Riviera Maya Tropic Tours

Houston, TX (Vocus) August 20, 2009

Playa Xpu-ha, Mexico (Vocus) August 19, 2009 — In a move that is completely unprecedented in the lodging industry, Esencia Estate in Mexico’s Riviera Maya is offering guests daily account credit equal to the amount paid for their nightly room rate. The credit can be used at the hotel’s organic healing spa, at the poolside gourmet restaurant or on other hotel expenses, including airport transfers, room service, in-room nannies, or even Coronas and margaritas on the beach.

This “Splurge on the House” promotion is part of the hotel’s campaign to spur new business on the heels of a slumping spring and summer tourism season across Mexico, caused by negative media reports and unsubstantiated fears of the H1N1 virus.

The hotel is located on a 50-acre waterfront estate near the resort town of Playa del Carmen and is recognized as one of the area’s most exclusive properties. The hotel was originally built as the private retreat for an Italian duchess and now welcomes guests with well-appointed guestrooms, a powdery white-sand beach, a Mayan-themed spa and chic dining.

“There has never been a better time to visit the Riviera Maya,” said Philip Vidal, Esencias general manager. “Normally its difficult to find a great deal in this area especially at the top notch hotels. But with this years situation, hotels have had to adjust, allowing guests to have a sample of a true luxury experience at an unheard of low price. Guest should take advantage of this before the deals are gone, said Samir Saab, CEO of Prohotel International. In my twenty years of experience I have never seen deals like this.

Esencia Estate gives guests direct access to one of the worlds most popular travel destinations. Within a short distance from the estate, visitors can explore the Mayan ruins of Tulum and Coba, go snorkeling at Akumal’s famous Yak-Ku Lagoon, ride horses along the beach, go fishing for blue marlin, play golf on the Mayakoba PGA championship course, or go canopying in the jungle.

“A number of upscale cruise lines have generated business by offering similar matching credit promotions,” said Chip Rankin, tourism development consultant with Panorama International. “By adapting this type of promotion to a luxury hotel – and truly offering prospective guests much more bang for their buck – Esencia stands apart from its competitors in the region.”

Esencia’s “Splurge on the house” promotion offers guests a unique opportunity to experience high-end travel at a friendly cost. The promotion is valid for reservations made between August 15 and October 15, 2009 subject to availability for travel between August 24 and October 15, 2009.

For more information or reservations, call the hotel’s guest services at 1-877-528-3490. For a glimpse of the good life at Esencia, visit http://www.hotelesencia.com.

About Esencia Estate

The 50-acre private estate, located on Playa Xpu-Ha 46 miles south of Cancun, is the essence of simplicity, elegance and beauty. Its 29 spacious suites and cottages include a range of features from private gardens to solariums and deep-soaking plunge pools. The estate is operated by Prohotel International of Houston, which also operates the celebrated La Pleta by Rafael Hotels in the Spanish Pyrenees and Casanova by Rafael Hotels in Barcelona, Spain.

The Dining Room

The dinner menu specializes in Meso-American cuisine, using traditional Yucatecan methods such as banana-wrapped fish and meat cooked in a pib (an earth oven). The menu showcases the freshest local seafood as well as dishes from the rest of Mexico, all flavored with organic herbs and fresh fruits and vegetables. The ambience combines Mexican flair and rustic simplicity, with its palapa roof and view of a cenote, an illuminated underground fresh water pool.

Aroma Spa

Fully organic from its architecture to its products, the Duchesss oasis harvests its own lush herb garden for use in treatments. Five treatment rooms, four Jacuzzis, two Mayan-style domed steam rooms and a beachside Temazcal Mayan Sauna are also available. Complimentary group yoga and meditation classes are offered with an instructor in the main house terrace or garden area.

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Time Magazines acknowledgement of Chaa Creek as part of the global 2012 story is much appreciated and is a timely reminder that Belizes premier eco-resort is offering informative adventure tours and sponsoring professional presentations on ancient Maya civilisation, Chaa Creeks general manager said.

We recently noticed that Time magazine gave Chaa Creek a favourable mention in one of their first editions of the new year, and given our focus on presenting factual information about the Maya civilisation, and providing authentic Maya experiences throughout 2012, this was very timely indeed, Chaa Creek owner and GM Lucy Fleming said.

The January 9, 2012 edition of Time, in an article titled The Last Party suggests that readers Hit the Belize Maya Heartland 2012 tour, which covers the Maya cities of Tikal and Caracol and other ancient sites; visitors learn how to read the Maya calendar and thus can decide for themselves if the end is nigh – chaacreek.com.

While we have been actively disavowing the notion that the ancient Maya had anything to do with predicting that the world will end in 2012, we do appreciate that Time recognises Chaa Creek as a source for credible information and as the place to come for an authentic Maya experience in 2012, Ms Fleming said.

The Lodge at Chaa Creek, located in the Maya heartland of Belize, is surrounded by a 365 acre private nature reserve containing over 70 Maya archaeological sites and the Maya temple of Tunichilen, as well as the Natural History Centre and a network of miles of trails allowing visitors to explore Maya sites in their natural setting while learning about the local flora and fauna.

Over the years, Chaa Creek has sponsored numerous archaeological research studies, and Ms Fleming said that the resort will be offering specialised tours and vacation packages aimed at promoting Maya ancient history, cosmology, civilisation and culture throughout 2012.

Weve become increasingly concerned about the amount of misrepresentation one sees in popular media and across the internet about the Maya. Films such as 2012 distort Maya cosmology and the Mayas impressive achievements, and we come across many references to ancient Maya civilisation that are blatantly untrue.

The Maya are often painted as some spooky, primitive race of people when in fact this was a highly advanced civilisation that was far ahead of much of the rest of the world in areas such as mathematics, astronomy, writing, paper making, architecture, medicine and other fields. This is the Maya that we want the rest of the world to learn about, especially in the lead up to the huge, very significant Winter Solstice of 2012 celebrations, she said.

The Lodge at Chaa Creek is hosting respected Mayanist Mark van Stone in January and in addition to presenting a series of informative lectures, workshops and hands-on Maya educational experiences throughout 2012 will be launching a forum to promote Maya educational topics and encourage rational debate about the relevance of ancient Maya predictions to todays world, Ms Fleming said.

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