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Meetings and Events Made Perfect by Professionals

When it comes to planning your next meeting or event, don’t leave anything to chance. By working with a Certified Meeting Professional, you can rest assured that your event is being managed by someone who is the very best at what they do. Fairmont Mayakoba is the only resort in Mexico that employs two full-time account managers who have earned the prestigious CMP designation.

Launched in 1985 by the Events Industry Council, the CMP program is recognized globally as the gold standard of excellence in the meeting and events industry. The qualifications for this certification are based on professional experience, education, and a rigorous exam that was developed and is maintained by meeting professionals from all over the world. By working with a Certified Meeting Professional, you’ll be collaborating with a trained professional who has demonstrated a commitment to the highest ethical standards and best practices in the meeting and event management field. 

At Fairmont Mayakoba you’ll work with Ezra Quintanar in Group Sales and Ana Garcia , on the Event Operations team. Ezra and Ana have over 30 years of combined experience in meeting and event sales and management, having worked with major hotel and resort brands throughout Mexico. Together, they have the unique skills to implement industry best practices in both business and incentive markets, ensuring every event is perfectly planned and flawlessly executed. 

Ezra Quintanar
Ana Garcia

With the Riviera Maya region of Mexico being a very popular meeting, event, and incentive destination for the US and Canada, Fairmont Mayakoba has everything a meeting planner could imagine and a whole lot more. Perfect year-round weather, direct flights to nearby Cancun from more than 40 cities in the United States and Canada, and expansive resort facilities that can accommodate virtually any type of group event, make Mayakoba the ultimate event venue in Mexico. Nestled between the pristine waters of the Caribbean Sea and 240 acres of tropical jungle, mangroves, and canals, Fairmont Mayakoba can accommodate your group in a single, tranquil, and secure location. 

The AAA-5 Diamond Fairmont Mayakoba features 401 contemporary rooms and suites, including beach and lagoon casitas, each offering guests superb resort accommodations. Activities abound, including an array of water sports, fitness, and wellbeing programs, spa treatments, and a Greg Norman-designed golf course featuring 18 holes of a challenging play set on a spectacular track where the jungle meets the sea. Culinary experiences at the Mayakoba resort transcend guest expectations with 12 distinct restaurants spanning traditional Mexican, Italian, Japanese sushi, contemporary coastal, international, and modern Latino. 

For group and incentive guests, the resort features over 27,000 square feet of flexible indoor meeting space and two outdoor event lawns, one measuring 7,300 sq. ft. and the other 13,000 sq. ft., suitable for any type of group function. For indoor gatherings, there are two ballrooms – Riviera and Mimosa. The foyers, adjacent to the ballrooms, are a perfect venue for cocktail receptions, exhibit areas, or registration space. There are also seven various-size breakout rooms, as well as outdoor space equipped with modern technology that can easily adapt to a variety of group events.

To plan your next event, meeting or incentive contact our team.

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