Mexico Meeting & Incentive Planner 2018 - 4
MEXICO MEETING & INCENTIVE PLANNER PRESIDENT/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Laurel Herman, laurel@worthit.com CONTENT EDITOR Johnalee Johnston, johnalee@worthit.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jessie Fetterling, Barbara Beckley DESIGN & PRODUCTION MANAGER Steve Grasso AD TRAFFIC MANAGER Daimee Feliz MARKETING/SALES ASSOCIATES Jennifer Gettinger, jen@worthit.com EXECUTIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gary Herman, gary@worthit.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR Paloma Villaverde de Rico, paloma@worthit.com CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Andrea F. Sper, andrea@worthit.com SALES STAFF MONIQUE AGALIOTIS Northeast USA, MD, VA, DC, OH, IN, Eastern Canada, Europe 917.244.7000, monique@worthit.com MARGARITA ALVAREZ Quintana Roo 011 52 998 287, margarissima@gmail.com LISA MARIE COSTA CA, OR, WA, AK, Western Canada, Asia 949.244.4760, lisamarie@worthit.com BRENDA GOODWIN South Florida, Midwest USA, Caribbean, Central & South America 305.828.0123 x160, brenda@worthit.com LAUREL HERMAN Hawaii 305.828.0123 x121, laurel@worthit.com TERRY MURPHY CO, ID, NM, WY, ND, SD, NE, MT, Mexico 305.828.0123 x120, terry@worthit.com TERRI TONKIN FL, MO, OK, TX, Southeast USA 305.828.0123 x182, terri@worthit.com KAREN SMITH AZ, NV, UT 954.614.9704, karen@worthit.com Reverse Above: Banquet at Presidente InterContinental Cancun On the cover (main): Banquet at the The Westin Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta; (inset l-r) Wine Cellar at the Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya; Dessert at Gem Spa Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun; Mazatlan International Center (photo credit: Mazatlan Tourism Board) Contents Welcome to Mexico 6 A look at some of this year's meeting and incentive trends Country Map 8 Visual highlighting Mexico's diverse regions Fast Facts 10 Regional directory listing 4- and 5-star hotel room counts, convention centers and what's new on the hotels and resorts scene across the country's seven regions Distinctly All-Inclusive worthit.com 305.828.0123 / 800.447.0123 Mexico Meeting & Incentive Black on white Planner 2018 is produced by Worth Custom Publishing. 11 Standout options personalize the experience Meet in Mexico 16 A range of convention centers and meetings-ready hotels and resorts ensure that Mexico offers the perfect match The Art of Meetings Wellness 18 Balancing work and play has never been easier 4 CONTENTS prevuemeetings.com/mexico