Luxury Fiji Offer
The Nanuku Resort in Fiji is offering $500 in resort credits when you book one of their villas or $1000 when you stay in their 
residences! This luxury property from the Auberge hotel group is located on Fiji’s Coral Coast. It showcases a variety of family-friendly accommodations including beachfront suites, villas and residences; some with full kitchens, pools and up to 6 bedrooms which is ideal for multi-generational travelers. Villa mamas and nannies are included to entertain your children throughout the day, or when you long for a romantic evening alone. Nanuku offers an amazing array of local experiences to learn about the environment and Fijian culture. Your family can enjoy a day trip to an offshore private island, replant mangroves and coral with a marine scientist, take a cooking class, witness a traditional kava ceremony, float down a river and more. There is also an extensive children’s program, spa and wellness center, pools, secluded beach with water sports, gym with fitness classes and several dining options.
Karisma Exclusive
We have another exclusive promotion to offer you thanks to our friends at Karisma Resorts! Choose two added amenities when booking a 
resort stay between January 1 to February 28 for travel through December 22. Do you prefer a room upgrade, Celebration Package (that includes cake, wine and room decorations), Sip and Savor package (wine and cheese platter) or Slime Time fun? You can mix and match your added benefits (except for a double upgrade). Choose from the family-friendly Azul Resorts in the Riviera Maya and Negril, Jamaica, the Nickelodeon Resort in Punta Cana as well as Generations Riviera Maya which showcases larger family sized accommodations. For an adult-only getaway, the promotion is also available at El Dorado Resorts throughout the Riviera Maya including their Maroma property with over-the-water bungalows.
Planning a wedding with or without children in tow? Karisma is also offering a free Sky Wedding package (worth $1,700) at Generations Riviera Maya, Azul Beach Resort Riviera Maya, Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun, Azul Beach Resort Negril, The Fives Azul Beach Resort, Nickelodeon Punta Cana, El Dorado Maroma or El Dorado Seaside Suites) with a minimum of 10 rooms.
Children Free + Free Rooms at Paradisus
From May 1-December 22, 2019, children are free at Paradisus La Esmeralda in the Riviera Maya, Mexico (except from July 6-August 
17). Family reunion groups can also take advantage of a 6th room free for travel from now through December 22 although Thanksgiving is blacked out. And if you are planning a wedding with children tow, you can get a free Paradisus Wedding Package worth $990 when you book a 7-night stay in the Family Concierge Section for the bride and groom plus six additional rooms for your wedding guests (with a three-night minimum)! The family-friendly resort just outside of Playa del Carmen showcases a new water park that opened this month and with a variety of new activities for children and teens.
Nickelodeon’s Autism Certification
Speaking of special needs, we are pleased to learn that Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts in Punta Cana, by Karisma recently completed a 
training and certification program through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) to ensure its staff are prepared to welcome guests on the autism spectrum or those with sensory sensitivities. The deluxe all-inclusive resort is currently offering rates of up to 65% off and children are free for holiday travel through January 4, 2019. But you must book by December 2! The 208-room resort features an oceanfront infinity pool, large water park, 12 dining options ranging from an astronaut restaurant to a food truck plus character meals, daily activities and entertainment with a Nickelodeon theme including a slime raffle, water sports, sports hub (with tennis, archery, basketball and more), kids club for ages 4-12 and more. Family sized villas including a Sponge Bob SquarePants themed accommodation are available along with swim-up rooms.
Accessible Costa Rica
Family Holidays by Il Viaggio Travel, specialists in family travel throughout Costa Rica and fellow members of the Family Travel 
Associasion, also arranges accessible travel. They currently offer private and custom trips for those with special needs such as permanent or temporary physical handicaps as well as traveling with family members on the autism spectrum. The company’s staff including your guide, driver and assistant have all been trained to handle your special needs. Wheelchair bound travelers will appreciate the hydraulic platforms or rails in all vehicles, especially appointed river boats, accessible paths through the jungle and by the beach and more. All useful for families traveling with strollers for little ones. Highlights include a coffee plantation tour, hot springs visit, botanical garden tours, volcanoes, zip lines, hanging bridges and more in and around San Jose, Tortuguero and Arenal. The owners are also part of a non-profit group that is looking to expand accessible travel in this amazing country. Families should never be limited by their unique set of travel needs from children with autism to grandparents with limited mobility. There has never been a better time to explore Costa Rica together and we are thankful to Il Viaggio Travel for recognizing these needs.
