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The Caribbean Travel Awards 2026

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When the final tallies come in, more than 35 million people will likely have visited the Caribbean as overnight guests in 2025 — around 4 percent more than the previous year, and about 3 percent more than in 2019. That’s along with another 38 million arriving on a cruise ship. In other words, travelers continue […]

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Excellence Is Opening a New Adults-Only Caribbean Resort in 2025

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Luxury all-inclusive operator Excellence is opening a new resort in the Caribbean in early 2025, Caribbean Travel Advisor has learned.  It will be Excellence’s sixth resort in the wider Caribbean region, all of which are all-inclusive properties. So where is it? It will be the latest addition to a buzzing development pipeline in Costa Mujeres, […]

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New Marriott All-Inclusive Resorts Planned for Costa Mujeres

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A pair of new Marriott-portfolio all-inclusive resorts are in development in Costa Mujeres, the Mexican Caribbean hotspot often dubbed the “New Cancun.” AB Living has announced a pair of new all-inclusive resorts in Costa Mujeres in partnership with Marriott: the JW Marriott All-Inclusive Resort and Residences and the W All-Inclusive Costa Mujeres Resort and Residences.  […]

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Another New Adults-Only All-Inclusive Just Debuted in the "New Cancun"

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The strip of coastline north of Cancun and across the water from the island of Isla Mujeres has had many names. For some, it’s Playa Mujeres. For others, it’s Costa Mujeres. The most popular name might just be the “New Cancun.” Because in recent years, this area has seen a wave of new development, with […]


New Marriott All-Inclusive Resorts Planned for Costa Mujeres

No destination has been hotter in the Caribbean Basin in the last three years than Cancun, the Mexican Caribbean’s tourism epicenter. The pandemic has only seemed to deepen travelers’ love affair with the area, with more and more new flights coming in and new hotels seeming to pop up every week.  Navigating Cancun’s massive hotel […]

Riu Is Opening Two New Resorts in Cancun

Riu is set to open a pair of new resorts on the Caribbean coast of Mexico this year, Caribbean Journal has learned.  That will include the new Riu Latino in Costa Mujeres and the Riu Palace Kukulcan in Cancun.  Both openings were announced in a statement by Riu Owner Luis Riu, who said 2022 was […]

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 officially opens Oct. 1, is set in the fast-growing Costa Mujeres, sometimes dubbed the “New Cancun.” […]

Palladium Reopening Four Mexico Resorts in October

Spain-based Palladium Hotel Group is reopening four of its resorts in Mexico next month, Caribbean Journal has learned.  On Oct. 2, the company will be reopening its Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa, Grand Palladium Colonial Resort and Spa, Grand Palladium Kantenah Resort & Spa, and TRS Yucatan Hotel. All of the properties will be relaunching under […]

Planet Hollywood Is Opening Its New Cancun Resort in December

Planet Hollywood Hotels and Resorts is opening its first-ever Caribbean resort in Cancun this December, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The brand will be making its debut in Cancun’s Costa Mujeres neighborhood on Dec. 15, 2020, a spokesperson for the property confirmed.  The 898-room, new-build all-inclusive resort will be designed around Planet Hollywood’s cinematic theme, with […]

Cancun Gets New Nonstop Flights From Five U.S. Cities

Spirit Airlines has continued its rapid Caribbean expansion with a major ramp-up of service to Cancun, Caribbean Journal has learned.  The low-cost carrier has kicked off new nonstop flights to Cancun from five United States cities.  That includes new flights to Cancun from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Austin, Nashville and Philadelphia.  It means Spirit now operates a […]

Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean Are Now Open for Travel

The Mexican Caribbean, including Cancun, Grand Costa Maya (Bacalar, Chetumal, Mahahual), Costa Mujeres, Maya Ka’an, Puerto Morelos, Riviera Maya (Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Akumal, Tulum), and the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres have now reopened to visitors, with new COVID-19 safety protocols in place. Designated a “Safe Travels” destination by the World Travel […]

Year-End Push Leads Cancun Airport to Positive Growth

After a sluggish summer, Cancun’s air traffic managed to climb into positive territory with a late-2019 push.  Mexico’s most popular destination reported a total of 25.48 million passengers in 2019, a 1.1 percent increase over the calendar year 2018.  That was buoyed by a 1 percent increase in traffic in December, led by 2.7 percent […]