TA recs for Riviera Maya resort group rates/travel

[nylalany]

I'm debating btwn Grand Sunset Princess / Grand Riviera Princess and Barcelo Maya Palace for my guests' lodging for my wedding (with my wedding offsite), and I don't have a TA.

Telling all my guests to go through AppleVacations or Funjet or Travelocity or something seems scary considering I don't know how many rooms are actually available in the quantity I need for my dates.

Does anyone recommend their TA highly?

The one I almost worked with I had met on Tripadvisor and apparently someone reported her to the Better Business Bureau (I was wondering why she hadn't written me back in a while) and thus I am definitely in need of a referral to someone good!

Thanks!

[ccarmany23]

Great question! I also need a TA recommendation so please let us know if you have come across any good ones! I would also be curious if your TA (after a set group) arranged for free travel for bride and groom

Thanks!

[nylalany]

She has not arranged free travel. Oh well. Kinda sucks, huh, you would think one of these hotels down there would give some deal, but no!

 

Where in CA are you?

[rodent]

A good TA should be able to get your guests cheaper prices than funjet. Benefits include only having to pay a deposit to secrure the trip and getting price cuts if the price drops on charter air. It also helps having someone coordinate everything.