Cancun receives fewer international passengers

During the first seven months of the year, major airports such as Cancún and Puerto Vallarta registered significant declines in international passenger traffic. Cancún International Airport suffered a 5 percent annual decline in passenger traffic, while Puerto Vallarta Airport saw a 4.9 percent decline, according to the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC). With these performances […]

Cancun aims to be the center of medical tourism

Cancún is about to become a medical hub that will attract Mexican specialists currently residing in the United States. This is thanks to a project presented to the governor of Quintana Roo, Mara Lezama, with an investment of up to $50 million. The goal is to have a medical tourism center in Cancún, which would […]

Possible human trafficking case for sexual exploitation detected in Cancun high school

The Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office (FGE) revealed the discovery of an alleged human trafficking ring for sexual exploitation, operating out of a high school in Cancún’s Supermanzana 64 neighborhood. According to the investigation, a student convinced her classmates to offer escort services in exchange for money and gifts. According to authorities, the student handed […]

Two minors rescued from prostitution, and a woman arrested in Cancun.

As a result of the “Prevention Through Education” program offered by the State Attorney General’s Office, two minors were rescued, alleged victims of human trafficking in the form of prostitution. A female was also arrested for her alleged involvement in the aforementioned crime. Initial investigations indicate that at a secondary school located in Superblock 64 […]

Tulum Airport loses another airline: changes route to Cancun

Lufthansa’s subsidiary, Discover, will change its route from Frankfurt to Tulum Airport to Cancún Airport starting next winter. “The airport (in Tulum) has a lot of potential, but it’s always a combination of many factors. For now, we’re focusing on Cancún,” the airline reported. Apparently, one of the drawbacks for passengers at Tulum Airport is […]

Workers at the Parnassus Hotel in Cancun have called for a strike.

In his first act as head of the Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants (CROC) in Benito Juárez, Cancún, the secretary of the National Executive Committee (CEN), Isaías González Cuevas, called for a strike at the Parnassus Hotel on August 18, following constant violations of workers’ rights and benefits. The national leader, in a statement, […]