CommuniQuest Incentive Travel Digest - Year 10 Vol. 1, 188

Vol. 1, No. 188

DIRECTORY Visionary, Founder and

INDEX

Master Coach: Jose Manuel Garcia, CDS jmgarcia@ividmc.travel President:

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Jose Manuel (Manolo) Garcia CIS, CMS, CCM, CES

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Los Cabos International Airport and Convention Center

manolo@ividmc.travel Vice President of

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Upcoming events in Los Cabos

Administration Leticia Garcia lgarcia@ividmc.travel

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Vice President of Marketing:

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Distinguished resorts and venues

Raquel Mijares, CIS, DMCP rmijares@ividmc.travel

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General information

Corporate Quality Director: Julia ORTIZ, CES, CMS jortiz@ividmc.travel

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IT Director:

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A golfer’s paradise in Cabo

Alejandro Pech apech@ividmc.travel Content & Editing: Omar Delgadillo corp.news@ividmc.travel

Destination offices

Cover subject: Meetings and Incentives in Cabo’s Golden Paradise

Mexico:

Caribbean:

Central America:

IVI DMC Los Cabos

IVI DMC Cuba

IVI DMC Costa Rica

Yazmin ELOSEGUI, DMCP, CIS, CMS

Alejandro DEBASA, CMS

Ligia VARGAS, CIS, DMCP

Destination Managing Director

Regional Managing Director

Regional Managing Director

yelosegui@ividmc.travel

adebasa@ividmc.travel

lvargas@ividmc.travel

IVI DMC Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit

IVI DMC Dominican Republic

IVI DMC Panama

Jaime NELO, DMCP, CMS, CES

Bidia Bissumbhar

David JOHNSON, CIS, DMCP

Destination Managing Director

Planning & Events Manager

Associate Regional Managing

jnelo@ividmc.travel

dr.planning2@ividmc.travel

Director djohnson@ividmc.travel

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IVI DMC Cancun & Riviera Maya Ximena LOPEZ, CMS Marketing & Planning Director cun.planning2@ividmc.travel

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A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT. Dear reader, Los Cabos has become a go-to destination for most Meetings, Incentives, and Corporate Events. Road and air connectivity with major cities make it easy to plan successful meeting programs in this golden-sand paradise. Natural landscapes and attractions, adventure and sports, shopping and nightlife combined to create memorable moments. Plan your extraordinary event with our leading quality of service. Our accomplishments and enthusiastic attitude are what upholds up our motto, in your business, “We make YOU look GREAT”!

Sincerely,

Jose Manuel (Manolo) GARCIA, CIS, CMS, CCM, CES President IVI DMC² Enterprises

Our Objective: Always aim for 100% overall customer satisfaction.

Our Vision: Associates: Keep the ideal place to work, where our multicultural staff give their best, every day Customers: Offer an innovative high-quality service that exceeds expectations Partners: Consolidate our network of honest and successful partners Utilities: Maximize the return of investment to shareholders Planet: Inspire responsible resource management by means of our work

Our Mission: Serve customers through our international certifications ISO 9001 and ADMC; ensuring 100% customer satisfaction of incentives, conventions, and special events; providing memorable experiences in each of the destinations in which we operate; maximizing the return of investment to shareholders.

LO S CABO S

Los Cabos is a tale of two Mexican towns—Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo—set at the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula

Coordinates of the place: Lat 22° 53’ 25.9188’’ N Long 109° 55’ 0.2532’’ W The name: Los Cabos which refers to Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo.

Known as: “ Land’s End” What does it have to offer ?

Total Rooms: 18,500 Total Hotels Meeting Space: 129,166 sq. ft 62 European plan Hotels 19 All inclusive 6 Adults only International Convention Center: 72,000 Sq. ft 16 Championship Golf Courses Page 5

Traveling to Los Cabos Upscale new resorts are broadening the appeal of a classic Mexican beach destination that add to its golden paradise appeal.

Los Cabos International Airport Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), located in San JosĂŠ del Cabo, Baja California Sur, is the sixth-busiest airport in Mexico.

It is also recognized as one the best 25 airports in the world as it is located just 8 miles north from San Jose del Cabo and 23 miles from Cabo San Lucas.

Los Cabos has direct flights of the main cities of the USA, Canada, and Mexico, with more than 500 flights per week. Major airlines such as American Airlines, United, Spirit Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta, Frontier Airlines, Photo by Los Cabos Guide Southwest, Virgin, Sunwing, Air Canada, West Jet, Interjet and Aeromexico fly daily to Los Cabos. With many new upcoming new routes.