Children Free at Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta
The all-inclusive Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta is offering 60 percent off your room, children free plus you get 20 percent of spa massages of 
50 or 80-minutes. Stays must be booked by November 6 for travel through December 20 and again next year from April 29-December 20 with at least a 3-night stay. Some black-out dates apply. The upscale resort features oceanfront suites including family suites and swim-up suites, 11 restaurants and bars, 5 ocean-view infinity pools, gym, spa, children’s program, a variety of daily activities and more. It is located in picturesque and secluded Conchas Chinas just a 10-minute drive from downtown Puerto Vallarta and the Malecon.
New Resort Concept in Riviera Maya
The company behind seven ecoparks devoted to Mexican and Mayan culture, history and heritage in the Riviera Maya have opened their first 
all-inclusive hotel. The 900-room Hotel Xcaret will have two sections dedicated to families; one on the luxury level and both with large family suites for up to five people. The beachfront resort showcases several pools, river with kayaking, 10 restaurants (including a Michelin star option for an added fee), spa with cave-like treatment rooms, 3 gyms and more. Your rate also includes airport transfers and unlimited access to all of the ecoparks including transportation and meals. Enjoy Xcaret, Xel-Ha, Xplor, Xplor Fuego, Xavage, Xoximilco and Xenses, as well as tours to Xenotes and Xichen. One of the main pillars of the resort is its commitment to the environment and sustainability. In fact, the resort was one of the first in the Americas to receive the EarthCheck Certification for planning and design. The property was built around nature, letting the design flow with the natural environment. And the entire resort was custom-made in Mexico, from the furnishings to the artwork.
Limitless at Hard Rock
AIC Hotel Group has announced that the company’s all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotels in Mexico and the Dominican Republic are officially putting an end to the use of a resort credit. In its place, 
the new Limitless All-Inclusive concept will make its debut with bookings from September 15, 2018, for travel beginning January 6, 2019, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Hard Rock Hotel Cancun, Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta and Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos (coming in 2019). Just pay at 25 percent service fee and enjoy an unlimited amount of spa treatments, excursions, golf and more! Hard Rock’s Limitless All-Inclusive gets rid of the cap on resort credit dollars and allows your family to fully indulge in the resorts’ offerings.
New Ritz Carlton Reserve
Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, will open this March in the Puerto Los Cabos Resort community in Mexico. With panoramic views of the Sea of Cortez, this much-anticipated new resort will be the fourth 
Ritz-Carlton Reserve. There will be 115 suites and villas including 2-Bedroom Ocean View or Oceanfront Family Suites with 2,350 sq. ft., butler service and private plunge pools. Other amenities include the popular Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment program, 27-holes of golf, desert botanical park, spa, two ocean view pools with poolside wait staff, gym and several dining options. The resort community will also feature a marina. It is a 20-minute drive from the airport and just 5 minutes from downtown San Jose del Cabo.
Azul’s Best Deal Ever
Azul Resorts in the Riviera Maya, Mexico and Jamaica have extended their Best Deals Ever promotion for bookings made through September 16. This current promotion is valid for travel through April 30, 2019…although black out dates apply. Children also stay free at Azul Beach in the Riviera Maya and you also get $500 in resort credits per room. There is a minimum 4-night stay. Azul recently tweaked some of their resort names. In Jamaica, the Azul Beach Sensatori Jamaica is now the Azul Beach Resort Negril. In Mexico, the altered resort names are the Fives Azul Beach Resort Playa Del Carmen (formerly Azul Beach Resort the Fives Playa Del Carmen) and Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun (formerly Azul Beach Resort Sensatori Mexico). The Azul Beach Resort Riviera Maya retains its name.
