Three of the primary Los Cabos DMCs—Cabo Travel Advisor, Terramar Destinations and Tropical Incentives—can play matchmaker when it comes to pairing meeting and incentive planners with local suppliers, and can also obtain permission to use unique off-site locations for splashy events, such as the traditional village plaza in San Jose del Cabo.
Cabo Travel Advisor
(www.cabocta.com) Cabo Travel Advisor, owned by local tourism industry veteran Victor Mena, primaryily caters to the high-end crowd, such as arranging custom programs for celebrities. The creative Mena has, however, dreamed up Mexican-themed team-building programs such as Guacamole Games and Donkey Polo in which contestants use brooms instead of mallets.
"If they don't want to move, they don't move, " Mena quips about the notoriously stubborn nature of donkeys.
Mena also can arrante ultra-pos events in local villas.
Terramar Destinations
(www.terramardestionations.com) For the soup-to-nuts Los Cabos DMC experience, with plenty of creativity and style served up for the main course, Terramar Destinations offers a comprehensive package, including a room gift division and the ability to fabricate props for special events and elaborate banquets.
"The better [planners] know their client, the better we can create something specific to their needs because we don't do cookie-cutter programs," says Managing Director and Owner Kimberly Clapham, who adds that Terramar tries to tie spiritual elements and local culture into its programs. Ever on the cutting edge, it even has a Style by Terramar division.
"We're infinitely more creative and owner-involved," Clapham continues. "We're a process-based company, so we deliver consistency and have a fabulous team of talented people who work well together."
Tropical Incentives
(www.tihloscabos.com) Another good veteran Los Cabos DMC, Tropical Incentives prides itself on providing authentic Mexican experiences, according to Stefan Hetz, sales manager.
"We really try to present to the North American client, mostly, the real Mexican experience," he says. "We give them the security and quality of service they're used to in the U.S., but with that Mexican smile and hospitality. Being a Mexican company, where we understand the country, really gives us the advantage."
Like the other top full-service DMCs, Tropical Incentives can arrange ATV programs, golf, fishing, ecotourism activities, whale watching from December through March, and all the other excursion options that make Los Cabos a Wow!
