We just got back from a 10 day Thanksgiving holiday in Playa del Carmen and Merida.  Since Southwest Airlines just opened up flights to Cancun earlier in the year, we were able to cash in around 20k points and fly into the area for free (the second ticket was free with the companion pass).  Playa is just a short 1 hour bus ride away from Cancun.  We stayed in another Airbnb locale, which was two (more…)