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With just over two decades under its belt in San José del Cabo, Earth, Sea & Sky Vacations offers potential clients extensive information about Los Cabos through its internal publication Los Cabos Vacation Guide, with 100,000 copies distributed annually. Providing hands-on, individualized attention to each client, Earth, Sea & Sky Vacations provides vacation rentals, tours, spa treatments, chef services, grocery pre-stock, private airline charters, and event planning for groups. This group is available around the clock to serve potential and existing clients with service and destination information. Los Angeles and New York residents can look for this group’s locally produced television show, Ultimate Destinations, which highlights Los Cabos and the company’s local service providers. www.cabovillas.com. 1-800-745-2226, ext. 107.
Contactincentives came to Los Cabos in 1992, after extensive research was performed by the sales director in the area of expert service and program planning for clients. Specializing in groups ranging in size from 50 to 1,000 people, this destination management company remains behind the scenes while doing everything from booking hotels to providing guides and hostesses for events. It even has its own transportation line, Contactours, which is a contracted service provider for Alaska and Continental Airlines, as well as Apple Vacations. With a knowledgeable and creative staff, along with recommendations from pleased clients, Contactincentives remains a force within the DMC community. www.contactincentives.com. (624) 143-8900.
Experienced and professional in what they do, and have been doing for over 15 years, Terramar has created specific divisions within the company to work with each potential client as efficiently as possible. With the goal of delivering unparalleled service, company sections include Group and Incentive Management, Leisure Travel, Style (Décor and Gifts), Wedding and Event Management, Transportation, Baja Outback Expeditions, and the recently added, MediaCenter. Along with area tours, weddings, company meetings or award banquets, Terramar now offers clients graphic design and printing services for any occasion. Always demonstrating reliability, innovation, stability, and cost effectiveness is Terramar. www.terramardestinations.com. (624) 142-9200.
With more than 25 years serving Cancun at the office headquarters, an office in Puerto Vallarta, and 15 years here in San José del Cabo, Tropical Incentives is a company with plenty of experience and resources. In addition to handling transfers, planning any kind of event or party for clients, Tropical Incentives is the only destination management company in Los Cabos with its own trade show, Tropical Top Program (TTP). Through this and other shows, along with their association with tourism groups like SITE, MPI, ADME, and FICP, Tropical Incentives’ list of suppliers and vendors is quite impressive. www.tihloscabos.com. (624) 142-1713.
Set up just over ten years ago in Cabo San Lucas, Lifestyle Management Services focuses on the individual traveler or small corporate group. The company aims to provide luxury hospitality and property management services at affordable prices, illustrating that things in Los Cabos don't have to be expensive to be exclusive and well done. In February 2007, Lifestyle Villas was launched, offering top-of-the-line beachfront and ocean view rentals with personalized services, quality linens and other furnishings. Other services offered by Lifestyle Management Services include pre-arrival grocery shopping, chef, butler and maid services, security personnel, driver and transportation, babysitting services, cooking classes, and 24-hour concierge. www.lifestyle-ms.com. (624) 144-4954.
Cabo Traveler Advisors has been in San José del Cabo since 1998 and meets high-end clients’ needs by asking questions and analyzing the answers before each client arrives. Anything that is not part of a hotel’s services, including transportation, activities, and themed parties, can be arranged with Cabo Traveler Advisors. From a couple, to a group of 20, or several thousand people, CTA customizes travel and meal plans based on the clients’ preferences, making sure to keep the client’s mission and goal in mind. Details like finding transportation from the airport at 3 a.m. or avoiding food allergies are no problem for this company. Committed to surpassing a client’s expectations, the staff at Cabo Traveler Advisors is available 24/7. www.cabocta.com. (624) 142-4444.
IVI Los Cabos opened in 2002, with its Cancun branch having been established back in 1986, is part of the largest DMC network in the Americas. Employees with this company are referred to as “smurfs” and are known for their ability to be in two places at once as well as for their wit. The IVI smurfs can arrange team-building activities, entertainment for parties, eco-friendly events, provide temporary import assistance, as well as audio/visual and multimedia equipment for any occasion. www.ivi-mexico.com. (624) 146-9325.
The existence of these groups has changed the face of Los Cabos tourism forever, with incentive trips to our resort towns being offered non-stop by some of the largest companies in the U.S. and Canada. For some DMC’s, that’s exactly the idea. With years of experience and bilingual staff, Los Cabos DMC’s are ready to serve you.
By Kirstin Frieze
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