| Are you considering a visit to Cancun or the | | | | Secrets Capris - looks great, gained more |
| Riviera Maya, but are concerned with the | | | | beach |
| damage caused by Hurricane Wilma this past | | | | |
| October? You are not alone. I will share | | | | Bahia Principe Tulum - at 100%, gained beach |
| information from unbiased travel agents and | | | | |
| travel industry experts that have seen the | | | | Bahia Principe Akumal - at 100%, gained |
| repair progress first hand. Hopefully, this | | | | beach |
| will ease some of your concerns and get you | | | | |
| back to the beach with a Margarita in | | | | Bahia Principe Coba - new hotel complete and |
| hand!The downtown Cancun region was the | | | | ready to open |
| hardest hit of the resort areas in the | | | | |
| Yucatan Peninsula and vacationers would be | | | | Sunscape Tulum (Dreams as of 12/15) - gained |
| wise to avoid Cancun until late summer 2006. | | | | beach. New pool and some oceanview rooms |
| If you are a bargain hunter, you might be | | | | will be ready 12/15. |
| hard pressed to find discounts. Many of the | | | | |
| overflow visitors scheduled to stay in Cancun | | | | Grand Palladium Colonial and Kantenah - |
| have filled the resorts in the Riviera | | | | looks great |
| Maya.As you might expect, the work to rebuild | | | | |
| the tourist areas of Cancun and the Riviera | | | | Grand Palladium White Sand - new hotel, |
| Maya started immediately after Wilma had | | | | rooms are complete. Construction still going |
| passed. The Mexican Government and the | | | | on with pool and restaurants but still |
| people of Mexico are working day and night to | | | | scheduled to open on time |
| restore their beautiful resort destinations. | | | | |
| They look forward to welcoming you back to | | | | Barcelo Maya Tropical and Colonial Beach - |
| relax on their white sand beaches. When you | | | | new hotel, looks great, beach is great |
| do return, you will find that many of the | | | | |
| beaches in the Riviera Maya have been | | | | Barcelo Maya Beach - everything was fine, |
| expanded. Some have decreased; it varies | | | | freshly painted outside, beach is great |
| from resort to resort. Some of the | | | | |
| properties are listed below. Cancun will | | | | Adventura Spa Palace - repairing one |
| begin a $20 million beach restoration project | | | | restaurant, everything else is great. All |
| in December 2005.The airport is fine, and | | | | spa facilities are fully functional. |
| undergoing minor repairs. Here is a | | | | |
| breakdown of some of the individual resorts | | | | Iberostar Tucan - hotel and beach are great. |
| in the Riviera Maya that are accepting | | | | The jungle area is sparse but the animals |
| vacationers. You can find additional details | | | | are still there |
| and photos at Iberostar Paraiso Maya - looks | | | | |
| great, beach is fine | | | | Riu Yucatan - fully operational, still a |
| | | | great beach |
| Iberostar Paraiso Lindo - one restaurant is | | | | |
| being repaired near the beach, property and | | | | Riu Playacar - fully operational, still a |
| beach are fine | | | | great beach |
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| Iberostar Paraiso del Mar - freshly painted | | | | Riu Palace Mexico - fully operational, still |
| on the outside, property and beach fine | | | | a great beachJack Reidelberger is co-creator |
| | | | of the online travel website GoAwayTravel. |