International Convention Center Total square feet: 72,000 Total Meeting space: 67,758.75 sq ft Maximum capacity: 8,000 people Breakouts: 11 rooms Parking Space: 440 cars Loading Dock: 27,464.52 sq. ft

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Los Cabos’ Distinguished Resorts Los Cabos Nobu Los Cabos, Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos, Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Golf & Spa Resort, Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Golf & Spa Resort, Pueblo Bonito Rosé Resort & Spa , Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos Resort , Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos, Breathless Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa, ME Cabo , The Cape A Thompson Hotel, Esperanza, an Auberge Resort, Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, Breathless Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa

Touristic Corridor and San Jose del Cabo Hacienda Encantada Resort & Spa Sheraton Grand Hacienda del Mar, Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos Golf & Spa Resort, Montage Los Cabos, Chileno Bay Resort & residences Grand Velas Los Cabos, Garza Blanca Resort & Spa, Le Blanc Spa Resort, Solaz Los Cabos , Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa, Casa del Mar Golf Resort & Spa, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort Paradisus Cabo Real All Inclusive Resort & Spa, Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort, Marquis Los Cabos All Inclusive Resort & Spa, Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Grand Velas Los Cabos

One & Only Palmilla Reflect Krystal Grand Los Cabos, Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos, Viceroy Los Cabos, Cabo Azul Resort, Holiday Inn Resort Los Cabos, Hotel El Ganzo, Secrets Puerto Los Cabos, JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa Zadún, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos Page 7

Cabo’s top venue collection From the hole-in-the-wall taco joints to the larger-scale resort restaurants, the food in Los Cabos has been on the rise for quite some time now. Today Los Cabos has an incredibly large variety of seafood, Italian, Japanese, Steakhouses, Pizza, Café food as well as vegan gluten-free options. Not only does the culinary culture of Los Cabos keep up with the rest of the world’s food trends, but Restaurants also do a wonderful job of crafting original diverse menus. One of the best parts about travelling is experiencing a destination’s dining culture and Los Cabos will certainly not let you down.

Omnia Beach Day Club Huerta Los Tamarindos Floras Farm - Mango Grove Sur Beach Club House Sunset Monalisa Toro Latin Kitchen Bar Hacienda

Tours & Activities Cultural : Art Walk in San José Del Cabo ; from November to June.

Bird Interaction City Tours: Los Cabos, La Paz, Todos Santos, East Cape Towns.

Cooking Classes

Adventure : Atv’s & Utv’s, Biking Camel Interactions and Camel Riding Golf, Hiking Horseback Riding Jeep Tours, Parasailing Skydiving , Ziplines

Water : Dinner Show on board , Flyboard, Kayaking Paddle Boarding (SUP) Party on Boats, Ships, Yachts and Catamarans Sailing ( Daylight and Sunset), Scuba Diving Snorkeling, Spearfishing , Sport Fishing, Sunset Cruises Surf Swim with Dolphins, Swimming with Whale Shark Tour to the Arch of Cabo San Lucas Wave runners Whale Watching Page 8

Golfer’s paradise Los Cabos has an extraordinary mountain-desert-ocean environment where top golf course designers have created some of the world’s finest designs built by luminaries such as Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman, Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and Tiger Woods. With three courses listed in the Top 100 Golf Magazine World Cup and four of the top five courses in Mexico, according to the Golf Digest classification, Los Cabos is without question the capital of Golf in Mexico.

Diamante Mexico’s first true links, fashioned by Davis Love III and his design team along the Pacific Ocean from a fantastic set of white sand dunes, huge portions of which are without vegetation and seem like enormous snow drifts. Holes hug the flowing terrain with little artificiality. Two holes on the back nine once played around a long lagoon but have been replaced by new 12th and 13th holes on the beach. So now the entire second nine is adjacent to the ocean, amidst the tallest dunes. How unique is this course? No other links in the world has a cactus.

Questro Golf - Cabo Real Course Designer: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Course Information: 6,848 yards (par 71) Opened: 1993 Complete practice facilities Grass Type: Greens – Tifdwarf Bermuda Facility Type: Public

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Questro Golf - Club Campestre Course Designer: Nicklaus Design Design Course Information: 6,966 yards (par 71) Opened: 200 Complete practice facilities Grass Type: Paspalum SeaIsle 1 Facility Type: Public and Resort

Country Club Golf Course Designer: Roy Dye and Dye Designs Opened: 1994 Grass: Tees and Fairways are Tifway Bermuda.

18-hole, par 72, 7220-yard course Ideal for players of all abilities, the course’s unique blend of desert-style, shot-making challenges and stunning views for a match in the making.

Cabo del Sol When Jack Nicklaus first saw this Baja Peninsula site, what can best be described as Scottsdale-meets-theSea of Cortez, he told reporters, “This is my chance to design a Pebble Beach.” He took full advantage of that chance, routing an exciting 18-hole that plays from highlands of desert cacti, over dry washes and down to the sea on both nines. When the layout opened in 1994, Nicklaus said it had the three finest finishing holes in golf. That might still be true 22 years later, given that the greens at 16, 17 and 18 are all perched on top of rocks above the crashing surf of Whale Bay.

Querencia Golf & Country Club Situated amidst the beauty of Los Cabos, Querencia Golf & Country Club is located at the small tip of the Baja California peninsula. The sparkling blue waters of the Sea of Cortez nearly enclose the beautiful terrain. Tom Fazio designed one of two courses at Querencia. It is his first golf course in Mexico and it has made quite a name for itself. Golfweek ranked it as Mexico’s no. 1 course.

