Booking all-inclusive lodging can keep vacation costs down.
Traveling to an exotic or tropical location can be expensive. One way to keep costs in check before departing is by booking lodging at an all-inclusive resort. Most all-inclusive resorts offer lodging, meals, beverages, airport transfers, on-site entertainment, taxes and gratuities for one set price. Some resort companies also allow guests to book airfare with lodging reservations. There are quite a few companies that offer all-inclusive packages, so compare what each offers and find one that best suits your needs.
Instructions
Adults-Only Caribbean Resorts
1. Seek a reputable company. Book all-inclusive lodging with a well-known resort company with a good reputation. The popular Sandals Resorts company offers adults-only, all-inclusive lodging in Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua and the Bahamas.
2. Enjoy luxurious suites that feature four-poster mahogany beds, marble-tiled bathrooms, 24-hour room service, plasma-screen TV, a minibar stocked with premium-brand liquor and premium bed linens.
3. Get out of the room and enjoy the available water sports, such as windsurfing, kayaking, snorkeling and sailing. Award-winning golf courses also beckon guests to perfect their swing.
4. Enjoy live entertainment and gourmet meals. Steel drum bands, fire-eaters and piano performers are a few of the live shows that Sandals Resorts offer. The resorts also host weekly costume parties and beach and bonfire parties.
Winter Escapes
5. Seek out all-inclusive winter lodging through Rocky Mountain Ski Vacations. Vacation destinations include the United States, Canada, Chile and Argentina. Popular U.S. locations include Aspen and Vail, Colorado; Snowbird and Park City, Utah; and Squaw Valley and South Lake Tahoe, California.
6. Call to speak to a live agent, who will assist in planning the trip. Give the sales agent details of needs for the trip. The agent customizes an all-inclusive package.
7. Make arrangements for airfare, grounds transfers and auto rentals, lodging, ski tickets, ski lessons and ski equipment rentals. Meals, beverages and gratuities are not included in the package price for most destinations.
Family-Friendly Resorts
8. Bring children along for an all-inclusive family vacation. Beaches Resorts, the sister company of Sandals Resorts, is one of the best-known all-inclusive resort company for families. Vacation destinations include Jamaica and Turks and Caicos.
9. Enjoy the water sport activities with the whole family, or lie around on the beach, sipping tropical libations while the children splash in the surf. Turks & Caicos offers a 27,000-square-foot Pirate Island water park, where children can ride seven different water slides, sit in a whirlpool, float down a lazy river, snack on ice cream, play games in the Rainforest Game Room, dance the day away at the child/teen disco or a myriad of other child-friendly activities that will leave them exhausted and asleep with smiles on their faces.
10. Take advantage of Beach's Kid's Club, which offers supervised childcare with a fun tropical twist. Children sing karaoke, go on treasure hunts, face paint and enjoy magic shows. Pre-teens and teenagers have the opportunity to swim, snorkel, sail, make pizzas, play beach volleyball or ride in glass-bottom boats. The Kid's Club offers adults a chance to play golf, enjoy a massage or relax with some much-needed couple time.
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