Watch for charters

Cancun has a big international airport and you can get cheap, competitive airfares year round on regular and charter airlines. Watch your local newspaper travel section for airfare deals, check online, or ask your travel agent. If your cheap airfare comes with 3 or 4 nights in a Cancun hotel, snap it up. Extend your ticket and spend at least 3 days exploring the rest of the Yucatan peninsula. Then you can rent a car, or hop on a bus, and head South and see the best of Mexico's Caribbean coast.

Should I just stay in Cancun?

Cancun is a wonderful resort town with a lot to offer. It is a top location for a big city, shopping and partying, Planet Hollywood experience. It is great for a little weekend get away - stay at a nice hotel, drink margaritas, dance at the night clubs, play the golf courses, dine out, and relax or shop during the day.

It is also perfect for people who want to travel out of the US, but don't want the usual inconveniences that come with traveling abroad. Cancun is also a blast for high school and college Spring Break, and they have a huge Spring jazz festival. If you are in the right mood, these are really fun - as good as New Orleans or Daytona any day. If that is your style, just come down during the right Spring week. You will have a guaranteed good time