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