Mexico Meeting & Incentive Planner 2015 - (Page 12)
Over the years, Mexico's all-inclusive resorts have evolved into
elegant properties offering the best of service, amenities, cuisine,
activities and entertainment for just about every interest.
Above: Le Blanc Spa Resort
The All-Inclusive
Advantage
F
rom posh adults-only retreats with
butler service to family-friendly
elegance and award-winning
convention resorts, Mexico has the
perfect all-inclusive resort for every
taste and budget.
"Attendees benefit because they have
no out-of-pocket costs for food and drinks,"
says Monique Collins, senior manager of
meetings and events for LagasseSweet
Horizons. "And planners benefit because
we don't have budget surprises at the end,
like higher than expected bar bills."
Mexico has long been a leader in the
all-inclusive concept. Mexico's resorts
were among the world's first AAA 5- and
4-diamond rated all-inclusives. Now,
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planners are finding even more benefits,
as all-inclusives throughout the country's
top destinations add new luxuries,
amenities and conference services.
The expanding variety of free activities,
such as tequila-tastings at the Grand Velas
Riviera Nayarit, where Collins recently ran
an incentive program, helps planners save
money. If you choose, these savings can
be turned around to further pamper your
clients. "Because of my cost savings, I was
able to have nightly gift room-drops-
Talavera pottery, silver, beach bags-for
my 300 incentive winners," Collins says.
The all-inclusive benefits are reaching
out to all markets and exceeding the
expectations of what planners used to
think of as all-inclusive. Even small elite
programs can be booked at an all-inclusive
now. For example, the 5-diamond Le Blanc
Spa Resort in Cancun has a ratio of nearly
one staff per guest, cooking and mixology
classes, private functions at no extra charge
and 8,418 square feet of meeting space.
For upscale medium-sized programs,
planners can choose from luxurious
properties such as the Live Aqua Cancun,
a contemporary incentive property that
offers an all-inclusive edge, with room
for up to 1,000 people theater-style in its
largest meeting space. The luxury Casa
Velas in Puerto Vallarta is equally ideal, with
80 suites set on a golf course, a private
beach club and function space for up to
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Mexico Meeting & Incentive Planner 2015
Welcome
Mexico's Regions
The All-Inclusive Advantage
Mexico Makes It Easy
Central
Mexican Caribbean
Gulf Isthmus
Mundo Maya
North
Baja
Pacifi c Coast
Accommodations
DMCs & PCOs
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