Toronto to Holguin Cuba 10 days 5 star all inclusive - $899C

Toronto to BZE - $840C + $30C (1 checked bag) + $150C Tropic Air SP = $1020C Insane!

Wonder if Minister Heredia follows this board...

Nice letter to the editor in the San Pedro Daily about this issue

OK, all that said, when I first started going to Belize, many moons ago, I was often paying $1200 Cdn (one time $1500) in airfare just to get there, not including the puddle jumper flight, that was an additional $100 US. And not only that, my accommodations were also in $US, as was my diving, my touring, my partying. More often than not, the Cdn $ and US $ were far from par. At one time, for a year or more, I was paying $1.60 or so for the US $.

It was brutal, but I didn't care. I didn't care that it was cheaper to go to Cozumel or most anywhere else, because I'd found something so special in Belize, and I was willing to pay for it.

That was the reality at the time. I'm not so sure it's still my reality, regardless I can't see me not going at least once in a while, instead of as often as possible, as I have done in the past.

What would be ideal, is if something could be done about the disparity in pricing. If that could be fixed somehow, then new people would arrive, find the love, book the hotels; us old salts, could get back to arriving "as often as possible".

I know what you mean seashell especially on the US dollar issue. Thankfully that is not as bad now. We have only been to AC twice, once for 6 weeks last winter. As mentioned earlier in this thread we didn't find it to be the bargain we thought. In comparison to other islands we found San Pedro to be crowded, busy, not that attractive and lacked what we think was it's original 'charm'. That with the cost of cart rental to get around and the lack of clean swimmable beaches we are trying a new island this year and at a much cheaper price and easier to get to.

Seashell, I am trying to send you a pm but you are over your limit.

I'll send you one and then you will be able to respond.