Cancun: solid air travel growth, but negative publicity

Despite a raft of negative publicity swirling around Cancún during the last year, the region's airport posted double digit passenger growth in 2017 and a nearly 7% increase through Jul-2018.

But US airlines are making adjustments to their schedules for Cancún as a result of various travel advisories stemming from violence and incidents of blackouts from alcohol consumption at resorts in the Cancún area.

The US is by far Cancún's most important international market, and Cancún's tourism officials are stressing that the latest travel advisory issued by the US State Department does not include Quintana Roo, which is home to Cancún and several other tourist areas. However, recent violence occurring outside the resort area in Cancún continues to create a negative perception for travel to the region.