Kayaking races on three of the world’s five bioluminescent bays, experiencing the tallest zip line according to the Guinness Book of World Records, hiking through a tropical rainforest ... sound like a bucket list? These are just a few of the “Only in Puerto Rico” experiences meeting planners can include in a Puerto Rico meeting or convention.
Today, Puerto Rico’s wide variety of offerings successfully answer the bucket list dreams of both planners and attendees and help planners turn meeting lists into bucket lists.
By offering everything a planner needs to have a successful meeting—the Caribbean’s largest and most technically-advanced convention center, top accommodations, authentic activities, fine dining and sophisticated meeting and event venues—with “only in Puerto Rico” experiences answering an attendees bucket list—it is no wonder it continues to be positioned as one of the most sought-after global meeting destinations. And it can all be found on an exotic tropical island in the Caribbean with no passports required for U.S. visitors.
And meeting planners know Puerto Rico offers delegates a distinctive and memorable experience as well as an ever growing roster of top-rated hotels and resorts totaling approximately 15,000 guestrooms throughout the island. Puerto Rico’s large number of rooms and variety of accommodations offer the opportunity to host major city-wide conventions as well as upscale luxury incentives.
“Puerto Rico has every required infrastructure asset and all the benefits of a major U.S. destination – and it is all on an exotic island in the Caribbean,” says Milton Segarra, President and CEO of Meet Puerto Rico. “In essence, Puerto Rico turns meeting lists into bucket lists so planners and attendees can escape the conventional.”
Not only can planners arrange the best conferences—there are more than 1,800 weekly flights from the U.S and international destinations (1,499 non-stop and 382 direct flights from US) landing in the newly $750 million renovated Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (SJU), with an additional $200 million enhancement program in the works, but attendees can attend a professional meeting and check off items on their bucket lists as well as experiencing 500 years of culture—and all on an exotic tropical island in the Caribbean.
And summer means outdoor sports! This summer, USA Swimming has selected Puerto Rico as the site of the 2016 post-Olympic-Trials, pre-Olympic-Games “foreign” training camp. They will utilize Puerto Rico’s Natatorium of San Juan, a covered outdoor swim facility designed after the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games pool with capacity for 1,800 spectators.
Meet Puerto Rico’s $10+$10 Meeting Promotion
Meet Puerto Rico recently launched the $10 + $10 Meeting promotion, rewarding meeting and incentive industry planners for booking groups at select participating hotels and resorts in Puerto Rico. The promotion applies to new leads or groups generated on or after April 10, 2016.
The contract must be signed by or before September 30th, 2016 with the travel window until December 20, 2017. More than 20 hotels and resorts are participating.
For each booked room night, Meet Puerto Rico will contribute $5.00/per booked room night. In addition, each participating hotel* will provide a match of $5.00/per booked room night equaling a total of $10.00/per booked room night (contributions are not applicable to room rate, tax, incidentals or resort fee).
In addition, participating hotels will offer an additional $10.00 rebate on the resort fee—hence the name the $10+$10 Meeting Promotion.
This promotion applies to new groups booking at least 10 rooms or more per night and a minimum of 30 room nights (Does not apply to weddings, family reunions, social events or repeat business).
To learn move visit http://www.meetpuertorico.com.
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