Crime
Kidnapped in Paradise: One Man Executed, Another Battered and Found Alive in Akumal
One man executed and another found alive after a kidnapping in Akumal, shaking the Riviera Maya tourist corridor.
Tourism
The $30-billion industry that employs 4 million Mexicans , hotel openings, airline routes, sargassum updates, safety advisories, and the business of selling paradise.
World Cup 2026
Jalisco Denies US Travel Alert for Puerto Vallarta, Unveils Massive World Cup Security Plan
Jalisco officials denied rumors of a US travel alert and unveiled a 15,000-strong security plan for the World Cup.
Tourism
Jalisco Dismisses US Travel Alert for Puerto Vallarta as World Cup Approaches
Puerto Vallarta is safe, says Jalisco, as World Cup draws near.
Security
Federal Forces Raid Punta de Mita During Beach Protest - One Detained, No Answers
Armed federal agents entered a home in Punta de Mita, detained a man at gunpoint, and left without explanation — hours before a peaceful protest against the Playa Las Cocinas development. Six activists already face criminal charges in the escalating conflict.
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen Is Betting Its Entire Budget on Airbnb and The Math Is Terrifying
Playa del Carmen's finance secretary just admitted that vacation rental taxes are the key to the city's 2026 budget. When nearly half your revenue comes from Airbnb, you don't have a tourism strategy — you have a platform dependency.
Tulum
Tulum Is About to Host the Biggest Weekend in Its History — and Nobody Outside Mexico Knows It
Military jets over the Caribbean. Stock cars in the jungle. The Maya Train moving thousands of spectators. Tulum is attempting something no Caribbean destination has ever done — and it starts April 23.
Tourism
Mexico's Supreme Court Just Killed Xcaret's Maya Show. The Tourism Industry Is Panicking.
Mexico's Supreme Court just told the country's biggest eco-park empire it can't use Maya symbols anymore. The tourism industry is screaming. Indigenous communities are celebrating. And nobody knows where the line between homage and appropriation actually falls.