If you can get up and go at the last minute, here is a deal for you! VacationKids is a great place to find bargains for family trips, and this spring is no exception. They have a last minute sale going on right now (you must travel by March 18, 2002) for families, offering oceanview rooms at a fun resort in Punta Cana, on the north shore of the Dominican Republic. The beach is well protected by coral reefs, and is wide and sandy, fringed by hundreds of palm trees. The room is a large junior suite that can fit a family of 6 comfortably. Upgrade to a 2-bedroom suite (2 baths and living room also,) and you have room for 8 persons.
There is a kids club (ages 3 to 12) from 9 to 5, with supervised age-specific activities and sports. On site are three buffet restaurants, a Tex-Mex restaurant, an Italian buffet at the pool and a pizzeria with all-night snacks. Also, there are 5 bars and themed entertainment, as well as tennis, basketball, volleyball, football, minigolf, two large swimming pools, gymnasium and spa.
You can spend 7 nights there from $1,069 per adult and $539 for each kid (12 and under), with airfare (charter airline), all-inclusive suite, taxes and insurance. All-inclusive means you get all meals, drinks, taxes and tips free, plus unlimited use of non-motorized watersports.
A 3-night trip costs from $799 per adult and $479 per child, but terms are otherwise the same as for the 7-night stay.
The following are the ONLY dates on which you can fly out of these airports:
Baltimore--March 13 for 7 nights
Cincinnati--March 11, 15 and 18 for 7 nights, March 15 for 3 nights
Hartford--March 11 and 15
New York (JFK)--March 13 and 18 for 7 nights
Newark--March 13 for 7 nights or March 15 for 3 nights
Philadelphia--March 11, 13, 15 and 18 for 7 nights or March 15 for 3 nights
Pittsburgh--March 11 and 18 for 7 nights or March 15 for 3 nights
Washington DC (Dulles)--March 11 and 18.
To read more about this deal, visit VacationKids' Web site at www.vacationkids.com/fiestabav.html or call 610/681-7360.