Cancún, Quintana Roo - Cancún, long one of Mexico’s flagship beach destinations, is taking center stage in regional tourism politics and promotion by landing the 2025 Latin America Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards and entering the competition in six major regional categories. The dual development—hosting the gala and being nominated across a broad slate of awards—was celebrated by Ana Paty Peralta, mayor of Benito Juárez, as a validation of sustained investment by the local hospitality sector and the daily work of thousands of tourism collaborators.