Hotel leaders in the Mexican Caribbean shut the books on summer with Cancun summer occupancy at 73% for Cancún, Puerto Morelos, and Isla Mujeres—below projections and about ten points under last year. Downtown Cancún felt it most, while Isla Mujeres held in the mid-70s and only briefly hit 80%. Airports were busy, yet more hotel rooms, short-term rentals, and bouts of sargassum appear to have diluted the pie. Operators now eye September’s Indepen…