PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
WORLD ROMANCE TRAVEL CONFERENCE - LOVE MEXICO 2024
Pre Conference 26th – 28th
Pre-Conference activities
October 28th
- Arrivals at Cancun Airport
- Check-in at Host Hotel Paradisus La Perla Playa del Carmen
- 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Venue Hunting. Limited spaces and registration is required.
- 06:30 pm: Meet and greet for new attendees hosted by IADWP Advisory Board and Chapter Heads at Kicks Sports & Fun Bar
- 07:30 pm: Welcome Cocktail
October 29th – Opening, Educational & Networking Day
- 07:30 am - 9:00 am: Peer To Peer - Breakfast With Ed Cotton at Salt Restaurant (Limited spaces, previous registration)
(Restaurants open for breakfast and lunch: Flora and Hadar)
- 09:00 - 9:30 am: Opening Ceremony (Will Medina Auditorium)
- 09:30 am - 10:40 am: "How to bring out your inner rockstar (Hacks to take your brand to the next level)" by Pervez Taufiq (Will Medina Auditorium) Sponsored by Meliá Hotels
- 10:40 am - 11:30 am: "Prioritizing Action: Strategies for maximizing your results" by Glenda Beagle (Will Medina Auditorium) Sponsored by INGUAT (Guatemalan Tourism Institute)
- 11:40 am - 12:50 pm: Coffee Chats (One-on-one meeting appointments)
- 12:50 pm - 1:50 pm: Lunch (Flora Restaurant)
- 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm: Simultaneous tracks
- Marketing & Sales Travel Related Topics: "How to create marketing content: Make reels that are epic with your smartphone" by Pervez Taufiq (Will Medina Auditorium)
- Wedding & Events Planning Topics: "Age matters! Target Demographic Tailoring" Sarah Young (Flower Room)
- Professional & Personal Wellbeing Topics: "The Co-dependent Client is my Secret Sauce" by Tracy French (Candle Room)
- 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm: Simultaneous tracks:
- Marketing & Sales Travel Related Topics: "Elevate & Expand: Advanced Market Strategies for Luxury Travel and Destination Weddings" by Angela Hughes (Will Medina Auditorium)
- Wedding & Events Planning Topics: "Sustainable Destination Weddings Design" by Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya (Flower Room)
- Professional & Personal Wellbeing Topics: "Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Harnessing Emotions for Effective Business Leadership" by Brian Green (Candle Room)
Ready to take your business to new heights? Join us for exclusive B2B sessions with the industry's leading vendors.
- 3:50 - 6:00 pm: Coffee Chats (One-on-one meeting appointments)
- 06:00 pm: Spare time to enjoy hotel facilities
October 30th– Educational & Networking Day
- 07:30 am - 9:00 am: Peer To Peer - Breakfast With Ed Cotton at Salt Restaurant (Limited spaces, previous registration)
(Restaurants open for breakfast and lunch: Flora and Hadar)
- 09:00 am - 9:50 am: Simultaneous tracks
- Marketing & Sales Travel Related Topics: "Trustworthy AI transforming your travel business with ChatGPT" by Angela Proffitt (Will Medina Auditorium)
- Wedding & Events Planning Topics: TBA (Flower Room)
- Professional & Personal Wellbeing Topics: "Believe in YOU - Setting Boundaries in Business" Jeni Chaffer (Candle Room)
- 10:00 am - 10:50 am: Simultaneous tracks
- Marketing & Sales Travel Related Topics: "How to create killer content that sells" by Mark Chesnut (Will Medina Auditorium)
- Wedding & Events Planning Topics: "The Entrepreneurial Journey of Destination Weddings" by Natalie John (Flower Room)
- Professional & Personal Wellbeing Topics: "Neurodiversity & Accessibility in Travel & Events" by Bobbi-Jo Roback (Candle Room)
- 10:50 am - 1:50 pm: Coffee Chats (One-on-one meeting appointments) Lunch at Exhibitor´s Floor
- 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Coffee Chats (One-on-one meeting appointments)
- 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm: "How to Meet the Needs of Today's Destination Wedding Couple?" by Jennifer Stein (Will Medina Auditorium) Sponsored by Guanajuato State.
- 4:50 pm - 5:40 pm: "The Art of the IM-Possible: Cultivating a Luxury Mindset in Destination Romance and Travel” by Monica Balli (Will Medina Auditorium) Sponsored by Yucatan Tourism Board
- 5:40 pm - 5:50 pm: Break
- 5:40 pm - 6:30 pm: "How to brand yourself as a luxury destination expert through content, relationships and client referrals" by Chris J Evans (Will Medina Auditorium)
- 6:30 pm - 6:40 pm: Closing Session (Will Medina Auditorium)
Time to get ready
- 08:00 pm: Farewell Party at Kanna by the Beach
October 31st
Checkouts and post-conference fam trips departures
October 31st- November 2nd
Post-conference activities
*Program subject to change and under construction
