Heading to Mexico? If so, you are not alone. Mexico is our top Delta Vacations destination, which is no surprise due to the beautiful beaches, awesome resorts, and fun activities.
We’ve compiled a few tips to help you prepare for your trip:
1. Bring $1 bills for tipping maids, bellman, and bartenders as getting change in U.S. dollars for larger bills may be difficult there. The tips are included at most all-inclusive resorts but you tend to get outstanding service for the duration of your vacation when you give the wait staff and bartenders extra tips early on and throughout your stay.
2. Bring a photocopy of your passport (and keep it separate from your passport) in the unfortunate event your passport is lost or stolen.
3. If you are worried about Montezuma’s Revenge, eat yogurt every day for a week before you go and while on vacation. The cultures and enzymes strengthen the digestive system. Taking 2 Pepto-Bismol tablets each morning can also help ward off stomach problems.
4. Reapply sunscreen often! — It doesn’t work if you just put sunscreen on in the morning. You need to reapply every few hours especially if you go into the water. For those who live in the north, the sun is a lot stronger in Mexico.
5. Hydrate throughout the day! — If you spend all day in the sun, and partake in a few adult beverages at night, you need to get some water into your system. And the ice in piña coladas counts. 
6. Don’t fall for the timeshare talk. When most people go on vacation, they want to spend every minute of it doing something that’s enjoyable, rather than sitting in a room and having someone trying to sell them a timeshare property. Remember, nothing is for free.
7. You will receive a form to fill out before you can enter Mexico that is your temporary visa. It will get stamped when you go through customs. Stash this away with your passport in a safe place, as you will need it in order to exit the country!
8. If you like to read, bring plenty of magazines and books. Sure, you can buy them at the hotel gift shop, but they’ll be triple the price. And if you finish your book early on in the trip, check to see if your hotel has a book exchange where you can trade your book for one that someone else has already finished.
Do you have more tips? We’d love to hear them, please feel free to share!
Kathy
Delta Vacations
July 28th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Mexico is amazing. I had the best time when I went and can’t wait to go back. Riviera Maya is one of the most relaxing places you could ever dream of.
If you’re looking for great beaches, awesome food and good people, Mexico is the place to go. You won’t regret it.
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:11 am
[...] across Delta Airlines Blog they had interesting post – 8 tips for travel to Mexico. Since that is a hop skip and a jump from here I thought it worth sharing. There are definitly [...]
August 24th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Great tips!! If you have more tips or questions, come on by and say hi. We are fellow travelers at Mexico’s Tourism Board. We want to share information, experiences, and tips about traveling to Mexico. Everyone’s welcome to join in and share. We want to talk about great places, people, activities, culture and food.
http://www.facebook.com/WeVisitMexico
July 7th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Do not place your Passport on the toliet tissue holders in the bathrooms. Keep it on your body (inside pocket with closure) or in your purse. Check the Passport Expiration Date months before you travel.
Your vacation starts at your departure from your home. Be early to the airport and that you are not the only passengers
.
Be nice on the airplne which includes sitting in your own seat and not pulling on the backs of other seats or kicking the seat in front of you. If you take children with you, remember they are your children and they are a reflection on you and how you are raising them. So, teach them to behave and have manners before you travel.
Remember you need to go through Immigration and it does no good to be grumpy. You only ruin the vacations of others around you.