Throughout the year, we hoteliers truly enjoy our interactions via email, through social media and over the phone with our meeting-planner clients and prospects. Each event that’s gearing up to take place at one of the four properties in the Hard Rock Hotels All-Inclusive Collection means a great deal to us, and we always look forward to discussing the strategic considerations and logistical details that go into creating the best possible meeting or incentive for each group.
Read MoreIn late August, the MTV Video Music Awards took over Madison Square Garden in New York City. The elaborate staging, lighting and choreography made the latest pop-music sensations shine both in their sound and their appearance. In short: The VMAs are designed to be an experience that every participant and spectator remembers, and the event certainly achieved that. For meeting and incentive groups, the same powerful combination of music and staging can be harnessed at the four all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotels of Mexico and the Dominican Republic. After all, there’s no other hospitality brand that comes anywhere close to Hard Rock in the realm of music.
Read MoreWell, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have come and gone. Just as in the previous 30 Summer Olympics of the modern era, the best athletes in the world competed against each other in competitions ranging from swimming to sailing to cycling to gymnastics to beach volleyball, plus many others. From all this, the games produced dozens of amazing performances that created life-long memories for fans around the world.
Read MoreI urge planners to use a destination management company because they can save you money. They are the specialists in cutting through local red tape, finding venues, using local talent, advising you on outside or local entertainment and activity options, bridging language gaps that cause miscommunication and avoiding costly compliance mistakes that can each add hefty overcharges to your budget.
Read MoreWhen I hear eco-friendly, green living, or outdoors, the first of our four resorts that comes to my mind is Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana.
Read MoreBeing involved with Latin America is part of my job. Even if it weren’t, I would still be a huge fan of the Christmas traditions in Mexico. There it isn’t just a one-day celebration. The Christmas season begins on December 12, the birthday of the Virgin of Guadalupe (la Guadalupana), and ends on January 6, the Epiphany. Many people take the last two weeks in December off — there is so much to celebrate.
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