All inclusive packages are killing a lot of small European tourist towns and villages.
People have a tendency to have a wander into the town for a look around and maybe lie on the beach, but spend very little money while they're there. Personally an all inclusive would be my idea of hell. Doubly so if there were wasps about.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:18, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

But you could drown the wasps in pre-paid beer.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:20, Reply)

To be honest, it's probably all that the beer would be good for anyway.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:21, Reply)

Don't take the piss out of our beer etc...

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:23, Reply)

All inclusive in Mexico was fucking amazing!
That's the only time I've done it, mind you.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:21, Reply)

I bet
if you hadn't had it and had gone exploring the restaurants and bars in the city you would have found it amazing too. Maybe even more.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:23, Reply)

We did this as well
It was just nice to have free excellent food and beer on tap (and optics in the room above the always stocked beer fridge)
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:24, Reply)

I can imagine it been nice
I'd still want to go an explore around. In fact, lately I don't even get breakfast at the hotels, as I like to try what's out there from the very morning!
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:27, Reply)

I have been on some belting all inclusives.
I like it because I don't have to encounter the disgusting poor riff-raff that live in these backward, god forsaken, weather blessed countries.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:25, Reply)

Go to the nicer places, not the touristic ones
spend a bit more money or get on a bus to get out of the crowd. It's worth it.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:28, Reply)

It really isn't.
They are quite ugly and very smelly.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:32, Reply)

The nicer places?
Oh, well. Your concept of nice is different to mine, clearly. There are really beautiful places in the sun blessed countries; with no tourists in most of them, especially if you go for mountain holidays.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:36, Reply)

I am pulling your leg. You are, of course, correct.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:37, Reply)

Oh, sorry
I'm very bad at sarcasm most of the times. Let alone in English.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:38, Reply)

This is genius

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:39, Reply)

If, perhaps, it's in an undeveloped resort then maybe I'd consider doing it.
But if I'm going on holiday somewhere, I want to experience some of the culture of the country I'm in. I cannot understand how some people can sit on the beach or by the pool all day, it would bore me to tears, even with a good book at hand. A couple of days of that is OK, but a whole fortnight? You might as well have a few sessions on a sunbed at home, and then go out every night.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:25, Reply)

It was post Katrina so basically only the big hotels were left!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:26, Reply)

Ah, fair enough then.
I got caught in Hurricane George in Florida back in the 90's. Scary as fuck. Driving back from the Keys, there was a sudden flash flood and the road went from being 'a bit wet' to about 18" of water within a few minutes. The full force of the hurricane hit the day after we flew home.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:30, Reply)

There were plenty of people like that in Mallorca this year
If was our first holiday of that type we'd ever taken and if didn't have the hire car I'd have gone crazy, and we were only there for a week. Just ten minutes drive from the resort was this fantastic old sanctuary at the top of a 509m mountain. The drive up there ranks as the second most terrifying of my life but it was worth it and the kids really enjoyed it. Not one other person I spoke to at the hotel had heard of it. Two weeks sitting by the pool drinking San Miguel and slush puppies whilst turning into a roast turkey would send me ga-ga.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:49, Reply)

If indeed you are Lady Gaga

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:51, Reply)

We were offered all inclusive for our honey moon
and considered it for the price, but decided we prefered to enjoy the "real places" and we not only did really enjoy the experience but ended up saving money. What's the good thing about traveling if you're going to spend a week in a hotel eating the food and watching the tv you'd have at home? I don't understand.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:22, Reply)

We went out the hotel quite a bit in Mexico
50mph speedboats FTW!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:23, Reply)

I bet they were!
I just think, if I can help the comunity buying stuff I'd buy anyway, I'd rather do it; even if it's a bit more expensive. It must be my growing in a touristic place. Or the fact that everywhere we went they'd tell you not to give money for charity to anyone (especially children) but spend that money you'd give on a product you could use, and therefore, help to sustain the market. (I don't know if that made any sense)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 7 Sep 2011, 15:26, Reply)