I am going to jump in here and comment on the airfare
I am bringing about 20 people in late Feb and we wound up paying about $580 r/t. Of that 580 I believe about 200 was taxes. As a matter of fact the taxes went up $60 in Dec. IF and only IF the Belizean gov. wants to make tourism a priorty they need to reduce their taxes. I have traveled quite a bit in the last 15 years or so and I have never seen the tax rate on an ailine ticket so high. That being said EVERYTHING ELSE I have booked in Belize has been, I believe, a good value. So maybe the gov needs to step back and see the big picture. Get the people in and they will spend the money. WHy do you think cellular phone companies give away $300 phones? So they can make the money on the service.
Maybe that is not the point though.
Maybe Belize does not want too many tourist. That would be okay. It just goes against everything I was taught in business school.
We are flying from Tulsa,Oklahoma City, and Tampa by the way and the Tampa ticket was the cheapest!!! Go figure.