All-inclusive vacations: Club Med paved the way in 1950

Beverly Solomon and her friend, Pat, at Club Med in the 70s

If Club Med were a living person, this grand-daddy of all-inclusive vacations would become eligible for Social Security this year—soon after turning 62. Many mid-lifers have grown up contemporaneously alongside Club Med, which was first founded in 1950 by two Europeans who firmly believed that vacations should both excite and rejuvenate the traveler without any hassles.

[Read about Club Med as it was then---and as it is now---in my story published on NBC Universal Life Goes Strong.] 

IF YOU GO

• Club Med
• Examples of Other All-Inclusive Brands: Sandals, Secrets, Dreams, Grand Velas, Breezes
• Search for All-Inclusive Deals on Expedia and Orbitz

Tags: 70s, All-Inclusives, Club Med, Pablo Solomon, resorts

Category: HOTELS