Grand Velas Riviera Maya to Host GoGo Vacations Learning Conference
Approximately 350 Travel Agents from All Over the US to Convene at Resort
Playa del Carmen, Mexico (November 4, 2011) Over 350 travel agents from across the US will be meeting at GOGO Vacations' annual Learning Conference at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya, December 5 to 9. Agents will participate in site inspections and training and education in everything from the company's new group sales offerings and 24/7 sales support to destination product training. Preceding the agents' event will be the company's annual staff conferences for team leaders, assistant team leaders, consultants and business development staff.
"GOGO is pleased to have Grand Velas as the host hotel for our conferences this year. The Learning Conference is all about the education and the experience and we are positive that the staff and accommodations at the Grand Velas will help make the experience one to remember for the agent community" said Michele Kish, President of GOGO Vacations.
"This is the first time GoGo Vacations has held all the meetings together in one destination and we're delighted and proud that they chose the Grand Velas Riviera Maya for this major event, "said Fernando Garcia
About GOGO Vacations -
GOGO Vacations is a leading wholesaler of value and amenity-packed vacation packages with more than 40 local sales offices, exclusively serving the travel agent community. Founded in 1951, GOGO offers its travel agent customers' competitive commissions, comprehensive marketing programs, co-op advertising opportunities and annual Learning Conferences and Worldwide Showcases in cities across the US. Travel professionals have turned to GOGO Vacations for its depth and breadth of product and destination offerings and after their acquisition by Flight Centre Limited in 2008, GOGO now has access to world's most extensive product distribution network.
About Grand Velas Riviera Maya -
The AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Maya, an all-suites and spa resort located five minutes from Playa del Carmen, is the latest and most sophisticated iteration of the ultra-luxury, all-inclusive resort experience. This Leading Hotels of the World designated resort is the preeminent one of its class boasting 491 suites, each more than 1,000 square-feet, in three separate ambiances- premium ocean-front Grand Class Suites with terrace plunge pools for families with children 12 and up, family-friendly ocean-view Ambassador Suites and Zen Garden Suites embraced by the flora and fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula's jungle.
The resort presents a gastronomic tour of the Yucatan, Europe and Asia offering seven restaurants with world-class chefs from France, Spain and Mexico; dedicated butler service for each guest, and the region's largest spa sanctuary at over 89,000 square-feet specializing in signature treatments inspired by ancient cultures from around the world. The spa was named "Best Spa" in the world by Virtuoso and also earned a SpaFinder Readers' Choice Award. The resort was designed by lauded Mexican architecture firm Elias and Elias and features the sleek and modish interiors that fuse the serenity of the Caribbean with the vibrancy of Yucatan cultures.
Over 350 travel agents from across the US will be meeting at GOGO Vacations' annual Learning Conference at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya, December 5 to 9. Agents will participate in site inspections and training and education in everything from the company's new group sales offerings and 24/7 sales support to destination product training. Preceding the agents' event will be the company's annual staff conferences for team leaders, assistant team leaders, consultants and business development staff.
"GOGO is pleased to have Grand Velas as the host hotel for our conferences this year. The Learning Conference is all about the education and the experience and we are positive that the staff and accommodations at the Grand Velas will help make the experience one to remember for the agent community" said Michele Kish, President of GOGO Vacations.
"This is the first time GoGo Vacations has held all the meetings together in one destination and we're delighted and proud that they chose the Grand Velas Riviera Maya for this major event, "said Fernando Garcia