If you haven’t already read my other blog post regarding the new (well, let’s say newly enforced) VISITAX, please click here to review exactly what it is and why it’s important to know about this Cancun departure tax.
Are you one of the many individuals who have become a pickleball enthusiast? I have several friends who are so into it they take lessons and play in tournaments… Unfortunately I haven’t yet joined the pickleball craze, but I realize that many who have are wanting to continue playing while on vacation, just as many vacationers enjoy working out in a gym while away from home.
If you are a fan of indie folk/folk rock music, check out this music festival scheduled for Jan. 7-10, 2024 at Moon Palace resort. It’s called Out of the Blue Festival 2024, and it will feature such international stars as Noah Kahan, Caamp, Mt. Joy, and Lizzie McAlpine. Guests can purchase packages for stays in all areas of the entire resort–Nizuc, Sunrise, the Golf Course rooms, or at The Grand. Prices p/night are around $350 p/person. Moon Palace is an all-inclusive resort, so that means one price entitles you to all you can eat and drink during your stay. Round trip airport transportation in Out of the Blue shuttles will be provided and included in your overall cost to attend.
I always enjoy Christine Turner’s Mexico resort videos (Ms. Turner is a Canadian travel agent), she does a great job in filling in the details about a property. Here’s a new video she’s put out about details concerning the brand new Secrets property set to open Dec. 1, 2023. It will be called Secrets Playa Blanca Costa Mujeres. As Ms. Turner states in the video, this will be a soft opening with reportedly lower pricing, but some of the room categories will not be available when it opens in Dec.
If you are curious about the seizure of the Haven resort, here’s a new article I found which may help to explain what started the problem.
There are now additional modifications Mexico has released about the new smoking ban and how these modifications affect resorts.
I just wanted to make a quick blog post concerning what’s actually happening at Cancun/Riviera Maya’s resorts with the new anti-smoking laws in place. On my most recent visit I stayed at three resorts–Riu Palace Kukulkan, Catalonia Royal Tulum, and Hotel Xcaret Arte.
When it comes to parks in Mexico, Xcaret Park and Xplor Park are two of the most visited when vacationers travel to the Riviera Maya. I visited Xcaret Park twice during the same vacation several years ago while staying at Hotel Xcaret Mexico; Grupo Xcaret hotels allow guests to visit many Riviera Maya parks without paying admission fees with the hotels’ All-Fun Inclusive concept. If you are interested in learning about my Xcaret Park experience, click here.
Whether or not to tip while taking a vacation at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico has always been a hot topic of discussion. I previously wrote my own thoughts about tipping while staying at an all-inclusive resort in Cancun/Riviera Maya; here’s another article about tipping written by staff at Loco Gringo.com–if you are ever looking to book a vacation rental in the Riviera Maya instead of an all-inclusive resort, this is the place to go to get information on the best place to rent for your vacation needs. To read the article on tipping, just click here. Kay Walten, who started Loco Gringo, has lived in the Riviera Maya for quite some time now and she is in the know about the area.
