Travel is a great thing for the future & the future is a great thing for travel.

Seeing new places is a great thing.

Meeting people from all over the world is awesome.

We will travel the world in faster, cheaper, more sustainable & more flexible ways.

We already see improvements in airplane engine technology.

Many of us can easily get to airport & transport ourselves to tropical beaches &…

The family friendly 274 suite Nizuc Resort & Spa will open in March of 2013.

The new Cancun luxury resort Nizuc offers an "Endless Indulgence" option that includes all meals, beverages, cocktails and wines within their six restaurants. 

It is located at the southern end of the Cancun tourist area near the airport.

The Nizuc Resort & Spa is the latest resort from the award-winning hotel chain, Las Brisas Hotel…

The family friendly Now Amber Puerto Vallarta recently opened and still has introductory rates available.

This type of introductory sale is a nice way to experience the Now, Dreams, Secrets, and Zoetry portfolio of resorts without needing to pay full price.

You need to book before February 14th and travel between April 7th & December 22nd,…

Couples Barbados will open in June of 2013.

Couples is an all inclusive resort company for adult couples with no kids allowed.

The old 280-room Almond Casuarina Beach Resort on the southern coast of Barbados will get a $3 million dollar upgrade before taking on the Couples Resort name.

Renovations will take place from February 10th to May 31st while still…

The Hilton Puerto Vallarta is now open.

It is the first all inclusive Hilton resort in Mexico.

Hilton has all inclusive resorts in Egypt and Turkey.

This resort is in the heart of the resort zone just north of the Puerto Vallarta…

You still have to buy water.

That makes no sense to me.

The all inclusive packages are fairly expensive anyway and you can't even get a drink of water?

The minibar items are also not included.

Someone needs to stand up for the term all inclusive.

Royal Caribbean should find a different term.

The Paradisus Cancun Resort in Cancun, Mexico is now open.

The resort was formerly known as The Gran Meliá Cancun.

The resort is the fith Paradisus resort joining their resorts in Punta Cana and Playa del Carmen.

It is a large all luxury resort with 678 suites.

If you have been to the Gran Melia Cancun or have gone to Paradisus resorts, please leave a comment.…

Here's a good article from USA Today about which all inclusive resorts have the best food: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2012/11/28/all-inclusive-resorts-with-the-best-food/1727141/

Of course, it should be no surprise that the higher end luxury resorts have the best food.

Grand Velas, Palace Resorts, etc...…

I really need a vacation.

It is getting cold where I live which has me thinking of ways to escape.

I could go to the Rose Bowl and watch my beloved Badgers beat Stanford.

The only problem is it was cold the last time I went to the Rose Bowl.

I need somewhere really warm which has me thinking about Mexico and the Caribbean.

It has been too long since I was last sitting in an all inclusive resort sipping on…

Most of us start by looking for the perfect all inclusive vacation and end up getting pitched at some point to join a timeshare or vacation club.  The worst part is the pitch often comes while we are on vacation in a three hour tour many of us take in exchange for some type of perk or free gift. 

My basic philosophy is that no major investments should be made after a three hour sales pitch.  The rushed sales process is your first clue that you are being asked to make…

I spent some time talking to the good people at Groupon this past weekend.

I asked them if they could make a Groupon page that was only for all inclusive resorts.  They thought it was a good idea and will be working on it.

Right now, Expedia has a link to Groupon Getaways, but it includes all types of vacations.  There are a few all inclusive resorts mixed in once in awhile. …

I was looking for a good all inclusive deal on Hotwire tonight when I started noticing many of the listings say "only three trips left at this price".

Seems reasonable enough, but it had the same number three on pretty much all of the listings.

That no longer seems reasonable.  There must be a few packages that have 4,10 or 15 trips left at that price, right?

Not too hard to smell a sales gimmick in this case.  I'm sure Hotwire saw the…

There are three main ways to find great all inclusive travel deals:

1. Book early.  Most resorts offer deals in the fall.  You will get a good price and you will have an easier time choosing a specific room type or location.

2. Be First.  Some of the best deals each season are for new resorts.  These introductory rates used to be a gamble, but online review sites give us a huge new advantage.  The ability to hear from…

The company that owns and operates the highly ranked and reviewed Excellence Resorts has opened an all inclusive boutique hotel called The Beloved Hotel.

The Beloved Hotel used to be known as the five star La Amada Hotel in Playa Mujeres (about 25 minutes from the Cancun airport).  The hotel is…

Resort: Coco Plum Island Resort

Location: Belize

* Secluded all inclusive paradise open only to adults

* 2011 TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice winner 

Coco Plum Island Resort Video Tour:

Spend your…

CheapCaribbean.com has a $12 per night all inclusive sale for Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

Cheap Caribbean has published low teaser rates like this before.  They often are for new resorts.  Sometimes the reviews are good and sometimes they are not so good.

In this case, the…

The new Iberostar Cancun is now open in the resort complex formerly known as the Hilton Cancun.  The resort has been closed for 5 months during a $100 million renovation project.

The Iberostar Cancun will have 426 ocienview rooms that are open to singles, couples and families. There is a Kids Club and warterpark for kids.  Adults will enjoy the nice white sand beach, tennis courts, golf course,…

Three Palace Resorts will become Hard Rock all inclusive resorts within the next year.

This follows the success of the Moon Palace transformation into a Hard Rock Punta Cana resort last year.

The basic concept is that Palace Resorts still manage and operate the resorts, but the Hard Rock name and memorabillia are added to the resort.

The three Hard…

Two restaurants at the all inclusive Grand Velas Riviera Maya have been included in a list of the top 50 restaurants in Mexico.  The signature restaurants Frida and Cocina de Autor were named to BBVA Bancomer’s Gourmand List of the top 50 restaurants in Mexico.  They were the only all inclusive resort restaurants included in the list.

The Grand Velas Riviera Maya is a AAA Five Diamond…

The Secrets Marquis Los Cabos all inclusive resort for adults opens on November 1st, 2011. 

The resort was formerly known as the Marquis Los Cabos.  The resort will remain open during renovations and rebranding throughout the month of October. 

The general manager of the resort, Ella Messerli, will stay with the resort through the transition and…