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Message From Headquarters Dear reader, You surely want a great venue that suits your brief and can bring that WOW factor among your attendees. But more than just booking a hotel or meeting room, at IVI DMC2 we have the right staff in place across Latin America to make sure you are booking the perfect hotel, in the perfect meeting space that matches both your business goals and your budget. Inspiring meetings and events with measurable business results is the goal you want to achieve. That is why this issue focuses on a variety of options: From high-end to convenient venues where your ideas will meet success. When you use our venue finding service, you not only save time but money too. Our long-standing suppliers relationships enable us to hammer out deals and beneficial contract conditions, compared to going direct. We invite you to keep reading to see a sample of the options we have selected for you. Sincerely, Jose-Manuel (Manolo) GARCIA, CIS, CMS Second Generation, Innovator & President
About Us Our Vision: Associates: Preserve our company as the best place to work, so that our multicultural staff can thrive professionally and thus always perform their best. Customers: To offer an innovative high-quality service that exceeds all expectations. Partners: To continually consolidate our network of honest and successful partners. Revenue: To maximize the investment of our shareholders & help them gain good dividends. Planet: By means of our hard work instill in others the responsible management of resources.
Our Mission: To serve our customers supported on international certifications ISO 9001 and ADMC, thus ensuring 100% satisfaction to groups, conventions, incentives and special events customers. We create memorable experiences that leave a lasting impression on attendees visiting each and every one of the destinations in which we operate.
Our Objective: Always aim for 100 % overall customer satisfaction.
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Year 9 Vol. 1, Issue 131 Visionary, Founder, Jose-Manuel GARCIA, CDS & Master Coach jmgarcia@ividmc.travel Contents: Second Generation, Jose-Manuel (Manolo) Innovator & President GARCIA, CIS, CMS manolo@ividmc.travel
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Executive Vice-President Karla JIMENEZ, CMS kjimenez@ividmc.travel
General Comptroller Trinidad SANCHEZ tsanchez@ividmc.travel
Corporate Marketing & Francisco BAEZA, DMCP Product Development Director fbaeza@ividmc.travel Quality Director Julia ORTIZ jortiz@ividmc.travel Electronic Publishing Alejandro PECH apech@ividmc.travel Content and Editing Omar GALLEGOS ivicorp@ividmc.travel Managing Director Jorge OROZCO, DMCP —MyDay Travel jorozco@myday.travel
Puerto Vallarta Mexico Costa Rica Panama
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Let’s Cook: How to Prepare a Naranjada
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Dr. Travel Let Me Entertain Me
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Destination Offices: Mexico IVI DMC² Cancun & Riviera Maya Raquel MIJARES, CIS Marketing Director
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IVI DMC² Los Cabos Yazmin ELOSEGUI Destination Managing Director yelosegui@ividmc.travel
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Puerto Vallarta
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Conferences, Events, Incentives, & Exhibitions in Vallarta-Nayarit As one of the top tourist destinations in Mexico, the versatile double destination formed by Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit, features a wide range of first class hotels that offer business services as well as a convention center of international proportions, located a few minutes drive from the Marina Vallarta. It is ideal for events that exceed the capacity of the hotels’ convention facilities or for events needed to take place off-property. The groups and conventions staff in the destination is very professional and experienced,
and
the
technology
available
will
definitely
meet
your
events’
requirements. Also, Vallarta-Nayarit offers amazing excursions, activities, and dining options to complement your successful program.
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Puerto Vallarta
Meeting and Event facilities in Mexico City and Central Mexico Mexico City is turning into one of the hottest spots in Latin America for business and leisure travel. It offers all that is needed for any type of program – history, culture, and art; extraordinary gastronomical options and vibrant nightlife; there are state-of-the-art congress centers and event spaces, as well as breathtaking historical venues where your event will amaze all attendees! Additionally to Mexico City, many Mexican cities are catching the international meeting planners and travelers´ eyes. The business and colonial cities of Mexico offer exponentially growing attractiveness. Some of the cities wheree IVI DMC² operate successful programs include Acapulco, Chihuahua, León, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Tequila, Tlaxcala, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Oaxaca, Querétaro, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and Villahermosa.
