United Airlines Announces New Flights to Tulum, Mexico

While recently planning a trip to Aspen, which is going through its biggest winter expansion in half a century (read more here), I was chatting with a local tourism representative and told her I was going to look into flights. Her response? “You want to fly United.” When I checked, United was indeed the easiest and most affordable way for me to fly to Aspen.

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Miami and Orlando are among the growing list of cities offering direct flights from the United States to Mexico's Yucatan region with the help of low-cost Mexican airline Viva Aerobus.The new flights from Florida will launch in July 2024 and will land in Merida, the capital city of the state.Orlando joins Miami, Houston and Dallas in offering direct flights from the U.S. to Yucatan.2023 has shown that Mexico’s safest state is in high demand, with no signs of slowing down.From spectacular beaches to the ruins of Chichen Itza, Yucatan has much to offer. The list includes the famous underground swing pools known as cenotes.Viva Aerobus has confirmed that Orlando International Airport (MCO) will be part of the new routes flying directly to Merida’s Manuel Crescencio Rejon International Airport (MID).

If you’re looking for a budget-friendly flight down south—you’re in luck. Southwest Airlines has announced it will be expanding its international flight schedule by next summer—with new routes flying to Mexico, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, and more.

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United will offer non-stop flights between Mexico’s soon-to-open Tulum International Airport and New York/Newark, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago beginning March 31.

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