Nov 1, 2007
Fearful of what the winter will bring, Caribbean hotels have begun to "deal"
The internet is currently awash with bargain offers made by all-inclusive hotels in the Caribbean for stays in the months of November and early December. But those are times when most people won't want to be in the tropics.
The period from early January to April 30, 2008, is another matter. That's the height of the Caribbean season when everyone wants to sneak in a vacation there. And this week, to the surprise of many, three Caribbean all-inclusives have suddenly announced air-and-land bargains (as little as $529 per person) at that time which you can snare by simply booking prior to November 6. The source is CheapCaribbean.com (tel. 800/915-2322; www.cheapcaribbean.com), which asks that you either enter the Promotional Code WINTER2008 for those prices, or read that code to the telephone reservationist, for the following properties:
The all-inclusive Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort & Spa in Puerto Plata, the Dominican Republic, January 7 to April 30, 2008, 5 nights with air from $529 per person, double occupancy
The all-inclusive Gran Bahia Principe La Romana in La Romana, the Dominican Republic, January 2 to April 30, 2008, 5 nights with air from $599 per person, double occupancy.
The all-inclusive Barcelo Dominican Beach in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, January 2 to April 30, 5 nights with air from $599 per person, double occupancy.
The air in question is from Miami, but the add-on is only $60 to $150 from New York or Chicago (and similarly located cities), $250 or so from Los Angeles. And prices-including-air are available from dozens of other cities.
It's obvious that these three all-inclusive resorts have "blinked" and decided to hedge their bets for the coming winter, by accepting a few cut-rate reservations at the present time. Watch the November 6 cut-off.
Write and read comments about this post.
The period from early January to April 30, 2008, is another matter. That's the height of the Caribbean season when everyone wants to sneak in a vacation there. And this week, to the surprise of many, three Caribbean all-inclusives have suddenly announced air-and-land bargains (as little as $529 per person) at that time which you can snare by simply booking prior to November 6. The source is CheapCaribbean.com (tel. 800/915-2322; www.cheapcaribbean.com), which asks that you either enter the Promotional Code WINTER2008 for those prices, or read that code to the telephone reservationist, for the following properties:
The all-inclusive Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort & Spa in Puerto Plata, the Dominican Republic, January 7 to April 30, 2008, 5 nights with air from $529 per person, double occupancy
The all-inclusive Gran Bahia Principe La Romana in La Romana, the Dominican Republic, January 2 to April 30, 2008, 5 nights with air from $599 per person, double occupancy.
The all-inclusive Barcelo Dominican Beach in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, January 2 to April 30, 5 nights with air from $599 per person, double occupancy.
The air in question is from Miami, but the add-on is only $60 to $150 from New York or Chicago (and similarly located cities), $250 or so from Los Angeles. And prices-including-air are available from dozens of other cities.
It's obvious that these three all-inclusive resorts have "blinked" and decided to hedge their bets for the coming winter, by accepting a few cut-rate reservations at the present time. Watch the November 6 cut-off.
Write and read comments about this post.
Labels: caribbean, deals, dominican republic
Fifty years ago, 
Arthur Frommer is generally acknowledged to be the nation's foremost travel authority. He is the founder of the
