This week’s top Latin America travel deals include 25-percent savings on Copa Airlines flights to a variety of destinations around the hemisphere, plus an exotic-sounding octopus catch-and-cook vacation program in Mexico and a $200 discount off an LGBT New Year’s Eve vacation on the Yucatan peninsula.
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HE Travel
Mexico
The Deal: Save $200 New Years Eve on the Yucatan Peninsula
What Makes It Cool: This LGBT tour operator is offering a $200 discount on its New Year’s Eve tour to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, which highlights Mayan history and includes visits to Mayan ruins and beaches as well as cenotes and caves for swimming and hiking. This 10-day tour, targeted at gay men, takes place over New Years Eve. Price: $4,298
Valid for Travel: Book by October 31 to get the $200 discount; tour dates are December 28, 2015 to January 6, 2016.
Info & Reservations: www.hetravel.com
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Copa Airlines
Latin America
The Deal: 25% Discount
What Makes It Cool: Get up to 25 percent off your travel on Copa Airlines to a variety of cities in Latin America — including Copa’s Panama hub — when you pay with your Visa card.
Valid for Travel: Buy your ticket by November 25, 2015, for travel by February 16, 2016.
Info & Reservations: (Is this link long enough for you?) http://www.copaair.com/sites/cc/interactivelibrary/promocion/visa/151015-en.aspx?d1=EM-VISA-EN-201015-EMDOT&utm_source=email&utm_source=COPA%20Airlines&utm_medium=en&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=copa2015&utm_campaign=766058_VISA%20-%20EN&CopaMail=141128&dm_i=2EUB,GF3E,3NJ23G,12R5R,1
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Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita
Punta Mita, Mexico
The Deal: Octopus Catch & Cook
What Makes It Cool: A wild take on the traditional “hook & cook” concept, the Octopus Catch & Cook experience at this Mexico resort includes the following:
• Snorkel clinic to prepare guests for their diving adventure
• Private guided octopus fishing excursion, with a tour of Pacific octopus nesting areas and diving lessons
• Octopus cooking class and three-course octopus lunch, including octopus salad or ceviche, grilled octopus “a la brava,” signature dessert
• Pricing: $225 per person (maximum group size: 6)
• Open to guests 10 years of age and older; all levels of diving experience are welcome; includes snorkel equipment
Valid for Travel: Through December 2015.
Info & Reservations: www.fourseasons.com/puntamita