One year of All-Inclusive at The Royal Cancun

  It’s been one year since the REFINE All-Inclusive package was launched at The Royal Cancun and average occupancy at the resort has risen to almost 89 percent in 2015 (week 1 to 12, it was 80.37 percent in 2014, up from 60 percent…

Upcoming Events

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="4549" border_color="grey" img_link_target="_self"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Akumal Comedy Festival April 14-18 With events planned in Tulum on April 14, Playa…

Manuel Montalvo, Human Development & Training Manager

Royal Resorts places great importance on training, human development and education in the workplace and with 21 years in the company, Manuel Montalvo heads up the Human Development department. A Tourism and Business Administration graduate,…

US Chef based in Yucatan wins Art of Eating’s Best Food Book of the Year

David Sterling, a chef from the United States who lives in Merida has won the Art of Eating prize for Best Food Book of the Year for Yucatan: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition (University of Texas Press). The founder of Los Dos Cooking School…

Riviera Maya Jazz Festival Line up Announced

    The line up of musicians performing in the 2015 Riviera Maya Jazz Festival November 26, 27 and 28 was announced on March 1. It includes Gino Vanelli in his second appearance at the Festival, Dweezil Zappa, son of the legendary…

Lighting up Famous Landmarks in Yucatan

The colonial towns of Izamal and Maní in the neighboring state of Yucatan will soon benefit from a Tourism Board project to illuminate their 16th-century churches, convents, mansions and other historic treasures. The project includes video…

New Crocodile Park in Rio Lagartos

    In tribute to its name “Lagartos” which means crocodile, the inhabitants of Rio Lagartos unveiled a new attraction for visitors to the Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on the Gulf coast of the Yucatan, a community-run crocodile…

Facelift for Fifth Avenue

    Playa del Carmen’s iconic Fifth Avenue is getting a much-needed facelift. New benches, trash cans and bike parking spaces are being added and the landscaping will be improved with colorful displays of native plants and shrubs. …

New Ferry Service Cozumel –Playa del Carmen

To cover increased demand, another company is now offering a ferry service from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen. Barcos Caribe has two new catamarans with capacity for 398 and 336 passengers respectively and will make the crossing at regular intervals…