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Feel Like a Kid Again

Oyster | Posted 05.29.2013 | Travel
Oyster

Who doesn't feel like a kid again when at a water park?

Over-the-Top Themed Hotel Rooms and Suites (PHOTOS)

Oyster | Posted 05.10.2013 | Travel
Oyster

Hotels often incorporate themes into their rooms, but these so-called themes are usually "classic elegance," "boho chic," or "understated luxury." In ...

Top 10 Infinity Pools on the Caribbean Sea (PHOTOS)

Oyster | Posted 05.09.2013 | Travel
Oyster

The beach, the pools, the view - these are major reasons why we travel to the Caribbean. And when we can get all in one, that's ideal. So we scoured t...

10 Of The World's Most Stressful Tourist Traps (PHOTOS)

Posted 04.30.2013 | Travel

The Tower of London. Times Square. The Taj Mahal. Between crowds, queues and inflated admission costs, hitting the world's biggest "can't-miss" sights...

Cancun's Tourism On The Rise

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 04.26.2013 | Travel

NEW YORK (AP) — A snapshot of hotel occupancy in Cancun shows tourism there was as strong as it's been in years during the first three months of thi...

6 Affordable, Low-Key Hotels for Beach Bums

Oyster | Posted 04.23.2013 | Travel
Oyster

For many, the dream beach vacation involves snoozing on a quiet stretch of sand in some exotic (read:expensive) locale -- and we don't blame you. But ...

PHOTOS: 6 Awesomely Affordable Hotels For Beach Bums

Oyster | Posted 06.15.2013 | Travel
Oyster

The truth is, there's no need to break the piggy bank to have a fabulous oceanfront getaway.

6 Strangled, 1 Decapitated In Mexican Resort Town

Reuters | Posted 06.14.2013 | World

(Adds detail about suspects, paragraph 4) CANCUN, Mexico, April 14 (Reuters) - Six people were found strangled to death and one decapi...

What's New In Mexico Travel

Bob Schulman | Posted 05.25.2013 | Travel
Bob Schulman

Next time you're planning a vacation south of the border, chances are the bargain rates you'll see in the travel ads -- one might say: "7 nites in Los Cabos for $750 PPDO incl. air" -- came from a deal cut at Tianguis.

Shooting Spree At Cancun Bar Kills 7

AP | Posted 05.15.2013 | World

CANCUN, Mexico — Authorities in the Mexican resort city of Cancun say they are investigating a possible link between a taxi drivers union and or...

The Best Spring Break Spots For The Money

Posted 03.19.2013 | College

It's March, which in the collegiate world can only mean one thing: SPRING BREAK! At many schools, students will be heading off-campus for a week so...

PHOTOS: The Most Crowded Spring Break Spots

Travel + Leisure | Posted 05.08.2013 | Travel
Travel + Leisure

"March Madness" has a different meaning when talking about spring break.

Spring Break Is For Nerds, Too

Posted 03.04.2013 | Travel

Spring break in Cancun isn't for everyone. In fact -- despite its perennial popularity -- it likely appeals to the rather boisterous minority of trave...

Spring Breakers Under Marine Supervision In Cancun

AP | GABRIEL ALCOCER | Posted 03.03.2013 | Latino Voices

CANCUN, Mexico -- Tens of thousands of U.S. college students are flooding into the Mexican city of Cancun, where officials have stepped up patrols of ...

PHOTOS: Resorts With Personality

Oyster | Posted 04.27.2013 | Travel
Oyster

There are spa-centric getaways, family-friendly stays, and party-hearty atmospheres to be visited across the wide world of all-inclusives.

This Year's Top Spring Break Spot

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.30.2013 | Travel

NEW YORK (AP) — No surprise here: The Mexican beach resort of Cancun tops the list of spring break destinations for customers of STA Travel, which s...

LOOK: The Best Luxury Hotels In The Caribbean

Oyster | Posted 12.31.2012 | Travel
Oyster

We've compiled a list of our favorite luxury hotels in the Caribbean so you can start planning what to do after your New Year's resolution of winning the lottery comes true.

PHOTOS: Hotels With Pick Up Scenes

Oyster | Posted 01.18.2013 | Travel
Oyster

We look to answer the question: I'm looking for high-end resorts with an abundance of single ladies.

PHOTOS: Five Ways To Stay In Cancun

Oyster | Posted 01.12.2013 | Travel
Oyster

We've found just the spot to stay for almost every kind of traveler, so whether you plan on bringing the kids along or hope to have a romantic getaway, Oyster has a hotel for you.

Riviera Maya's Day Of The Dead

Matthew Bell | Posted 01.06.2013 | Travel
Matthew Bell

Will you find the same grandeur or drama of the variety that you'd see in Mexico City and its vicinity? No, but Day of the Dead in the Riveria Maya breathes life into the local culture.

How To Pick The Best Family Resort

Mark Chesnut | Posted 01.02.2013 | Travel
Mark Chesnut

My partner's parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year, so to commemorate the big event we decided to organize a vacation for the whole extended family at an all-inclusive resort. Since I'm the travel writer in the group, it fell to me to narrow our choices and come up with a reasonably priced, well-appointed hotel in a destination that we all wanted to visit. Here's how I did it.

PHOTOS: Five Ways To Stay In Cancun

Oyster | Posted 01.02.2013 | Travel
Oyster

Thousands of spring breakers, honeymooners, older couples, families and young groups of friends flow into Cancun every year. They have different demands.

Swimming With Whale Sharks In Mexico

Nadia Aly | Posted 10.01.2012 | Travel
Nadia Aly

Not many people know that you can have an amazing ocean adventure just one hour out of Cancun, Mexico.

Exploring The Yucatan In Cancun And Chichen Itza

Barbara Barton Sloane | Posted 11.28.2012 | Travel
Barbara Barton Sloane

The Mayans read the sky with great accuracy and the dimensions of the pyramid represent the days of the year and the movement of the planet around the sun.

PHOTOS: Oyster.com's Guide To Nude Hotels

Oyster | Posted 11.19.2012 | Travel
Oyster

When a reader wrote in looking for an unbuttoned getaway, we had some nude vacation answers.