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2011
18
February
How to get an all inclusive package for a family of 4 down to $540/person after tax
18
February
So all the Canadian tour operators have their February/March all inclusive packages stuck at a minimum of $1000/person. That makes for an expensive trip for a family of 4. What's a guy (or gal) to do?
If you can go March 5 to 12, here's one way you can get something decent for $540/person after tax, all inclusive (food, drinks, etc).
1. The first thing you need is the flight to Puerto Vallarta from https://www.AirCanadaVacations.com that just dropped to $348 roundtrip after tax.
Search for a flight from Calgary to Puerto Vallarta, March 5 to 12, and this is what you'll see:
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Looks to be a good flight too, direct each way, which is nice especially when children are involved, and the AC seatback entertainment can babysit.
2. And now you need a place to stay. Let's head over to http://www.Expedia.com (or .ca if you prefer)
- Search for March 5 to 12 for a hotel in Puerto Vallarta. It'll come up as 'Puerto Vallarta (and vicinity), Jalisco, Mexico'
- Put in 2 adults, 2 children. Enter their ages.
- Hit the Search button.
- Click on Sort by Price.
- Scroll down to about the 9th hotel, the Villa Varadero. They're offering a 'up to 2 kids under 10 stay free promotion'. For $110/night, you can get an all inclusive package for 2 adults, 2 children. Let's click on that.
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- We can see that this works out to $771.68 for the family for the week, or about $540/person after tax for flight + all inclusive hotel.
3. So what is this Villa Varadero like? Well, take a look at the TripAdvisor reviews first to see if it's for you.
It has an 84% approval rating, which is great, but this is still just a basic hotel, not a beautiful, giant, sprawling resort or anything like that. The pool looks like this:
From reading the reviews I get the impression that the beach beside it is excellent. But read the reviews to get a sense of what it's like to see if it's for you.
The only other thing you'd have to do is figure out a way to get from the airport to the hotel of course. The Villa Varadero is in Nuevo Vallarta, which is smaller and quieter than Puerto Vallarta. It's about a $15 cab ride between Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta. Or you can take the bus for about $1.
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2011
9
February
Air Canada just dropped every flight to Mexico City down to $357 roundtrip after tax
9
February
I'm guessing with all the news about Mexico lately, there must be a lot of half empty planes heading to Mexico City.
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2011
1
February
Just noticing that all inclusive packages to Mexico on Expedia are pretty cheap right now
1
February
Maybe it's all the bad PR that Mexico has been getting lately, but it seems like there are a lot of cheap all inclusive flight + hotel packages on Expedia.ca at the moment.
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2010
7
December
Last minute: Calgary to Puerto Vallarta, $197 roundtrip after tax!
7
December
2010
2
December
All Inclusive: Club Crown Paradise in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has dropped to $661/person after tax
2
December
The December 11 departure package to the Club Crown Paradise in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has dropped to $661/person after tax.
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2010
26
November
Last minute flight for a solo traveller: Calgary to Cabo San Lucas - $97 roundtrip after tax!
26
November
Update 11/28 - December 4 to 11 from Calgary to Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) is showing as $197 roundtrip after tax.
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2010
18
November
Last Minute: Calgary to Cancun, Mexico - $197 roundtrip, but no tax?
18
November
Ok, this is strange, but there is a flight from Calgary to Cancun, Mexico showing up as $197 roundtrip, with $0.00 tax.
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2010
17
November
Last minute flight: Calgary to Cabo - $335 roundtrip after tax
17
November
Sunwing's November 22-29 flight to Los Cabos, Mexico just dropped. If you've been following my blog, you'll notice that Sunwing has been doing this a lot lately, usually with less than a week to go before departure.
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2010
16
November
The November 24 departure to the Gran Bahia Principe has dropped to $687/person after tax
16
November
You've seen me mention this resort a lot lately. One of the nicest resorts in Mexico, amazing price, blah, blah.
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2010
15
November
Last minute flight to Cancun: $345 roundtrip after tax
15
November
Sunwing's November 19-27 flight to Cancun, Mexico just dropped to $347 roundtrip after tax.
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