Elvira Sanchez, Guest Services Manager, The Royal Cancun

Originally from the coffee-growing town of Cordoba in the uplands of Veracruz, Elvira Sanchez, Guest Services Manager at The Royal Cancun has lived in Cancun for 17 years and has been a Royal Resorts employee for all but three months of that…

Trusted Traveler Program set to Expand in Airports

Starting in 2016, the United States, Mexico and Canada plan to create a “trusted traveler” network that will allow eligible citizens to apply for fast track airport screening. Under the agreement Mexican nationals who are registered for…

Flight News

In good news for travelers from the United Kingdom, Thomson Airways announced a new charter flight to Cancun from Stanstead Airport in Essex.

Mayan Discoveries at Uxmal and Chichen Itza

A team of archaeologists working in the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Puuc Hills of southern Yucatan has discovered traces of 150 different species of medicinal plants in the vicinity of the Palace of the Governor,…

Restoring Yucatan’s Colonial Heritage

The Government of Yucatan has announced that the second phase of the restoration project in the historic town center of Valladolid that will bring many of the facades of 16thand 17th century mansions back to life and illuminate the architecture…

Macaws bred in Xcaret now fly free in Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz

In the third liberation of its kind in the Nanciyaga Reserve in Los Tuxtlas, 29 scarlet macaws bred in Xcaret Park were released into the wild. This brings the total of macaws that have been reintroduced into the forests of southern Veracruz…

More Statues for the Cancun Underwater Museum of Art

“Entendimiento” (The Understanding), a cluster of figures kneeling around the sacred fire is the latest group of sculptures to be submerged in the Cancun Underwater Museum of Art and it will soon be joined by two more art works: Zoe and…

When was the last time you visited Chichen Itza?

The recent discovery of a cenote deep beneath the Pyramid of Kukulcan in the Great Plaza at Chichen Itza is a reminder that this ancient Mayan capital still holds many secrets. If you haven’t visited this majestic UNESCO World Heritage Site…

10 years since Hurricane Wilma in 2015

Are you coming down in week 40 or 41? We hope that you will join us to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Wilma. Details of the special events planned will be announced soon. We would like to thank members who have sent us photos,…

Don’t get caught off guard in 2016 due to Week 0, check your Interval Calendar

As you know, 2016 is a Week 0 year at Royal Resorts and the interval dates change accordingly. We would like to remind you to check the Weekly Interval Calendar on the Royal Resorts website: http://www.royalresorts.com/interval-calendar.asp…