Holes :18 Type Private/Resort Par:72 Length: 7070 yards Slope: 147 Rating: 74.

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Events Calendar

Event

Date

Half Marathon RunCabo San José Jazz Weekend Art Festival Todos Santos San José del Cabo Traditional holiday’s Chesse & Wine Festival Todos Santos Film Festival Festival Sabores de Baja Ballet Dance Gala Los Cabos Open Water Challenge Mexican Party CANIRAC Gastrovino Food & Wine Festival Todos Santos Probemos México Los Cabos Open of Surf Music Fest Organization Stars and Stripes Cabo del Este Dorado Shoot Out Mango Festival Todos Santos Los Cabos eats Like this Open of Tennis Los Cabos Bisbee’s Cabo Del Este Offshore T

2/10 2/15-16 2/14-19 3/16 3/21-24 3/31 3/4-6 4/27 4/5 5/17-19 5/1 6/11-16 6/23 6/27-30 6/20 7/28 7/4 7/29 7/3 8/1-4

19/13-17 Fishing Tournament Los Cabos Billfish 10/17-20 Bisbee’s Fishing Tournament Bisbee’s Fishing Tournament Black and Blue 10/22-26 10/14-18 Cabo San Lucas Traditional holiday’s 10/19-26 San Josè del Cabo Restaurant Week 11/3 Ironman 70.3 Los Cabos 11/4-6 Los Cabos Cocktail Festival 11/6-9 Fishing Tournament Tuna JackPot 11/11-13 Los Cabos VIP Summit 11/17 International Film Festival Los Cabos 11/19-22 Sabor a Cabo Rural 11/30 Los Cabos Big Charter Boat Classic 11/3-16 Sabor a Cabo 11/7-11 Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers Rally 10/TBA Los Cabos Jazz Experience EsperanzARTE 11/TBA 11/31 Extreme Sailing Series

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General information Visa:

Banks and Currency:

All foreigner visitors require a valid passport to enter Mexico. The visa policy allows visa free entry for citizens of the countries listed below:

The official unit of currency is the Mexican peso (MXN). However, the U.S. dollar (USD) is widely accepted. All major Mexican national banks are represented here and are usually open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, and Venezuela.

Many locations have ATMs that accept U.S. bank cards, and some ATMs can dispense both Mexican pesos and U.S. dollars. Transaction fees may be higher.

Memberships: The Los Cabos Tourism Board is proud to be associated with the following local and International Organizations:

Citizens of these countries can enter Mexico without a visa, just by presenting a valid passport and “Migration Form for Tourists, Transmigrants, Guest Business Persons or Counselor Visitors�, which can be obtained in travel agencies, airlines or at the point of entry into Mexico.

Citizens from other countries require a visa, which can be obtained through the Mexican Embassy in their country of origin. Children traveling alone need a notarized authorization from their parents.

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CONTACT:

Dear reader!

Thanks for reading Communiquest Incentive Travel Digest I hope you find in this newsletter a useful tool that will help you make decisions for your successful business.We would be delighted to know if there anything else you’d like to see or experience in this monthly newsletter. Your suggestions are more than welcome.

We wish you the best in your endeavors and business adventures, and please, don’t forget, working with us “Will make YOU look GREAT”.

IVI DMC² Corporate office: Ave. Acanceh #1-01, SM 15 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mx Phone: +52 (998) 287-1700 Email:ivicorp@ividmc. travel

Sincerely,

For further information on the finest hotels, deals, activities, and group packages mentioned in this travel digest, please contact:

José-Manuel GARCÍA, CDS Visionary, Founder and Master Coach

Raquel MIJARES rmijares@ividmc.travel

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OUR STATE-OF-THE ART CREED (A company with a soul) We promise you to be those people neatly dressed in white and turquoise blue uniforms, many people call us “The Smurfs”, we perform as an extension of your own business.

We are knowledgeable, witty, fun to have around, and beautiful or handsome (not necessarily in that order).

We can run faster than “Speedy Gonzalez”, we can be in two or three different places at once, we are also commited to do everything in a legal and personalized way for our clients.

You can find us popping up at airports, historical and archaeological sites, deluxe resorts, charming hotels, golf courses, scenic beaches, and even at the best restaurants in town.

We enjoy “Smurf Team-work” because it’s fun and having fun doing our job is our passion.

We can do the impossible right away – miracles may take a little bit longer”.

Ever since 1986 we’ve been working passionately with the sole mission to Make YOU look GREAT!

by José-Manuel García, Founder CORPORATE OFFICE José Manuel (Manolo) GARCÍA, CIS, CMS, CCM, CES President of IVI DMC² Enterprises manolo@ividmc.travel Av. Acanceh 1-01 Sm. 15 Cancún, Quintana Roo 77505 México Tel. +52 (998) 2871700

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