New Riu Palace Peninsula getaways on sale with Apple Vacations

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May 31, 2012, 09:52 ET

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RIU Hotels & Resorts and Apple Vacationers are celebrating the grand opening of Riu Palace Peninsula – RIU's newest luxury resort in Cancun. The Riu Palace Peninsula is one of RIU's new generation Palace properties, complete with modern decoration and architecture, world-class cuisine and 24-hour all-inclusive amenities. The new resort boasts four swimming pools, an ice cream parlor, lobby bar with patisserie and windsurfing and snorkeling activities.

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Also on site are Mayan ruins called Ta'acul, meaning "that which remains hidden." This archaeological discovery was recently excavated by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) with funding provided by RIU, who maintains and cares for the site.

Apple Vacations is offering summer specials to Riu Palace Peninsula. Three nights in July start from $890 per person, including nonstop, roundtrip air from Baltimore or Dallas/Ft. Worth, hotel transfers, all meals and drinks and the services of an in-resort Apple representative. Taxes and fees are also included.

Apple Vacations operates exclusive vacation flights to Cancun from 12 U.S. departure cities, including Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Boston. Additionally, Apple Vacations sells scheduled air packages from U.S. cities nationwide.

*Prices per person based on double occupancy including round-trip charter airfare from Baltimore via Air Tran and Dallas/Ft. Worth via Sun Country Airlines, round-trip airport/hotel transfers, hotel taxes and baggage handling, fuel surcharges, all pre-collected U.S. and foreign taxes and fees including September 11th Security Fee. Restrictions/blackout dates may apply.

About RIU: The international RIU chain was founded in Mallorca by the Riu family in 1953 as a small holiday firm and is still owned by the family's third generation. RIU Hotels & Resorts now has more than 100 hotels in 16 countries which welcome over 3.2 million guests a year and provides jobs for a total of 25,000 employees. RIU is currently the world's 30th ranked chain, one of the Caribbean's most popular and the fourth largest in Spain.

About Apple Vacations: For more than 40 years, Apple Vacations, America's Favorite Vacation Company, has provided affordable, top quality vacation packages from U.S. departure cities nationwide to vacation destinations throughout Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Central America and Europe, as well as top ski resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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