How much is too much? At Grand Velas Resorts in Mexico, parents can give their kids the best of everything with an over-the-top Billionaire’s Birthday package (priced at a cool $2 million) that provides just about every conceivable luxury for that next quinceañera, bar or bat mitzvah or landmark teen birthday celebration. Read below for all the details — but if you’re looking for something with a lower price tag, not to worry: I’ve also found special hotel discounts for families in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, as well as $1,500 discounts off Peru tours.
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Grand Velas Resorts
Riviera Maya and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
The Deal: Billionaire’s Birthday Package
What Makes It Cool: Catering to the pampered teens of the world’s most elite, the all-inclusive Grand Velas Resorts in Riviera Maya and Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, are offering a new “Billionaire’s Birthday Package,” pulling out all the stops for a teen’s supersized coming-of-age celebration. Coming with a $2 million price tag, the party (perfect for sweet sixteen’s, quinceañeras and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs) begins with private jet roundtrip transportation from anywhere in the USA, Mexico or Canada, followed by a private check-in that includes edible gold popsicles and welcome bags featuring an Apple iWatch. The birthday girl or boy is treated like royalty with a three-night stay in one of the resort’s two-bedroom Presidential Suites, complete with daily in-suite breakfast for up to ten friends. The blowout bash on the beach leaves no room for a skimpy guest list, with space to accommodate up to 300 invitees. Grand Velas will even create a personalized professional sand sculpture to help celebrate the occasion. Also included in the package is exclusive access to the resorts’ Spa for a “Gold Treatment,” a custom designer dress by Pineda Covalin, a skydive or flyboard experience for the party’s host and friends, fireworks show, candy bar, renowned DJ entertainment, and special concert by a top performing artist, which could be anyone from Maroon 5 to Pitbull. The resort’s “Rent Your Rock” program also allows the king or queen of the night to rent diamonds and other high-end jewelry for the special occasion, including a yellow canary diamond, radiant cut, with a center stone of nearly four carats and surrounded by 1.25 carats, all in white gold.
Valid for Travel: Based on availability.
Info & Reservations: www.grandvelas.com
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Insight Vacations
Peru
The Deal: Save up to $1,600 off Peru tours
What Makes It Cool: Insight Vacations is celebrating the launch of its first foray into South America with the addition of the new Luxury Gold itinerary in Peru, called “Treasures of the Incas.” To make this inauguration even sweeter, guests who book their Peruvian vacation by July 31 can save up to $1,600 per couple with Insight’s Early Payment Discount and Air Savings. The 12-day tour itinerary includes visits to Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca.
Valid for Travel: Book by July 31, 2015.
Info & Reservations: www.insightvacations.com
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Royalton Luxury Resorts
Memories Resorts
Mexico and Dominican Republic
The Deal: Seaside Summer Camp Adventures
What Makes It Cool: This summer, families seeking a relaxing getaway with a host of free kid-friendly activities will love the new Seaside Summer Camp Adventures for children ages 4-12 at Memories Resort and Spa and Royalton Luxury Resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. For the next two months, youngsters can vacation with cartoon bunny siblings Max and Ruby at Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa in Mexico and Royalton Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. For 13- to 17-year-olds, the “Hangout Teens Club” lounge is the perfect haven with fun games, PlayStation rooms, Wi-Fi areas with charging stations, billiards and ping pong tables. Youngsters staying at Memories Resorts in the Dominican Republic and Grand Bahama will have a ball with the popular cartoon Berenstain Bears.
Valid for Travel: Through September 6, 2015.
Info & Reservations: www.royaltonresorts.com, www.memoriesresorts.com