Nonstop Flights to Tulum

The beach shacks. The organic eateries. The Maya history. The spas. Yes, the all-inclusive resorts, too. Talk to anyone in the travel industry, and they’ll tell you Tulum is just about the hottest thing going right now, a once-quiet Mexican Caribbean beach village that has turned into a sizzling, sought-after getaway. And now it’s easier […]

Tulum Is Getting More Nonstop Flights Form Canada

The Caribbean’s newest airport is getting another big boost from Canada, with leisure carrier WestJet planning a push of its own. About a month after Air Canada began its first-ever flights into the new Mexican Caribbean Airport, WestJet announced plans to launch a pair of nonstop routes to Tulum. Beginning Nov. 9, WestJet will offer […]

Tulum Is the Hottest Destination in Mexico

While Cancun and Riviera Maya, Mexico have been the hot spots clients looking for mainstream destinations have been flocking to for years, several top notch travel specialists said advisors should be adding Tulum to that list. Advisors have said Tulum is equipped with many of the amenities today’s travelers is looking for from yoga retreats […]

Hilton Just Opened a New “Lifestyle” Hotel in Tulum, Mexico

The Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Tulum has been one of the most active hotel markets in the wider region in the last few years. What began as a small destination with mostly boutique hotels has become a magnet for larger brands, including Hilton, which made its high-profile debut in Tulum last year with both an […]

Secrets Is Opening an Adults-Only All-Inclusive in Tulum

It’s no secret that more and more hotel brands are opening all-inclusive resorts in and around Tulum. And now the Mexican Caribbean hotspot is getting another one. The strikingly-designed Secrets Tulum Resort and Beach Club, an adults-only, all-inclusive resort, is opening its doors this fall. The all-suite, 300-unit resort has an official opening date of […]

Hilton Is Opening Its First Caribbean Motto Hotel in Tulum

Flexible bed setups. Beach club access. E-bikes. Multiple connected rooms. It’s a new kind of hotel for the Caribbean, and it’s now in the Mexican Caribbean hotspot of Tulum. Hilton is bringing its innovative Motto hotel brand to the Caribbean for the first time this month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new hotel is opening […]