Best site for all inclusive?

[eblend]

Hey guys,

Planning on going to mexico at the end of January. What are the best sites to find all incluside deals? Does expedia for example include airfare as well in the quoted prices if you book it as a "vacation"?

Thanks

[jdmsource]

In Mexico right now
I booked ours with westjet vacations, simply because I wanted peace of mind as they are great to deal with, had to make a change and was easy to do, I have booked with Expedia as well and no complaints except if you new to make any changes it's kind of a pain in the ass.
Where are you planning on going in Mexico?

[A790]

RedTag.ca, expedia.ca, itravel2000.ca... it doesn't matter. They all broker the exact same vacation packages.

[Euro_Trash]

I've booked 2 through Red Tag, have no complaints

[skd]

www.selloffvacations.com
www.expedia.ca

honestly when i search for vacations i go through all possible websites like westjet, air canada, expedia, orbit, sell off. Personally i never book through sell off vacations. when you find a deal there contact a travel agency and they can book it for you. but yes, i'd search all websites and find which one i like the best. i book through UNIGLOBE Beacon Travel (in strathcona). Jenn Gray has done a great job booking all vacations. If your company (like U of Calgary, Transalta etc) has a corporate account with UNIGLOBE then you also get a $50 gift certificate per adult to a place of your choice.

hope that helps!

[nj2Type-S]

i'm in mexico right now, too! we booked through air canada vacations. crappy flight but awesome deal for our all-inclusive. good luck!

[jdmsource]

Originally posted by nj2Type-S
i'm in mexico right now, too! we booked through air canada vacations. crappy flight but awesome deal for our all-inclusive. good luck!

Nice! Where are you staying?

[toyboy88]

I've found flightcentre.ca, airtransat.ca, and AC Vacations to have the best prices generally.

Booked AIs with all those and WJ Vacations before. No complaints on any.

[Cos]

I found our Air Canada vacation through Travelocity. I then called Air Canada and just said I wanted that deal and I actually got an even better deal.

AC was great for our trip to Cancun.

[LLLimit]

tripcentral.ca has a really good pricing grid.
You can plan your trip on a bunch of filters, and see the price difference down to the different weeks of the year.

Might not be the best place to book, but you'll have a good idea what what you're paying

[nj2Type-S]

Originally posted by jdmsource

Nice! Where are you staying?

we're at the gran bahia principe coba in the riviera maya. if we ever come back to mexico, we'd definitely stay in cancun instead.

how about you?

[jdmsource]

Originally posted by nj2Type-S


we're at the gran bahia principe coba in the riviera maya. if we ever come back to mexico, we'd definitely stay in cancun instead.

how about you?

I'm at the royal in playa del Carmen, it's pretty nice and right on 5th ave, on the drive here from the airport seeing some of the resorts are kinda in the middle of nowhere and if you want to leave the resort your only option would be driving or taxi.

[nj2Type-S]

ahhh..PDC isn't for us, i don't think. i'm married so i think i've aged terribly because i hate loud noises on a constant basis haha!

i do like the beach at PDC over tulum or coba, though. we're going to cancun tomorrow to check out coco bongo since it's so highly recommended. our bus for chichen itza never showed up today so we ended up going to the tulum ruins instead.

OP, definitely check out expedia.ca on a daily basis to get a good deal. we saved over $300/per person with air canada vacations.

[eblend]

is it generally better to wait until it gets closer to the date to book or in advance?

[toyboy88]

Originally posted by eblend
is it generally better to wait until it gets closer to the date to book or in advance?

From my experience, I would general say in advance if you want to go somewhere specific (even though your dates may still be flexible), and if you don't care where you end up (and obviously flexible) - then last minute.

And usually "in advance" is like 4-5 months ahead, AIs seem to get most 'expensive' around 2-4 months period (before departure), then they try clearing out for lower prices.

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by jdmsource


I'm at the royal in playa del Carmen, it's pretty nice and right on 5th ave, on the drive here from the airport seeing some of the resorts are kinda in the middle of nowhere and if you want to leave the resort your only option would be driving or taxi.

go eat at el fogon on 6th near the Wal-Mart best food I had in Mexico

[gam0s]

bookit.com

[jdmsource]

Originally posted by Weapon_R


go eat at el fogon on 6th near the Wal-Mart best food I had in Mexico

How far is that from here? Lo I have no idea where Walmart is

[Weapon_R]

Just one street over from where you are. They're on 6th. Ask the locals where it is. It's on a corner and it looks dirty but take my word here. Make sure to try a margarita or fruit drink too

[Cos]

Originally posted by jdmsource

where Walmart is

On the south end of the strip, go west a little and there is a park (28th of July I think it is called) and that is also where some of the resort buses pick people up. IIRC it is just north west of that, on the other side of the park and one block over.

Found it on googlemaps:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=playa+...819,-87.074756