DEFINITION OF ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORTS
Hal Segal
newsgroup:
1. All meals and evening entertainment are included in the package
price.
2. There is no tipping, and the resort actively enforces this rule.
3. All the guests at the resort are part of the inclusive plan.
For a list of all the all-inclusive resorts, see our master list at
www.beach.com/list.htm.
Questions and Answers:
Q. Do drinks need to be included in order for the resort to be
considered all-inclusive? A. No, but most resorts do include drinks.
Three resort chains that do not include drinks are Club Med, Club
Valtur, and Robinson Club. To our knowledge, all the others do.
Q. What if a resort says that tipping is included in the package
price but does nothing to discourage tipping. A. Tipping is a feature
that many people hate, and they find that it distracts greatly
from their vacation to constantly have staff hanging around waiting
for tips. By our definition, a resort would not be considered
all-inclusive if it tolerates this practice.
Q. Many resorts offer packages that they claim are all-inclusive,
side-by-side with regular hotel packages. Are these resorts included
in this newsgroup's discussion? A. Yes, we do include them, but only
to point out the differences. On our master list, they have a double
asterisk (**) to indicate that they are only partially all-inclusive. They
DON'T meet our definition of an all-inclusive resort -- they are
really just regular hotels with an optional meal package, and they
usually don't have the ambiance of a true all-inclusive resort.
Q. What about extra cost excursions? A. Some all-inclusive resorts
offer a few extra-cost items, like excursions, sunset cruises, and
motorized watersports like water skiing. But this is not a requirement
for the resort to be considered all-inclusive
Hal Segal, moderator
rec.travel.resorts.all-inclusive