LatinPlus DMC Group and GPS Destinations Announce Strategic Alliance

 

Chicago, IL. and Miami, Fl. December 17th.  2021 (Update)

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The meeting and events industry is evolving due in part to powerful alliances of like-minded companies.  GPS Destinations DMC Collective, a Global Destination Management Collective, and LatinPlus DMC Group a regional DMC network with operations in all Top Latin American destinations; have created an alliance that offers meeting planners a broad range of global DMCs vetted to the highest standards.

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LatinPlus DMC Group and GPS Destinations DMC Collective have engaged in a strategic alliance to best align their sales forces through collaboration, in order to offer clients greater access to this global community of destination management companies and stronger synergies to their members DMCs. Through this alliance, both companies can service meeting and event professionals globally while expanding our sales and business development outreach within North America.

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“Mark Marino and I started this conversation back in April while sipping a delicious cup of coffee in the mountains of Costa Rica, and we closed it last week, with another delicious cup of coffee in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. This is how we do business in Latin America, it’s all about building relationships that make sense for our business and our most important for our clients.” Said Patricia Sahin, Founder and Managing Partner at LatinPlus DMC Group.

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“Patricia Sahin and I both share the same passion for the meeting and events industry. We realized during the industry turndown of 2020/21 that we were busier than ever keeping our respective businesses alive. We both embraced new technologies, elevated our respective brands, and grew our partnerships. Having collaborated on a few projects together Patricia and I realized that working together we could achieve so much more. It’s exciting to offer our clients a broader collection of DMCs and I’m thrilled to embrace our new Latin American destinations!”

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LatinPlus + GPS Destinations = Trustworthy, Authentic, Creative and Responsive destination management

About GPS Destinations DMC Collective

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About LatinPlus DMC Group
A group of independent Destination Management Companies specialized in Latin America’s Top Destinations for meetings, incentives, and group travel. Our DMC’s share best practices and boast a great reputation on each one of their Destinations. They have strong relationships with hotels and suppliers and work seamlessly together and in partnership with our clients.

Countries of Operations

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GPS Destinations is a DMC Collective of uncompromising destination management companies. Each is independently owned and operated and brings authenticity, experience, and creativity to the meetings and events they operate. Two-thirds (2/3) of our member DMCs are female-founded and our collective represents a dynamic and inclusive group of meeting and event professionals.

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Together, GPS Destinations and LatinPlus DMC Group can service the following Destinations:

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