Posts Tagged ‘health’
Get a Free Vacation In Mexico – Or Die – Or Both
Well since nobody wants to go to Mexico because of the Swine flu, Hotels on the Caribbean are offering FREE vacations for 3 years if you contract Swine Flu while you are in Mexico. The reason is Swine Flu is killing Mexico tourism.
58 people have died from the Swine Flu as of this writing, and probably 58,000 have cancelled their trips to Mexico. Sites like Expedia and Hotels.com are offering penalty waivers for clients who do not want to go due to the Swine Flu, as are hotels.
This is now known as the Flu Free Guarantee. If you have symptoms 8 days after your trip you get 3 years of free travel to Mexico. Over 5,000 hotels are involved in this promotion. They really want to grow confidence in the Mexico tourism.
They have also published letters sent to the United States Government to lift the warning on traveling to Mexico. My question is, right now is this the best time to do this? I mean what if there is a severe impact. Forget the three years of free travel, what if people take them up on this offer and cause the spread to get worse.
Photographing the Ocean
Arthur here. I am just living the dream. I work as an underwater photographer. I have been visiting some of the Cayes off of Belize, the reefs off of Honduras , and visiting Scuba schools all over central America and selling my photographs to tourists. There is nothing else I could realistically see myself enjoying as much as this.
At present I find myself in a very exclusive resort hotel on CR’s pacific coast, feeling the same rush of excitement as I did last month when I pulled up into the Ritz-Carlton in South Beach. This place is called Sol Papagayo Resort. It’s spectacular. The flower arrangements in the lobby alone were enough to inspire the artist in me to break out the camara.
My deluxe pad is spacious and incredibly comfy. A slight breeze is coming in off the sea, beckoning me to delve into its’ depths. Today would be the perfect day for it, but, alas, I have other big plans. The staff at reception helped me find a tour through the rain forest canopy, ziplining in a local reserve. This will be a first, and I am excited to experience the immense biodiversity that such an ecosystem boasts.
