Now through May 30,
Meet Puerto Rico is encouraging meeting and incentive planners to book groups in Puerto Rico with a new "Escape the Meeting Blah" campaign that rewards planners with gift cards and trips.
For groups of any size and meeting on any date, planners who book during the promotion will receive $15 per room night for their meeting in Puerto Rico if a contract is signed during the promotion period. Those planners will also be entered into a drawing to win one of five pre-paid gift cards valued at $5,000 each. Additionally, those meeting and incentive planners with confirmed bookings of 500 room nights or more during the promotion will also be invitied on a “knock-your-socks-off” rewards trip to Puerto Rico.
“We offer the requisite rooms, conference offerings, state-of-the-art technology and airlift that are necessary to compete,” said Milton Segarra, President and CEO, Meet Puerto Rico. “We also offer a culture rich destination providing the total immersion that planners are seeking. And, we are on a tropical island, in the Caribbean. No passport needed.”
The campaign also includes a built-in charitable donation to The Ricky Martin Foundation, a group that advocates for the well-being of children around the globe in crucial areas such as education, health, and social justice.
“We know that planners today want to provide experiential trips and to work with a destination active in corporate social responsibility,” said Segarra. “The Escape the Meeting Blah! campaign provides that platform with friendly competition, built-in CSR, and substantial rewards all wrapped up in a destination that offers experiences that groups are seeking for a successful meeting.”
Nearly 30 hotels and destination management companies are participating in this year’s inaugural promotion. It marks the second time that Meet Puerto Rico has launched a branded promotion since its debut late last year. The first promotion, Meet Puerto Rico’s "Dial & Smile" campaign consisted of a two-day selling event with hotel partners in November 2013, and resulted in 81 group bookings representing 48,258 room nights.