Two demand signals running in opposite directions are reshaping the Riviera Maya pricing environment this summer. ASUR's May 2026 traffic report shows…
Air Canada and Abra Group — parent of Avianca and GOL — have signed a Memorandum of Understanding toward a joint business agreement with expanded codeshare and…
Mexico's federal government has publicly confirmed active talks with Royal Caribbean to find an alternative site for Perfect Day Mexico after SEMARNAT rejected…
The State Department's Mexico update carries a Level 2 overall rating ("exercise increased caution"), but the country-level number obscures meaningful regional…
Mexico's environmental regulator formally rejected Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day Mahahual private-destination project on May 19, citing irreversible damage to…
Two editorial distinctions this week give advisors new leverage in competing luxury markets. In Mexico, Guadalajara hosted the 2026 MICHELIN Mexico ceremony,…
Workers affiliated with Mayan Connection — the former port concessionaire at Mahahual — blocked the sole road into Costa Maya on June 1, halting all shore…
Butterfield & Robinson has opened 2027 bookings on four small-group journeys built around private access that cannot be replicated independently: post-hours…
Mayan Connection employees blocked the port exit at Costa Maya (Mahahual, Mexico) on June 1 in a dispute over profit-sharing and contested contract terms,…
Butterfield & Robinson has released four limited small-group itineraries for 2027: Belgium by Bike (WWI Ypres to the Ardennes), Oaxaca Multi-Active…
Abercrombie & Kent's 2027 brochure adds nine itineraries across six continents, anchored by a two-guest departure guarantee — a direct counter to the most…
VidantaWorld — parent brand behind Vidanta resorts in Mexico's Riviera Maya and Los Cabos, familiar territory for destination-wedding advisors — has launched…
ALG Vacations has launched a synchronized early-summer promotion across all five brands — Apple Vacations, Funjet Vacations, Travel Impressions, United…
Royal Caribbean's private-destination project on Mexico's Caribbean coast is effectively reset. The country's environmental regulator rejected the Mahahual-area…
Mexico's president confirmed May 27 that Semarnat has formally rejected Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at Mahahual development, and that government officials are…
Sunset Admiral Yacht Club & Marina — a privately bookable facility in Cancun's hotel zone — has added romantic dinner packages and onboard spa treatments to its…
In an investor-day address, Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian declared net rooms growth to be "empty calories" and said "fees create dollars" — explicitly orienting…
ALG Vacations is expanding its Exclusive Nonstop Vacation Flights program to 12 new cities for winter/spring 2027: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Lansing,…
Royal Caribbean has pulled its permit applications for Perfect Day Mexico after Mexico's SEMARNAT denied three approvals — including the pier permit — following…
Mexico's environmental ministry has denied every permit Royal Caribbean needed — including the pier — to develop its planned $1.5 billion Perfect Day…
Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya's first all-inclusive program is now bookable for stays through 2027, with no minimum stay across all 173 oceanfront suite…
Two Mexico developments landed this week with opposite urgency profiles. Fairmont Mayakoba — a leading luxury Riviera Maya property for honeymoons and intimate…
ALG Vacations — the umbrella brand over Apple Vacations, Funjet, Travel Impressions, United Vacations, and Southwest Vacations — is expanding its exclusive…
Royal Caribbean Group pulled its development permit application for Perfect Day at Cozumel — a roughly $600 million private-island destination planned for an…
Mexico's president confirmed this week that Royal Caribbean's planned 'Perfect Day'-style water park at Mahahual will not be built: all three environmental…
Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya has activated its first all-inclusive program, available to book now for travel through 2027 with no minimum stay and no…
RIU Hotels is positioning its Guadalajara city property as the official fan-base hotel for four World Cup group-stage matches in the city (June 11, 18, 23, and…
IMG's 2026 summer travel data puts numbers behind the premium-upsell case advisors have been making on instinct. Average insured trip cost is up 15%…
Two destination reports land on opposite ends of the confidence spectrum. New Zealand's cruise authority has released 'Horizon 2,' a formal action plan…
Royal Caribbean has notified guests on the January 10, 2027 Allure of the Seas Miami departure that the sailing is trimmed from five nights to four and Nassau…
Mexico's Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has denied the environmental impact permit for Perfect Day Mexico, Royal Caribbean's planned private…
The former Westin Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta has relaunched after a multi-million-dollar transformation as Westin's first all-inclusive property in Mexico.…
SEMARNAT has officially rejected Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at Mahahual development near Costa Maya, citing mangrove proximity, risk to the Mesoamerican Reef…
Mexico's Environment Minister declared on May 19 that Royal Caribbean's planned Perfect Day Mexico at Costa Maya "is not going to be approved," citing threats…
Any policy purchased after a storm is officially named covers nothing for that storm. That hard rule, combined with the June 1 hurricane-season start, means…
ALG Vacations VP of Sales Jim Tedesco, speaking at the Elite Emerald Retreat in Miches, Dominican Republic, confirmed the wholesaler is expanding low-deposit…
Mexico's Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) declared on May 19 that Perfect Day Mexico "is not going to be approved," closing the…
Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1, 2026. Any client with a Caribbean or Mexico destination wedding or honeymoon on the books who hasn't purchased travel…
ALG Vacations VP of Sales Jim Tedesco named compounding pressures at the Elite Emerald Retreat in Miches, DR: Hurricane Melissa-damaged Jamaica hotel stock…
Mexico's environmental authority SEMARNAT has refused to approve Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day Mexico private destination at Mahahual/Costa Maya, killing the…
The former Riu Jalisco on Banderas Bay has completed a full gut renovation and relaunched as Riu Flamingos, adding roughly 120 rooms to bring the property to…
Southwest Airlines has cut all 11 of its remaining international routes simultaneously, withdrawing entirely from international flying rather than trimming…
Barcelona's mayor is advancing legislation to double the existing per-passenger cruise day tax, with implementation expected 'in the coming months.' The port is…
RIU Hotels has completed a complete gut renovation of Riu Jalisco in Riviera Nayarit, relaunching it as Riu Flamingos with a net gain of 120 rooms — bringing…
Pleasant Holidays has added nearly 60 hotels and resorts to its B2B wholesale portfolio — a meaningful inventory expansion for advisors building custom packages…
Pleasant Holidays has added nearly 60 hotels and resorts to its bookable inventory, with new supply spanning Asia, Europe, and Mexico. For trade advisors, the…