Destination Event: Cabo!

After quite a grueling week at the office for my day job as a PR professional, it was a great treat to head down Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a friend's 30th birthday bash.  I spent the long weekend with 17 other guests, relaxing and celebrating at the beach front Pueblo Bonita Pacifica (an abosuletely AMAZING holistic resort).

Raven, who put the whole event together for her husband, Ian, did a great job planning the weekend and made sure her guests had everything they needed to have a relaxing, worry-free weekend.

Here are a few tips you might consider when planning a destination event or wedding:

• Consider using the services of a travel agent, who can help alleviate some of the tedious work of arranging flight and travel arrangements for your guests.
• You may want to hire a local event coordinator or make use of the hotel's event and concierge services to help plan the event.
• Have welcome bags delivered to your guests' rooms upon, or soon after arrival. Themed bags are great idea. For example, Raven had beach bags filled with a beach towel, flip-flops, sunblock and other trinkets waiting for us on arrival night.
• Host a group dinner for your guests where they can meet and mingle with the rest of the party attendees on you.
• Provide guest with an optional itinerary or recommended list of activities, restaurants and attractions they can experience during their stay. It does not need to be an exhaustive list of everything the destination has to offer, just some ideas.
• Give guests plenty of free time to explore the destination on their own. Sure they're there for your event, but they still want time to relax and enjoy what the city has to offer on their own.
• Make sure you have a list of all your guests names and room numbers, in case you need to contact them. Remember, most guests probably won't have cell phones affixed to their hands for you to contact them on in international locations.

The view from the hotel lobby

Hanging out boatside while Michael Ferrera goes scuba diving

 

Ahhh....