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The Apple Vacations website is where you can build your vacation and customize it to your lifestyle needs.  Charters are usually the best bargain and many cities offer convenient flight times.  Traditional air is also available on the Apple site and their more frequent flights may suit better than the charters.  Using the website is very easy and if you have any questions, I’m only an email away.

 

If your charter shows “A, B & C” choices, the “A” seats are the least expensive and they go up from there so always click on the “A” choice if it’s showing available seats.  If the “A” choice shows “A00”, that means all seats in that price category are sold out and you’ll have to try “B” or “C”. 

 

For scheduled air, try to at least allow 2 hours between return flights for customs.  There is nothing more frustrating that arriving late because of weather or other problems that delayed your first flight to find that your second flight left 10 minutes earlier.  Generally, it’s also best to NOT take the last flight out since this leaves you with no options but spending the night if your flight experiences weather or other problems.

 

Flights that arrive or depart on a holiday, such as Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving are often cheaper than flights departing earlier or later.  Flights that depart on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday are often less expensive.  When pricing your trip with Apple Vacations, check different days of the week and several weeks before and several after to get an idea of the best and lowest price.  Spring break is generally from 2/15 to 3/31.  Flights before and after that time period are generally cheaper.  Christmas and New Years Eve are generally more expensive with the big sales beginning just after the first of the year.  Late fall is the rainy season and hurricanes are more likely in the Caribbean.  Off the Pacific coast, whale watching is in season in late January to early March.  Cancun is often too cool for good sunbathing until late March while Jamaica and the Dominican Republic are a lot warmer in January and February.  Puerto Vallarta, Cabo, Mazatlan and other Pacific coast get-aways are usually warm the first of the year also.

 

www.tripadvisors.com and ww.debbiescaribbeanreviews.com are great websites to check on resorts.  The reports are submitted by real people and not advertisers trying to make their resorts sound more posh than they really are.  You can also search up to a year back to get an idea of the temperatures.  The weather channel also gives a monthly average for most locations.  The west coast of Mexico offers a great alternative for a vacation during the hurricane months in the Caribbean. 

 

(Click above to go to Apple Vacations and plan your own dream trip!)