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GETTING THERE: Numerous airlines fly from all three D.C. area airports to Cancun. Round-trip flights during the height of the Christmas season start at about $510, although if you're willing to fly Christmas day, Delta is offering fares of just over $400. Immediately after Christmas week, fares drop drastically. Testing sample dates in January, I found United flights as low as $300, with similar fares in February on US Airways, American, Spirit and Continental.
GETTING AROUND: Major hotels and tour groups offer airport and hotel transfers, but if you wish more independence, don't hesitate to rent a car. Rates begin at about $35 a day. The hotel zone in Cancun is easy to find; it runs along one boulevard with kilometer markers. One well-maintained road runs down the coast, and it would be hard to get lost.
WHERE TO STAY: Beachfront hotels in Cancun generally start at about $160 per night double, with some properties going for $500 or more per night. Orbitz is advertising sales for several properties during high season. For example, a double at the all-inclusive Rui Caribe (Boulevard Kukulcan, Kilometer 5.5, 888-666-8816) is available at various times for $200 a night, down from the usual $333.
Beachfront properties in Cozumel are generally a bit cheaper, starting at about $130 per night.
Double rooms in the Mayan Riviera typically range from $150 to $450 per night in high season. You may find lower rates in small beachfront hotels in Playa del Carmen, the so-called capital of the Mayan Riviera, and in the small, quiet properties of the hotel zone in Tulum. For details and information about which hotels are open or their scheduled opening dates, consult the Web sites below.
INFORMATION: Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau , http:/
-- Cindy Loose
