The Quintana Roo State Tourism Registry (Retur-Q) has surpassed 3,000 registered service providers, reported the state Secretary of Tourism, Bernardo Cueto Riestra, who announced that starting in 2026, vacation rental platforms will only be able to offer properties with this mandatory registration.
“We have more than 3,000 service providers registered; we’re doing very well. Looking ahead to 2026, platforms will only be able to offer a property if it has the state registration,” the official stated, emphasizing that this measure will provide certainty regarding the actual supply of rooms on digital platforms and will facilitate their regulation in coordination with the municipalities.
Cueto affirmed that the hotel sector has been the most responsive to Retur-Q, and reiterated that the objective is to establish equitable conditions between traditional hotels and vacation rentals, which in many cases operate without the controls applied to the formal sector.
The proposal includes regulations and operating standards to improve the visitor experience and guarantee minimum safety and compliance conditions. The secretary noted that vacation rentals must adhere to guidelines similar to those of other tourism providers.
He highlighted that the Ministry of Tourism has identified approximately 40,000 properties dedicated to vacation rentals in Quintana Roo, although a thorough review is still required to verify their operation, location, and regulatory compliance before fully integrating them into the registry.
Miriam Cortés Miranda, director of the Quintana Roo Vacation Club Association (Acluvaq), recently stated that hoteliers were not satisfied with the vacation rental regulations published in the recent Quintana Roo Tourism Law. They had requested, at the time, that neighbor permission be included among the requirements for Airbnb to operate.
Source: reportur
