More Cancun Airport News, Speeding up Passport Control
In a move to speed up lines in the immigration halls at Cancun, Los Cabos and Mexico City airports, electronic quick check in booths for the use of Global Entry (US passport holders), Nexus (Canadian travelers) and Viajero Confiable (Mexican…
Red Cross in Puerto Morelos
Puerto Morelos now has a small Red Cross Clinic at the service of residents and visitors alike. This will improve health care in the community and help reduce response times to emergencies.
Beach Cleaning
In our May newsletter we reported on the unusual amounts of seaweed that are washing ashore on beaches throughout the Mexican Caribbean. This is still occurring and is not confined to the state of Quintana Roo. The Caribbean islands and the…
Restoring the Puerto Morelos Wetlands
The State Government is preparing a project to restore the wetlands of Puerto Morelos. The first stage is an in-depth study of the ecosystem and its health, identifying problem areas. This analysis is likely to take between five to seven months…
Cancun Maya Museum Hosts To’on Exhibition on the Maya of Today
The Cancun Maya Museum is hosting a seasonal exhibition of photos and videos on the Yucatan Maya of today, their lives, culture and traditions. Through videos, they tell their own stories, relate the history of their people, their beliefs and…
Cancun Airport Expansion
Good news for Cancun visitors, the renovation of Terminal 3 at Cancun International Airport will be completed this year and work will begin on a fourth terminal.
Terminal 4 is scheduled to be finished by 2017 and will boost the airport’s…
Flight News
Mexican carrier Interjet is offering two new daily flights from Cancun to Havana and Miami. Avianca will start flying from Lima, Peru to Cancun on July 26. In October, Sun Country Airlines will begin flying from Fort Myers, Spirit will cover…
Blue Flag for Cancun’s Beaches
Six of Cancun’s beautiful white beaches received Blue Flag certification in early July in recognition of the cleanliness of the sand, the quality and transparency of the water and the facilities offered for beachgoers. The international blue…
Tourist Numbers on the Rise
In the first quarter of the year, Cancun welcomed 1,624,270 visitors, 5.8 percent up on the same period in 2014.
The countries showing the most significant growth rates in terms of numbers of visitors were:
Argentina 15%
Brazil 9%
Mexico 8%
Colombia…
