Our Midwest winter weather has finally gotten the best of me and I am running off to the warmer weather of Cancun Mexico. The last time I visited was the last week in January 30 years ago! We stayed a week at one of the three hotels that had just been built. There were very few other tourists and just a handful of shops and restaurants. Needless to say, over the year it’s become one of the most popular destinations in Mexico…thanks to the great beaches, Caribbean blue oceans, and a variety of restaurants and hotels!
If you’re planning to travel this year, I would recommend checking out some of these websites as well as your local travel agency. They can give you some excellent advice regarding airline fares, hotels, and sights to see on your vacation.
“Where to Go” Ideas
• Concierge.com (Excellent travel info- lists and polls including top cruise ship and golf resorts)
• Fodors.com (Great information about various destinations- interesting forums)
Airfare/ Hotel
Package Websites
• Expedia.com
• Travelocity.com
• Yahoo.com
• Bookit.com
• Priceline.com
Hotel Info & Prices
• Hotels.com
Recommendations from Other Travelers
• Traveladvisor.com (its fun to click on the forum box and read what others are asking and saying about destinations world-wide!) Warning: Do not log onto this site unless you have a lot of time- you’ll get hooked!
Restaurant Search
• Chowhound.com
Weather forecasts
• Weather.com
Currency Conversion
• Xe.com
Planning a cruise
• Cruisecritic.com (Research info regarding 60 different cruise lines.
• Shoretrips.com (Available for Alaska, Caribbean and other cruises- small group excursions that are unique- from hot air ballooning to private city tours and deep sea fishing expeditions.
Airport Information
• Flightstats.com
Travel Warnings and Passports
• travel.state.gov (answers all your questions regarding passport – applying, tracking once you have applied, costs, etc)
There is a wealth of information available to us on the internet…thousands of other travel sites! These are just a few of my favorites.
I’m getting excited about my vacation, so Adios Amigos - watch for my article on Cancun next month!