Sargassum Shuts 70 Tulum Businesses as Beaches Close

Mexico · Travel Key Facts —Record year. Quintana Roo is on track for its worst sargassum season ever, with up to 130,000 tonnes expected to wash ashore in 2026. —Hardest hit. Tulum, central Playa del Carmen and exposed stretches of Cancún’s Hotel Zone have faced the heaviest, most persistent seaweed landings. —Occupancy drop. Hotel occupancy…