Cancun & Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival

For the second year running, Cancun played host to the Cancun & Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival from March 14 to 17. This important gourmet event brings together chefs from all over the Americas and Europe. This year, the festival featured…

The Royal Haciendas in Trip Advisor’s Top 25 Hotels in Mexico for 2013

The Trip Advisor Travelers Choice awards are out and we are proud to announce that members of the world’s largest online travel community have rated The Royal Haciendas® as one of the Top 25 Hotels in Mexico.   All six Royal Resorts…

Upcoming Cancún & Riviera Maya Events

The following is a short list of some of the events coming up in the next few months. Visit the Royal Resorts blog www.royalresortsnews.com for the complete 2013 listing   March Mexican Caribbean Fishing Season begins (help protect species…

Cozumel to Host the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in 2014

The most popular cruise ship port of call in the Caribbean, the island of Cozumel will be welcoming vessels of a different kind in 2014, yachts competing in the Clipper 13-14 Round the World Yacht Race, a grueling 40,000-mile voyage. Founded…

Mexican Economic News

There has been positive news about the Mexican economy in recent months. The discovery of two huge deepwater oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico, the announcement that major international companies will be investing in the mining, automobile and…

Mayan Discoveries

In the last few months, archaeologists working in the states of Quintana Roo and Yucatán for the Mexican Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have announced several important discoveries.   In southern Quintana Roo, excavation…

New Protected Area for Cozumel

A presidential decree in 2012 led to the creation of a new protected area to preserve the northern wetlands, coast and marine ecosystems of the island of Cozumel. Cancún-based NGO Amigos de Sian Ka’an played an important role in the establishment…

Cancún’s New Maya Museum

A must-see for your next Royal Resorts vacation! Visit the new Cancún Maya Museum in the forest in front of The Royal Mayan, next to the newly restored archaeological site of San Miguelito.   The latest in the national network of museums…

More Flights to Cancún

Here’s a rundown on some of the new flights to Cancún available from the United States, Europe, Latin America and other parts of Mexico, including some that will be launched later this year.   The twice-weekly Virgin Atlantic flight…

Cancún wins World Travel Award

For the fourth year running Cancún emerged victorious at the World Travel Awards in the fall of 2012. It scooped up two awards: Best Destination and Best Beach Destination in Mexico and Central America, respectively.