Mexico
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Mexico
MEETING FACILITIES COSTA RICA One of the best things about planning a meeting in Costa Rica is that most of the first class hotels that meet the required space and facilities are also located in vacation spots, so you can have your business with a side of fun anytime! In Costa Rica you can easily start your meeting in a ballroom at the hotel and finish it with a sunset cruise on a yacht. Also, choosing where to have your event will be rather easy, since lots of these venues are also under well known flags such as Dreams, JW Marriott, or Westin, so you already know their standards of quality and service and will be able to choose the one that best accommodates to the size and specs of your group. Once the venue has been decided our expert event planner team will assist you with any other special requirement for your meeting such as a/v, office supplies, and equipment rentals. Costa Rica has become a preferred location for meeting and incentives and so we are eagerly expecting the construction of our new convention center to start very soon now. These are some of the highlights of this upcoming state-of-the-art meeting space:
Space for up to 5,000
1,800 people for seated events
14 meter ceilings
Rain water is reutilized
Design allows for the best use of natural light during the day and energy savings
Located in Heredia, close to the main urban area in Costa Rica, and just 20 minutes away from the SJO airport
Costa Rica will greet you with a smile and your guests will leave us with a smile when they go home, as they will be pampered by a tourism-oriented infrastructure full of options for conducting business, as well as bewitching natural resources, fun excursions, and activities they will never forget.
New Convention Center, Heredia, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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Pool side event at Westin Playa Conchal
Pacuare Ballroom at JW Marriott
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Costa Rica
MEETING FACILITIES PANAMA Panama has it all! From the ideal hotel that has 1400+ rooms and meeting space for
banking areas in the world. Our
up to 3000+ participants. All
destination offers renown hotel
these venues are found in
chains right in front of pristine
one of the most important
beaches and in Panama city the offer is also very attractive. Panama is indeed trendy!
Event at Miraflores Locks at Panama Canal
Panam a
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Courtesy of Riu Plaza Panama Hotel
Event Assembly at the Biodiversity Museum by Frank Gehry
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P anama
Courtesy of Hilton Panama Hotel
The options for convention centers in Panama City is certainly great. As an example
Also, in Panama
Atlapa, with its impressive meeting space, up to 34,445 ft²; it is located about 30 minutes
late-2018 what is
from Tocumen International Airport, the Hub of the Americas, with important hotel
largest conventio
chains within 5 minutes of driving distance; and not only that, now with the opening of big hotels there are options for conventions up to 5,000 people and off-property events
America, with a m
venues that everybody will love. You may choose among hotels within the banking area,
300,000+ ft²; a fi
the second largest one in the world; or choose venues in front of the beach and only about 15 minutes from the capital with infinity pools facing the Pacific Ocean and the
finishing will mak
skyline. Panama’s Bay offers an enviable view to tropical green areas too.
center
one
of
worldwide. Courtesy of Hilton Panama Hotel
ATLAP of Pan
Panam a
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Event Assembly at Mi Pueblito
Event at Panama La Vieja
is soon to open
Panama has amazing venues for off-property events: From the first city founded by the
s going to be the
Spaniards in the Pacific Coast of the Americas to a unique indigenous village; Another
on center in Latin
impressive venue is the gorgeous and high-end museum designed by renown Frank Gehry, where ocean and rainforest scenarios meet to surprise participants; and well,
meeting space of
why not? Amaze your participants with an dazzling event at one of the modern wonders
irst class delicate
of the world, the Panama Canal, where they will be able to take unique pictures while
ke this convention the
top
ones
enormous ships are passing by the locks while perhaps enjoying a martini. These are only samples of what we have to offer as the next destination for your program. All these venues have the capacity to handle either small or large groups.
PA Convention Center (Courtesy nama Tourism Authority)
Courtesy of Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama
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P anama
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Siena, Italy Siena is located in the central part of Tuscany. It’s historic center has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Siena is famous for the Palio, which is a traditional medieval horse race run around the Piazza del Campo twice each year. During the Palio, seventeen contrade vie for the trophy: a painted banner, or Palio bearing an image of the Virgin Mary. *Contrade
means
districts
or
city
neighborhoods
originally
as battalions for the city's defense. Siena’s main sights are:
The Duomo (Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta)
Palazzo Salimbeni
Palazzo Pubblico
Piazza del Campo
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formed
Did you know?
Siena witnessed the rise and fall of the Etruscan civilization
Siena became the city of Sena Julia during the Roman period
Florence was the anti-imperial neighboring province. Because of the rivalry with Florence, Siena gradually became the pro-imperial headquarters in Italy
During the fourteenth century, the city of Siena was the protagonist of a great economic decline, and almost four-fifths of the population were killed during a plague outbreak in 1348
The city of Siena is built on three hills
The second highest tower in Italy, Torre del Mangia, is also one of the main attractions of Siena
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Conferences, Events, Incentives and Exhibitions in Vallarta Nayarit Something really BIG is cooking in the Riviera Nayarit! A new addition to the extraordinary Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta that will bring capacity to host large conventions is set to open early 2017. Grupo Vidanta recently announced the addition of a brand new convention center at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta. Located along the Pacific coast of Banderas Bay and a few minutes drive from the Puerto Vallarta Airport, Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta houses five extraordinary hotels offering over two thousand luxurious, contemporary, oversized rooms and suites, 38 restaurants and consumption centers, and soon, over 170,000 square feet of meeting space with a capacity for up to 2,400 attendees and world-class technology for events. The convention center will offer floor-to-ceiling windows to capture the spectacular views of the surrounding Sierra Madre Mountains, as well as the lush greenery and a resort lake. Seventeen separate meeting rooms will be available for groups, as well as extensive lakeside terraces. The foyer will be massive and available for private events too. Its stunning pools, one mile of beachfront, two state-of-the-art SPAs, two extraordinary golf courses by world renowned designers and more, frame the largest resort project in the Mexican Pacific. Ask your contact at IVI DMC² for further information!
