PRESIDENTE INTERCONTINENTAL LOS CABOS Resort began
offering a European plan (EP) option yesterday, becoming the only
resort in San Jose del Cabo to offer both EP and all-inclusive
pricing, according to the resort. As a result, the 395-room resort
will open its restaurants to non-guests in an effort to elevate the
status of its restaurants and attract locals. Guests on the EP
plan, meanwhile, will have access to more restaurants, including Da
Antonio Ristorante. The hotel's EP rates will range from $150 to
$250 a night, depending on the category of room and the season. The
resort recently opened a fifth restaurant, Napa, serving light
California-style dishes. For information or reservations, call
(800) 327 0200 or visit the Web at www.intercontinental.com.
FUNJET VACATIONS is offering a $100 credit per
reservation during its Big Summer Cool Off Sale to seven Mexican
destinations in July. The promotion is valid for air/hotel bookings
of four nights or longer to Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Ixtapa, Los
Cabos, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta aboard Alaska Airlines,
American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US
Airways. A minimum purchase of $1,800 per reservation is required,
and bookings must be made by July 31 for travel through Nov. 30.
Agents must book via VAX VacationAccess (www.vaxvacationaccess.com) using the promotional code
SUMMFJ. Packages include roundtrip air fare, hotel accommodations,
roundtrip airport transfers, hotel taxes and 24-hour traveler
assistance. In Puerto Vallarta, seven-night packages start at
$969.99 per person, double, at the all-inclusive Sierra Nuevo
Resort from Atlanta via American Airlines. This price is valid for
Monday departures from Aug. 22 to Oct. 31. In Cancun, a seven-night
package at the Occidental Grande Flamenco Xcaret starts at
$1,094.99 per person, double, from Houston via American Airlines.
This price is valid for Monday departures July 12 to Aug. 18. For
other prices and reservations, contact Funjet.
RUNAWAY IS JOINING FORCES with Starwood
properties in Mexico to offer discounted rates and value-added
features. The promotion is valid through Oct. 15 and is based on a
minimum four-night package. In Los Cabos, prices start at $570 per
person, double, at the Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar. The package
includes one free night and a $50 beverage credit. In Puerto
Vallarta, packages start at $451 for a studio room (kids under age
12 eat free) and a $30 food and beverage credit. In Manzanillo,
prices start at $965, including daily breakfast for two. The lead
price in Cancun is $614 at the Westin Regina. Rates include
roundtrip air fare (the prices listed are from Los Angeles) and
airport transfers. For reservations, call (800) 622-0723.
PUEBLO BONITO HOTELS AND RESORTS, the chain of
all-suite boutique properties in Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan, is
offering a Stay and Save program through 2003. The hotel company is
offering a choice of a fourth night free when clients pay for three
nights or a sixth and seventh night free when customers pay for
five nights. Sweetening the offer is a daily $20 food and beverage
credit per room, free spa admission and a free massage for two
after a seven-night stay. Pueblo Bonito's resorts are the Pueblo
Bonito Rose, Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos and Sunset Beach, all in Los
Cabos, and the Pueblo Bonito Mazatlan and Emerald Bay, both in
Mazatlan. Stay and Save rates start at $195 a day per person,
double, at the Pueblo Bonito Rose and Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos, and
$165 at the Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach. Rates at the Pueblo Bonito
Mazatlan and Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay start at $165. For
information or reservations, call (800) 990-8250 or visit www.pueblobonito.com.
PLEASANT HOLIDAYS and the Villa del Palmar
resort in Puerto Vallarta are offering a fourth night free to
guests who travel through Oct. 31 and the sixth and seventh nights
free to guests who travel through Dec. 20. Four-night, land-only
packages start at $148 per person, double, while seven-night
land-only packages start at $251 per person, double. Packages
include roundtrip airport transfers, hotel taxes and surcharges,
and on-site assistance from Pleasant's customer service
representatives. To book, call (800) 448-3333 or visit www.pleasantagent.com.
MEXICO'S AVALON RESORTS is "wild" for kids.
Avalon Resorts, which owns and operates five resorts in Cancun,
Isla Mujeres, Acapulco and Panama, created a program of organized
activities for children ages 4 to 10 that's part of the
all-inclusive rate. Dubbed Wild Things Kids Adventure, the program
is offered daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Avalon Reef Club,
Avalon Excalibur and Avalon Grand Cancun. Upon check-in, kids
receive a complimentary "Attack Pack" containing a disposable
camera, T-shirt, cap, flip flops, lip balm, Band-Aids, and
removable "Wild Things" tattoos. The program includes organized
activities ranging from arts and crafts to sports competitions. For
reservations, call (800) 261-5014 or book online at www.avalonvacations.com.