ALG Vacations Holds Its First-Ever Mega-FAM Event in Cancun

16.04.2024 - 21:59 / travelpulse.com / Laurie Baratti

This past week, ALG Vacations launched its first-ever “Pros on the Go” Mega-FAM event, with a series of educational workshops, networking and community activities taking place at the Breathless Riviera Cancun resort in the enchanting Mexican Caribbean. The year’s new event format will see two Mega-FAMs replacing the 20 or so escorted FAM trips that ALG Vacations has hosted in years past. The first took place this past week from April 9-13, while the second will occur in Punta Cana from June 19-23). 

The luxurious all-adult hideaway Breathless Riviera Cancun and its sister property, the equally elegant Secrets Riviera Cancun (both part of Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection), sit on a beachfront parcel halfway between the bustling tourism epicenter of Cancun and the Riviera Maya region’s charming Playa del Carmen to the south, complete with a gorgeous stretch of white sand. 

Since spring just started, the event’s organizers could not have asked for better weather (as long as you like 90-degree afternoons) and the captivating resort setting made it challenging to focus on business matters. But, being consummate professionals, the Mega-Fam’s roughly 150 travel advisor participants spent their first morning and afternoon onsite making the most of educational opportunities. As they gathered together on day one, advisors wore T-shirts in one of four colors to represent the regions they hailed from.  

Following the morning’s general opening session presentation, attendees got to choose from among two sets of the various available workshops—one for the morning and another for the afternoon—two from ALG Vacations focusing on topics like ways to earn more with the group, its programs and incentives, and how to leverage its various tools and technologies; and two other training sessions provided by third-party presenters. This pair of supplementary expert-led seminars centered on travel photography tips and tricks, and how to confidently charge professional fees. 

Aerial view over Breathless Riviera Cancun. (Photo Credit: Hyatt)

That’s not to say there wasn’t a good amount of fun and jocularity mixed in with all the learning, as well as games and prize giveaways. One whole-group bingo game tested advisors’ knowledge of ALGV’s various programs and incentives, with a three-day all-inclusive Hyatt vacation awarded to the winner. The later afternoon saw advisors working on a service activity that gives back to the destination community, as they came together to construct pinatas for local children. When they were finished, participants were surprised with an in-person visit from kids who would be receiving the fruits of their labors. 

Advisors got to select where they wanted to stay from among several of ALGV’s partner