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