Turismo Chile hired DV to create a “Destination Specialist Chile” program in 2007. After achieving less than satisfactory results using a trade magazine training initiative, Turismo Chile viewed our Mexico work samples and innovative e-learning platform in deciding to partner with a new agency. The DS Chile program was engineered, designed and created by DV to build sales fluency for North American retail and home-based travel professionals. To view the campus, CLICK HERE.

In 2005, the Cancun Convention & Visitors Bureau was ready to revive their Tourism Institute to include online learning with a proven success rate. They chose Destination Ventures to produce an online campus, FAM Trip program and Loyalty Program as part of the Tourism Institute’s broader travel agent engagement strategy. Due to its success, they again contracted Destination Ventures in 2006 and 2007 to amend and enhance the program on an ongoing basis. As one result, the program received the Reader’s Choice Award from Agent@Home magazine readers in December 2006. To view the campus, CLICK HERE.

In 2006, the World Heritage Alliance, a partnership between Expedia Inc. and the United Nations Foundation, hired Destination Ventures to develop both live seminar and online learning programs focused on Mexico’s World Heritage sites. The programs were tailored to empower World Heritage Alliance members and tourism industry partners to promote sites to visitors, while learning to adopt responsible, sustainable tourism practices. The online courses, offered in both English in Spanish, have delivered measurable educational advancements in a flexible, easy-to-use and cost-effective manner. To view the campus, CLICK HERE.

Destination Ventures was hired by the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board in 2007 to create an online learning campus specifically designed to help the destination reaffirm its unique identity. As a neighboring and competing destination began to grow (the Riviera Nayarit) tourism officials say the need to differentiate the Puerto Vallarta product and unique feature by re-educating the travel agent community. Offered in both English and Spanish the campus has been a resounding success. To view the campus, CLICK HERE.

In fall of 2006, Destination Ventures was hired by the Acapulco Convention & Visitors Bureau to create an online learning campus specifically designed to help re-introduce Acapulco to a new generation of travel agents and consumers. Offered in both English and Spanish, Acapulco Academy’s Study Course provides a comprehensive review of Acapulco’s sights, attractions, tours, and accommodations – both old and brand new. Graduates are invited on a FAMtastic Inspection Trip and can enter sales into the Bonus Points program. To view the campus, CLICK HERE.

Since 1992 Destination Ventures has designed and executed live travel agent training events for the Mexico Tourism Board (SECTUR). In 2006, seeing the myriad of benefits in online learning, the MTB hired Destination Ventures to create an accredited online campus. The interactive campus now covers over a dozen Mexican destinations, based on updated and expanded material from the popular “Magic of Mexico” sales manual. To view the campus, CLICK HERE.

Since 2004 DV has worked for the Los Cabos CVB conducting both “live” and online training programs. In the Fall of 2008 we developed an interactive training tool in support of the destination’s new branding campaign and redesigned website. The Campus includes individual hotel/resort “e-lessons,” a highly effective educational resource for resorts to train agents, meeting planners, and tour operator-“call center” employees. The campus integrated the destination’s new slogan (“Leave it all behind”) and has specialized lessons about selling golf, spas, sport fishing and diving. To view the campus, CLICK HERE.