Interjet Launches a New Direct Flight from Cancun to Bogota With flights from Cancun to Bogota everyday Interjet competes with three other airlines Avianca,
Copa,
and
Latam
Airlines
with
incredible fares.
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IVI DMC² World Headquarters: Ave. Acanceh #1-01, SM 15 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mx Phone: +52 (998) 287-1700 Email: ivicorp@ividmc.travel Serving the meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions industry since 1986. Find us in over 40 destinations throughout:
The Customer is Always Right I just wanted to tell you what a wonderful job you did for all involved in the PEACH Project. Everyone just loved your passion and commitment to the full project. You guys are the talk of the group. People I do not even know are talking about the school project and I thank your team. You guys lead the team to a successful project for the community, so thank you all again. Jerald “Jerry” Pierrottie Senior Manager Enviro Health & Safety for Water Business 19
Mexico Cuba Dominican Republic Costa Rica Panama Brazil Argentina
For further information on the fine hotels, deals, activities, and group packages mentioned in this magazine, please contact Francisco BAEZA: fbaeza@ividmc.travel
How to Prepare a Naranjada
Ingredients:
1/2 gallon of water
3/4 cup sugar
8 oranges for squeezing
2 oranges for slicing
4 cups of Ice
Preparation: Take the 2 oranges and make thin slices and set them in the fridge for later. In a pitcher, squeeze the juice of the 8 oranges (strain out the seeds). Add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Pour in the water and stir once again. Add in the 4 cups of ice and the slices of orange and stir one last time. Pour yourself a refreshing naranjada. (A delicious variation that you can opt for is made with mineral water instead of bottled water. It all depends if you want it bubbly or not.)
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Let Me Entertain Me The airlines are not in the entertainment business. Their job is to get you safely from one place to another. But they know, as you know, that being cooped up in an aluminum tube hour-after-endless-hour is not much fun. So they try to keep the natives (often called passengers) from getting restless by distracting them with such perks a drinks, food, movies, magazines, and in-flight audio/video. Despite what the airlines provide, preparing to entertain yourself is an excellent idea. You may have already seen the movie (three times), your seatmate may not be talkative, and the only magazine available may be Crocheting Made Easy. So, here to help you pass the hours, is a self-entertainment suggestion: Take a good book (preferably this one) to read. The Marriot Business Travel Institute suggests you take a half-finished novel. The theory is, if you are that far into the book, chances are you will dive immediately into it and the flight will pass more quickly. USA Today adds you should take a book with lots of pages. “Nothing is worse than finishing a novella mid-flight and being forced to read the emergency landing instructions” the newspaper says. You may want to take two books (preferably paperbacks) to give you a choice, in case one book doesn't hold your attention or your flight is delayed. (Taken from page 151) James Feldman, (a.k.a. Doctor Travel) is a Certified Facilitator and internationally recognized professional motivator, author, television host, and radio personality. His company Incentive Travelers Cheque Int’l provides individual and group incentive travel awards for many Fortune 500 companies. His book “Doctor’s Travel Cure For The Common Trip” is an entertaining and invaluable travel guide whose purpose is not to tell you where to go, but rather to help you get ready for the adventure. CommuniQuest is pleased to share some of Mr. Feldman’s travel wisdom with our readers, who from time to time must deal with lines, cancellations, lost luggage, and a person in the adjacent seat making extensive use of the air sickness bag. Reprinted by permission from the Author: jfeldman@itcheque.com
THANK YOU FOR READING Like life in general, the M&E Industry seems to move at the speed of light. As a committed B2B partner, we aim to help you keep up with the latest industry news and opportunities. CommuniQuest Incentive Travel Digest is a valuable tool that brings you the timely information and analysis that you need, with a lair for what's hot, relevant, & interesting. I wish you the best of success in your quest, whatever it may be. Jose-Manuel GARCIA, CDS Visionary, Founder, & Master Coach
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