Cancún and Puerto Morelos Hotels Resume Job Fairs With 200 Vacancies

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The Hotel Association of Cancún, Puerto Morelos and Isla Mujeres has restarted its job fairs after a two-month suspension during the low season, with eight hotel companies now offering 200 operational vacancies in the two resort destinations.

The hiring drive comes as hotel demand climbs toward its annual peak, which officials expect to begin around Nov. 15. Properties are looking to bring on workers and fill staffing needs before the high season arrives.

Hotels Kept Staff Through the Slow Months

Rather than issuing permanent layoffs during the months of lower occupancy, hotels in Cancún and Puerto Morelos kept their employees on payroll and used shared-workday agreements, known locally as días solidarios, according to recruiters. The arrangement allowed properties to keep operating while protecting as many jobs as possible.

As a result, the new hires represent an expansion of payrolls that remained active through the low season, not a recovery of positions that had been eliminated.

Recruiters plan to keep the hiring sessions running through a range of strategies. Among them are fairs organized with support from labor unions, including the Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants (CROC).

Hotels will also send buses to communities where prospective candidates live, with visits planned to Playa del Carmen, Cancún and towns in Yucatán. The aim is to make selection easier and widen the reach of recruitment.

Osvaldo Escalante, a member of the human resources team at AVA Resort, said the company will hold recruitment activities every Monday in Playa del Carmen and Cancún, keeping the search for workers on a regular schedule as properties build up their teams.

Employment Held Steady Through October

Records from the IMSS (Mexican Social Security Institute) offer a picture of job stability in the sector. Quintana Roo maintained high levels of active formal employment between January and October 2026, including during the months of weakest tourism activity.

The figures support recruiters’ accounts that hotel payrolls were preserved, while the new job calls now respond to the need to fill operational posts as visitor numbers rise.

The outlook is also tied to occupancy expectations for the end of the year. Bernardo Cueto Riestra, head of Quintana Roo’s Tourism Department (Sedetur), said recently that the state projects average hotel occupancy of 80% by the close of 2026.

That forecast rests on bookings for the winter season and on expanded air connectivity, leaving hotels to prepare their operations with new hires after holding their workforces together through the period of lowest demand.