All-inclusive resorts are veering from a binge-fest reputation and offering refined culinary and cocktail menus, expanded health and wellness options and closer ties to the culture and heritage of the host countries.
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico On a hot and languid afternoon in this tourist town on the Caribbean Sea, a Mexican band dressed in Wrangler jeans and black cowboy hats performed poolside at Hotel Xcaret Arte, an all-inclusive resort. While guests sipped frosty drinks, the quintet sang about a guy who fell for a girl who crushed his heart. Booze, that sly temptress, showed up to soothe his pain.