Cancun News June 2012 - Travel Agent Academy

Cancun News
The Littlest Mayans
Azul by Karisma Starts New Program for its Youngest Guests
Rythym on the Beaches
Oasis Hotels & Resorts Hosts the JazzU Festival & Coyote Country Festival
This year, the best place to hear jazz
and country music is in the beautiful
Mexican Caribbean at the Oasis
Cancun.
Gourmet Inclusive Azul Hotels by Karisma, located in
the beautiful Mexican Caribbean, unveiled its new
children’s program: Mini Mayans. Designed to
educate children about Mayan culture while staying
at Azul Hotels, the program includes fun and
interactive elements such as Give the Mayans a
Mano, Mayan Cooking Classes, Mini Mayan
Musicians, and Tiempo de Tiles.
To promote the new Mini Mayans program, Azul
Hotels invites families to enjoy a savings of more
than 40 percent off and children under 13 stay free.
Mini Mayans is offered at Azul Beach Hotel, Azul
Sensatori Hotel and Azul Fives Hotel by Karisma,
each located along the Mexican Caribbean.
Recognizing the popularity of the Mayan culture in
2012, Mini Mayans has been incorporated into the
daily schedule of activities at Azul Hotels’ Azulitos
Playhouses.
June 2012
From May 17th – 26th some of the
biggest names in the world of Jazz will
be in Cancun for the The Oasis Jazz U
Festival, including:
May 17th - Trombone Shorty
May 18th - Dianne Reeves
May 19th - Chick Corea & Gary Burton
May 24th - Maceo Parker
May 25th - Brad Mehldau
May 26th - Diego “El Cigala”
Independence day is the perfect time to visit Cancun this year
with the Oasis Coyote Country festival taking place June 28th to
July 5th. Country fans will be lining up to see their favorites bring
their southern charms to Cancun with performances by:
June 28th – Montgomery Gentry
June 30th – John Michael
Montgomery
July 4th – Colt Ford
July 5th – Bo Bice & Josh Gracin
La Quinta’s Best
La Quinta Inn & Suites Annual Conference Awards Cancun Property
Earlier this month, La Quinta Inn & Suites was named “Best
New Construction outside the US” and “Best International
Franchise” at La Quinta’s 2012 Annual Conference in New
Orleans. Wayne Goldberg, President and CEO of La Quinta
Inns & Suites, was on hand at the event to accept the awards
on behalf of the Cancun property.
La Quinta Inn & Suites Cancun was awarded these
distinctions amongst the company’s new properties, for its
outstanding hospitality, great service and high-quality
standards.
Clowning Around
Palace Resorts Welcomes Cirque Dreams to Cancun
Moon Palace Golf Resort and Spa in Cancun is hosting a
performance of the Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy show this
summer - June 29th through August 5th - and guests at the
all-inclusive resort will receive complimentary tickets to "the
grandest circus spectacle east of Vegas.“
Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy is brought to life by an
international cast of aerialists, contortionists, acrobats,
jugglers and musicians in a jungle setting filled with flowers,
magical trees and a variety of special effects designed to
entertain all ages.
The La Quinta Inn & Suites downtown Cancun property was
officially inaugurated this past February. Until recently, the
hotel had been operating at a limited capacity since July
2011, with 132 luxury rooms open for business, pleasure and
medical travel.
Guests who book a stay at Moon Palace for five nights will
receive two complimentary tickets to the performance, while
guests who book seven nights or more in an Oceanview room
category or above will receive up to three tickets. All other
Palace Resorts guests staying at the nearby Beach Palace,
Sun Palace, Playacar Palace and Le Blanc will be able to
purchase tickets and receive priority transportation to and
from Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort. Palace Resorts is
offering nine weekly shows at an introductory rate of $25-$75.
What’s Your Desire?
Original Resorts debuts clothing-optional Hotel in 2012
Original Resorts, a leading Mexican hospitality brand, continued
its strategic plan to expand with the opening of its new clothingoptional resort, Desire Pearl Resort & Spa on March 30th, 2012.
Original Resorts opened the first clothing-optional hotel of the
group, Desire Resort & Spa, in 2003. This new five-star hotel
complex, located on a beautiful beach in Puerto Morelos, just a
few minutes outside of Cancun, is an exclusive couples onlyhotel, marking the brand’s fifth resort in Mexico.
The new Desire Pearl represents an excellent option for the
couples who seek the blend of privacy, luxury, and sensual
amenities for an unforgettable vacation in the Mexican
Caribbean.
Desire Pearl Resort & Spa, a beachfront hotel in exclusive
Puerto Morelos, offers breathtaking amenities and sweeping
views of the Caribbean Sea, includes 32 Oceanfront Rooms, 13
Junior Suites, 36 Master Suites, and 7 Penthouse Passion
Suites. Guests can enjoy the hotel’s grand pool, the 80-person
private Jacuzzi - perfectly integrated into the surrounding
gardens, in addition to a tennis court, holistic spa, and pier with
docking facilities, among other luxurious amenities.