Tag: Hotels
Yucatán is expecting its largest tourist boom in over a year
Beaches in Celestun and Sisal are expecting large amounts of visitors over the Easter holidays due to the closure of Progreso....
Hotel in Playa del Carmen blocks free access to beach
Under Mexican law there is no such thing as a private beach. Photo: File
Yesterday, beachgoers in...
Now at yellow, Cancún hotels double their top occupancy
Visitors and locals in Cancún are allowed to enjoy beaches but are required to keep socially distanced. Photo: Carlos Rosado van...
After years of growth, Yucatán’s hotel industry is holding on for...
The Holiday Inn near the Yucatán International Convention Center has been closed since the pandemic began, but the Hyatt next door...
Limits on gatherings, restaurants and driving to be loosened
Hotels and restaurants in Yucatan will open more fully by Nov. 2. Photo: Lee Steele / YEL
Yucatan's...
Yucatan hotel occupancy as high as 15% in Sept.
The Hyatt Regency in Merida, Yucatan, looks mostly dark from the outside, but it is open for business. Photo: Lee Steele...
INAH halts renovations at the newly blue InterContinental
INAH has announced its objections to changes at the former Presidente InterContinental hotel in Merida. Photo: YEL
The...
Added flights, new hotel represent a vote of confidence in Yucatan’s...
The Wayam Mundo Imperial hotel has opened in Merida. Photo: Courtesy
Merida travelers got back their Volaris flights...
Mexico to give loans to hotels struggling during crisis
Mexico's federal government offered a loan program freeing up 11.4 billion pesos aimed at rescuing hotels struggling to stay in business during...
Another new hotel on Ave. Colon, this time at site of...
Casa Santa Cecelia on Avenida Colon is destined to become a hotel. The former Intercontinental Hotel is to the left. Photo:...
Iconic Presidente hotel will live on as a Hilton
The Presidente InterContinental will become a Hilton in the coming days. Photo: Facebook
The Presidente InterContinental will not...
‘New normal’ will be on hold if trend continues, governor warns
Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal addresses the public after a grim update from the health ministry. Photo: Screengrab / Facebook
Cancun, Riviera Maya reopening delayed by a week
Quintana Roo Gov. Carlos Joaquin says tourism for Cancun, Riviera Maya and the rest of the state could see a reopening between...
Yucatan hotels prepare for June 1 comeback, with ‘COVID-free’ logo
The Fiesta Americana. Photo: File
Merida, Yucatan — Closed for more than a month, area hotels are poised to...
If hospitals become overwhelmed, federal program leans on empty hotels
The Victoria, and in the distance the Conquistador and the Español, on the Paseo de Montejo are among the hotels closed...
Reversing boom, 12 Merida hotels close as coronavirus slows the economy
Rosas & Xocolate, a boutique hotel, restaurant and spa on the Paseo de Montejo in Merida, temporarily closed in response to...
More pressure on Airbnb property owners to pay hotel-level taxes
After persuading the state government to assess Airbnb properties a 3 percent lodging tax, the president of the local hotel association wants more.
Merida’s giant rosca is ready for 3 King’s Day
The 23rd annual "Rosca de Reyes Grande del Sureste" is expected to bring more than 3,000 people the hotel zone for a slice of the traditional ring cake.
Millions invested in 3 new Yucatan hotel projects
Mexican hotel investors are pouring 800 million pesos, or roughly US$20 million, into Merida, Chichen Itza and Valladolid.
Hard Rock and other hotel chains prepare to check in
With the arrival of six transnational lodging companies, in 2019 there will be 5,000 more guest rooms in the capital city.
Henry Ponce is 1st to renovate Merida’s Fiesta Americana since it...
The hotel zone's Porfirian granddaddy was a little stuck in time. The owners hired a Merida-born designer to correct that.
Yucatán hotels balk at electricity tariffs that raised rates 77%
Complaining their electric bills have risen by 77 percent since August 2017, the association representing Yucatán's hotel sector has taken their case to the national regulators.
Another crane accident at Paseo 60 injures combi passengers
A second crane accident at the Paseo 60 hotel complex has sent two passengers in a combi to the hospital.
Mérida’s Hotel Olympics: Friendly competition between maids and cooks
In this version of the "Olympics," the athletes are the maids, cooks, bartenders and bellhops.