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Professional Background:

In November 01, 1986 together with his friends Dolores Lopez-Lira and Jose Luis Martinez of Lomas Travel Group founded IVI Cancun’s DMC and since then he has been the dynamic entrepreneur of many other enterprises interconnected to the hospitality industry all over Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and the US, such as:

1.-IVI Cancun DMC (1986)
2. IVI Destination Management (1989)
3. IVI Marketing Group (1996)
4. Blue Line, Ground Transportation (1997)
5. MexicoQuest, Multimedia and E- Marketing (1998)
6. IVI Costa Rica Quest DMC (1999)
7. PRA Destination Management – USA (2002)
8.- Founder of the Mexican Association of DMCs (2004)
9. IVI Panama Quest DMC (2005)
10. IVI Total Concept (2005)
11. Founder of “Friends of the Maya Foundation” – (2005)
12. Founder of "Mexico MICE Market 2006"

Career Steps: (1971-1986)

His career commenced at the Acapulco Hilton Hotel (1971) from being a vigorous Dry & Cleaning Valet to Bellman, Groups and Conventions Manager then at the Canadian Pacific Hotel (1975). He was appointed as the youngest ever DOS all over Mexico with Continental Hotels (1976). He acted as Regional DOS and Marketing for Fiesta Americana, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn (1979). He was invited to head up the Sales and Marketing team for the Hyatt Regency Cancun (1984) as Regional DOS and Marketing until his departure to become a successful entrepreneur.

Associations & Honors:

He was President for the HSMAI at the Acapulco Chapter (1982-1984), President for the Cancun Travel Agencies Association (AMAV 1992-1994)) and Consultant for many Mexican and International Associations in our Hospitality Industry. He is active member and part of the Board of Director for ADME – Association of Destination Management Companies (2004). Also he is the founder and President for the Mexican Association of DMCs (2004). He has received numerous awards, recognitions, diplomas and testimonials from Incentive Houses, Event Companies, Government; Associations and clients from all over the world.

Education:

He has a Graduate Degree in Tourism Administration at the State University of Guerrero (1976). He also counts with numerous diplomas and certifications from Cornell University, Holiday Inn University, SITE, ADME, ISMP, MPI and HSMAI

Personal Information:

José-Manuel was born in Mexico City in 1951, raised in Acapulco, Catskills at upstate New York., actually he lives in Cancun. Married to his wife, Araceli (1974), they have two children and two grand children. In his personal time he enjoys meeting people, reading; playing golf, tennis or bowling. “Attitude is everything”

Francisco Corcuera was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco. During his elementary education, he lived in Richmond, VA for two years, learning the American way of life and its language. He studied Industrial Engineering at the Technological Institute of Superior Studies of Occident in 1991. Francisco left the city to be in contact with other cultural societies and lived in Belgium for one year while he studied and MBA & International Finance.

In 1992, he returned to Mexico, directly to Puerto Vallarta, to be Managing Director of a family company dedicated to the Travel Industry, Quick Rent a Car (car rental) which he owns to date. One year, later in 1992, he started PVR Travel Agency, with the representation of over 51 hotels in the Puerto Vallarta area, for the Domestic market segment, as well as Tour & Travel for the Receptive Charter Industry. His offices opened in Guadalajara in 1993 and, later on, opened an IATA division and Groups and Incentives as DMC in 1995.

During the last 13 years he has accumulated experience in the Tourism Industry as well as the excellence in the knowledge of the destination. Francisco is a member of Puerto Vallarta’s Chamber of Commerce, and various Tourism associations. He has sharpened his skills in the process of time attending to different International and Domestic events for the qualification in Service and Quality applicable to the Tourism Industry.

Francisco is Mr. Jose Manuel Garcia’s partner in IVI Destination Management Puerto Vallarta, in which he constantly applies all its knowledge and experience in servicing IVI clients.

Then Blue Bay took over and managed two properties in Puerto Vallarta where she continued to working with this successful hotel chain. In 2002 She became Sports & Entertainment Manager, Lindsay also worked for Villa del Palmar Puerto Vallarta a Villa Group Property, in which she developed herself as Director of Entertainment.

She has been in Puerto Vallarta for over 6 years, and has been developing activities for hotel groups in different locations. Her event creativity, enthusiasm and knowledge of the destination will Make You Look GREAT!!