March2017
In this edition of The Royal Reporter we bring you all the latest news from your home away from home, tips on places to visit and things to do during your next vacation and a look at what is making the headlines in the local area.
Grand Residences and Royal Resorts in Trip Advisor Mexico’s Top Hotels list
Grand Residences has made the Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Top 25 Hotels in Mexico 2017 list for the third year running, coming in at No. 2. In the category of Top 25 Hotels in Mexico for Best Service 2017, the award-winning Puerto Morelos…
Building a home for Maclovio, 2nd Royal Resorts Foundation Race reaches target
The 2nd Royal Resorts Foundation Race took place on February 19 in Cancun with the participation of 493 competitors of all ages, 84 volunteers and local sponsors. Thanks to the efforts of all involved, a total of $214,000 pesos was raised, almost…
Celebrating 40 years with Royal Resorts
We are sure that you would like to join us in congratulating another member of the Royal Resorts family who has passed an important milestone in her career. Ivohnne Peniche, Office Manager in the Corporate Office in Merida is celebrating 40…
Ocean flavors, your guide to great seafood at Royal Resorts
After a day out in the Mexican Caribbean enjoying the warm sun and sea breeze, you can work up quite an appetite and there’s nothing better than a plate of fresh seafood for dinner at one of the Royal Resorts restaurants in Cancun or the Riviera…
Sports, music and more at the Royal Resorts Bars
Keep track of major sporting events during your stay and sing with the stars at the Royal Resorts bars this March.
March Madness at the Sports Bars
If you are going to be in town during March, don’t miss out on the College Basketball playoffs.…
Kids Stuff
Do you have children or grandchildren aged four to 12 years old? Take them to the Royal Resorts Kids Club for non-stop daily fun, beach and pool games, arts and crafts, nature walks and much more. They’ll soon make new friends and they won’t…
Basketball at Royal Resorts
You can now play basketball during your Royal Resorts vacation. There is a court at The Royal Sands and a multiuse court at The Royal Haciendas and half courts at The Royal Cancun and The Royal Islander. Make court bookings and sign out basketballs…
Have you seen this bird?
One of the most beautiful birds found in the Yucatan jungle is the black headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus), a shy species with a bright yellow breast, a thin band of white separating the yellow from its black throat plumage, a light blue…
Unlocking the secrets of the pyramid at Chichen Itza
The ancient Mayan capital of Chichen Itza casts its spell whenever you visit it but in March it seems all the more impressive. Thousands gather at the foot of the Pyramid of Kukulcan in the Great Plaza to welcome the spring and the return of…
Set Sail in the Mexican Caribbean, it’s Sport Fishing Season
March heralds the start of the sport fishing season in the Mexican Caribbean and avid fishermen are preparing to go in search of the ‘big one,” a memory they will treasure for the rest of their lives.
The fastest predators in the sea,…
2016, record breaking year for tourism in Mexico
A record-breaking 34.9 million foreign tourists visited Mexico in 2016, 8.9 percent more than in 2015 according to the latest figures published by the Bank of Mexico. Tourism revenue was up 10.3 percent when compared to 2015. The World Tourism…
Cancun Airport News
The new Terminal 4 at Cancun International Airport is expected to open in late 2017 and will have the capacity to handle nine million additional passengers a year.
The airport is also handling more international flights. New flights to Cancun…
A documentary about Xcaret Park’s macaw breeding program is participating in the Boston College Film Festival
Xcaret’s scarlet macaw breeding and conservation program is the subject of a documentary called “Volando a Casa” (Flying Home: The Return of the Scarlet Macaw) that is participating in the Boston College 2017 Corporate Citizenship Film…
More Ice Age discoveries in the cenotes of Quintana Roo
Archaeologists and cave divers participating in Gran Acuifero Maya, a research project to explore and map the cenotes of Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche recently announced the discovery of the bones of prehistoric mammals dating back 10,000…
Tigres, Cancun’s winning baseball team to stay in the city
For a time it looked as though Cancun’s champion baseball team the Tigres would be leaving the city, a blow to fans who love their evenings in the baseball park, the tasty snacks on sale and the family ambiance, however the news is that they…
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fundadores 2017 International Riviera Maya Fishing Tournament, Playa del Carmen, April 14-16
This tournament attracts fishermen from all over the state and the Caribbean. Competitors are asked to follow catch and release policy to help preserve…
