Cancun in late June. We’re going just haven’t pulled the trigger yet. preferably all inclusive and adults only. a couple years back went to Isla Majures and it kicked ass. Super fun trip.
I booked the Riu Palace in Playa Del Carmen for May. There are some smokin' deals out there right now.
I transferred my Chase Sapphire miles to my Chase Southwest CC, SW is having a really good sale right now so it was only 7000 miles per person for each way, so 28,000 miles. Grabbed a discount code off of FB and booked directly with Riu. 8 days, 7 nights, suite, all inclusive, $1100. Plus we're going to spend one night in Vallodid so we get morning access a few archeology sites. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_R...exico-Playa_del_Carmen_Yucatan_Peninsula.html I looked at a bunch of different options and sites. SW Airlines Vacations came close but it worked better just burning the CC points.
I looked at SW Airlines, Costco, Azumano, Chase, Travel Zoo, Expedia, and a few others. If you're a resort guy the new Planet Hollywood in Cancun looks sweet! Costco and SW have nice deals there. We thought about it but I really love checking out the Mayan ruins and I like the vibe of Playa Del Carmen better. Almost did 3 days at Planet Hollywood and 4 days at Riu in Playa but the discounts were better with a 6 or 7 night stay.
Im gonna have to check out Costco. My parents have used them for trips before and have been impressed. My mom is persuading me to stay at her friends time share in Isla Mujures which is $125 a night and another $60 if we want all inclusive. But I went to the island last time and I’m thinking I wanna go to Playa Del Carmen this time Thanks for the heads up.
Get a Priority Pass membership though Chase Sapphire reserve or Citi Prestige. At PDX you get like $28 dining credit per guest up to 4 at Capers Cafe. The Amex version you don't get the dining credits. Lounges too in Mexico City and Beyond. The best part of the membership is the bathrooms are way cleaner in the lounges. Free food too, faster wifi and unlimited drinks (Inc booze)
We are going to Cancun for christmas and new years, big extended family trip to an all inclusive. Alaska is starting a their direct route to Cancun from PDX in November also! In the mean time my wife is too busy to plan anything solid so just doing the odd weekend at the coast, like this weekend at Newport.
I asked my wife to marry me on the beach in Tulum in 1989. Little different then! There were only a few ramshackle places to stay. We stayed on a little cabana on the beach for $15 a night. The only electricity was a generator that ran during the day. I got so friggin' bored there that I carved a coconut shell into an ashtray; nothing else to do. We also ran out of money and so kept hitchhiking up to Cancun to the Thomas Cook office to see if the wire from my brother came in. Different world. Not surprisingly, the only thing I had to read was a book by Chris Matthews, Hardball. Great book.
