ME by Melia Blog

We always said we’d send special ME packages to your attention once we caught wind of them ourselves. Well, the wait is over and that time is now. Not so much now as we launched them yesterday, but we thought we should add a little dramatic effect to the announcement.

What are they, you may be wondering. We could just direct you over to the logical location, the ME group pages, but then we couldn’t just shove them in your faces like we did below.

So many terrific deals, you may just want to invest your savings account into all of them. We’re not saying that we would turn away your money, but that you might want to reconsider the idea.

Blog and event updates, be↓ow.

ME Blogs

How to save the world by becoming an eco-tourist. – Raul Petraglia, ME Cancun

Passion Lounge in the news again as the hottest place to party. – Ernesto Luna, ME Cabo

Once in a lifetime exhibition hits CaixaForum. – Alexander Hugot, ME Madrid

ME Calendar

Cabo

• March 21 – Paparazzi Party – Passion Club – Hundreds of local and international photographers flock to ME Cabo to take your photo.

• April 11 – White Party – Nikki Beach – 3rd Annual White Party w/ complimentary cocktail reception and guest DJ D:Fuse.

Madrid

• March 17-23 – Semana Santa

• March 25 – MotoGP – Spanis MotoGP in Jerez.

A Quick Word!

We just want to say thank you for leaving all the comments you leave and sending us all the messages you send. We want you to keep at it and tell your friends to add our General Managers’ profiles and our group pages.

As long as you keep doing that, we’ll keep churning out these deals and, soon to be, promotional codes for even cheaper rates!

- ME by Melia

What else is there to a vacation other than partying, relaxing, and eating? They are the keys to the fun-pyramid. Because, if you’re not doing one of those activities, then chances are you’re participating in one of the others.

In Cabo, the parties are ripe and many. 2008 has seen some of our premier events to date; and March and April are fleshing out to be our busiest months yet.

What we have in store for you, after the jump.

Relaxing in Cancun is as simple as walking to the beach. However, when there are so many and such diversity among them, the choice becomes not as easy. Raul, our Hotel Manager at ME Cancun, offers his Top 4 beach locations in Cancun.

Alex Hugot, ME Madrid’s Hotel Manager, knows just how to satisfy those hunger pangs and offers his blog readers some of the quintessential cuisines to Spanish culture; ones that will make you question how you ever managed without them.

Calendar

March – Spring Break

(Cancun) – First Half of March – Canival – Cancun celebrates its version of this pre-Ash Wednesday event, with floats and street parties.

(Cabo) – March 14 – DJ Karim Cato, DJ Antares, and resident-DJ Nestor @ ME Cabo, Medano Beach.
(Cabo) – March 21 – Paparazzi Party – Passion Club – Hundreds of local and international photographers flock to ME Cabo to take your photo.
(Cabo) – April 11 – White Party – Nikki Beach – 3rd Annual White Party w/ complimentary cocktail reception and guest DJ D:Fuse.

A Word

Tell your friends. Send us messages—We promise we’ll respond. Read our blogs. Post comments on our profile. Let us know how we can better our community and be sure to tip us off to events in Cancun, Cabo, or Madrid that we may have overlooked. We appreciate all of your interaction.

Look forward to hearing from you,

- ME by Melia

This weeks’ blogs break all the rules and set a number of once-unimaginable precedents. However, I’m lying and none of that is true. The theme is bars and clubs. Which ones are worth your time; what to expect; and so on. It would almost be criminal of me, then, not to mention that no matter your destination—Cabo, Cancun, Madrid—there is an over-abundance of bars, so much so that you should never run out.

These are my top choices for each city and merely suggestions that I am in no way liable should anything “happen”…

Cancun

Maxim Beach Club – Fire dancers, ME girls, and DJs.
Coco Bongo – Flying acrobats, hanging stage, dropdown screens, foam parties.

Cabo

The Giggling Marlin – Hangs you upside down to serve you shots.
Nikki Beach – Nightly beach parties catered by world-renowned DJs.

Madrid

Museo Chicote – Served Hemmingway, Orson Wells, Frank Sinatra.
La Carolla – Great food; great drinks; intimate atmosphere.

Calendar

March – Spring Break

March 21 – Cabo – Paparazzi Party – Passion Club – Hundreds of local and international photographers flock to ME Cabo to take your photo.

April 11 – Cabo – White Party – Nikki Beach – 3rd Annual White Party w/ complimentary cocktail reception and guest DJ D:Fuse.

Me by Melia appreciates all of your friend referrals and persistent interaction. It really means a lot and has helped us immensely.

Thanks,

- ME

Anything and everything money is a shaky subject when it comes to foreign travel. What are the conversion rates? What good is a conversion rate if I don’t even know where to convert my money? Credit? Debit? Cash? Traveler’s checks?

The options are many and daunting. To clear some path toward a less stressful vacation, this blog takes a look at managing currency while in a foreign country.

• Credit Cards
-The most widely accepted (Visa and MasterCard, more so).
- Offers premium security if you lose your card or it is stolen; refunding faulty charges and shipping you a new card right away.

Con: International transaction fees.

• Cash
- High convenience.
- Comes in hand for transportation and small purchases.

Cons: Easily stole or lost. Conversion fees. Leftover cash.
Tip: Change out at least 200 dollars to keep on you and use it in conjunction of a credit card.

• Debit
- Convenience

Con: Big international fees.

• Traveler’s Checks
- Convenient

Cons: Not universally accepted (smaller countries and smaller hotels). Conversion fees. Fixes you with the ‘Tourist’ label.

The subject of this blog sort of ties in to those of the others. Below are the recaps…

Blogs

There are a number of things that you should abstain from ingesting while in Cancun.

Visiting Cabo is a potential source of confusion.

Madrid is refuge for stingy State-side tippers.