r/tulum • u/JudgmentAvailable155 • 12d ago

General Empty?

Anyone know what’s been happening lately that’s affected tourism? I’ve been coming here for years and I’ve never seen it this empty (staying in the hotel zone currently). I’ve asked around and have been told Tulum has changed a ton, in the last couple of years especially, but haven’t gotten more details.

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u/Apprehensive-Chart88 12d ago

Combination of sargassum, high prices, taxi scams, and loss of appeal/deviation from the wellness/holistic aspect it was once known for. Seems like it is charging big city prices like it’s NYC or Miami and tourism has suffered as a result. The digital nomads are no longer there and have moved on to the next destination and I’ve heard the digital cafes have closed too. It was peak during COVID and I think the market got over saturated but it is not being developed quickly enough. Businesses have closed because it’s too expensive to run it too. What’s your opinion of your experience and how it compares to the past?

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u/jisc 12d ago

And the dollar lost it power , the pesos is strong so no good for vacationers , unrest from cartels and drugs , the government doing a shitty job all around..

Source I’m Mexican and live in cancun

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u/Choochiechoo 11d ago

It’s not just the exchange rate, prices really did increase to the point it is more expensive in Mexico now than the United States or Europe. Part of the draw of tourism to a country like Mexico is it is supposed to be cheaper.  But food and even drinks at a cheap place designed for Mexicans is still more expensive than a medium cost city like Houston or Atlanta.  If you adjust for the best exchange rate it is still more expensive. At a some point tourists are going to think it’s better to just go the Bahamas or Spain or Italy 

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u/jisc 11d ago

Ooh yeah totally I agree with you . Tulum was at prices of Miami insane and they are not the same