Traveling to Mexico
Wednesday, 31 March 2010 04:21
Mexico has always been a travel destination because of the culture, the sun and the beaches. With spring and Summer Break approaching many people are looking for help in traveling in Mexico. Below is a list of links to all inclusive vacation package deals offer by a few different travel sites. In addition, there are links to sites that explain why, where and how to visit Mexico. Remember you need your passport and be safe.
1-800-426-7710
www.sunsplashtours.com
Sun Splash Tours is a company that offers all-inclusive spring break trips to numerous destinations. Students and partiers alike can take exciting four, five and even seven day trips to Cancun and Acapulco, Mexico, Jamaica, Florida and the Dominican Republic. Price ranges from $400 to $1,200.
1-888-SPRINGBREAK
Studentcity.com
Student City, which has been heavily featured on MTV, is dedicated to helping students celebrate their break. They offer the spring break experiences by offering all inclusive packages that includes entry into clubs, parties and concerts. Destinations include Cancun, Bahamas, Costa-Rica and the Florida Keys. Their prices start at $200.
1-800-397-3342
Expedia.com
Yes, even William Shatner can find you an all-inclusive Mexico vacation package. Expedia is an online service that helps individuals find cheap flights and hotels throughout the world. People using this site can receive travel packages to Mexico and the entire Caribbean. Their online packages include rooms, meal, entertainment and drinks. Prices start at $600.
1-800-517-2000
www.applevacations.com
Like other travel sites, Apple Vacations offers flight, hotels, meals and daily activities in their packages. Their award winning website offers vacations to places in Mexico like Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Cozumel, Los Cabos, Huatulco, Mazatlan and Ixtapa-Zihuatanelo. Their prices range from $650 to $2,000.
www.tripadvisor.com
Trip Advisor provides recommendation for hotels, resorts, vacation packages and travel guides. They also offer small blurbs about great places to visit in numerous countries, including Mexico. They are a database that finds flights, hotels and vacation homes through other online travel sites. They also give travel ideas and games for people who are having trouble planning their own trips.
www.smartertravel.com
Smarter Travel is an online site that was created to inform people on places to travel, warn people of the dangers and offer travel advice. They accomplish this by writing travel blogs, photo galleries and columns featuring different vacation spots.
www.visitmexico.com
Visit Mexico is a website created by the Tourism Board of Mexico. The site explains every detail of where to visit, popular destinations, activities and events. They even help plan your trip to Mexico by offering flights, hotels and cars. The site even offers maps and a currency converter. This is the most detailed website for anyone who is traveling to Mexico.
www.Mexico.us
Mexico.us is a Mexican travel and vacation site that explains the different places to travel in Mexico. They even explain good places to go for Spring Break that won’t cost too much money. The site is pretty much an explanatory site that explains why Mexico is a good country to travel too but is written mostly in Spanish.
www.mexperience.com
Mexperience.com is an online website that publishes guides, articles, stories and blogs that help bring insight to people traveling to Mexico. They want to help readers understand Mexico in a way that will help people decided if they want to visit, live or work in Mexico. The website explains how modern Mexico is by talking about vacation planning, living, lifestyles, Mexico Hotels, and real estate.
http://cancun.travel/en/
This the official travel site for the city of Cancun, Mexico. There is a comprehensive list of all the best Cancun hotels, information about Cancun restaurants and nightlife, and where to go for sports, eco-parks and Mayan archaeological sites. It also gives an up-to-date list on new events and the weather in Cancun. This site focuses on all the good things about this one tourist destination.
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