News from Acapulco Hides a Long Time Secret

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 03, 2010 -
Since the late 40's and on through the 60's, 90's and the present, Acapulco has secretly been a haven for American, French, Mexican and Canadian Celebrities and wealthy socialites, as the only true "riviera" in North America.

It was 1948 in a private, multi-million dollar villa in Acapulco where a wealthy Texas socialite named Margarita Sames entertained the likes of Nicky Hilton (Paris' uncle), young Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gabor, Jacqueline Petit  and many other film and theatrical stars from all over the globe.   It was at one of her famous private parties that she created the world famous drink - the "Margarita".

"Quite frankly", says Ron Lavender, an American who settled in Acapulco 50 years ago to become the city's most successful developer of private residential property, "Acapulco is the best kept secret in the travel and resort industry, as it boasts the most inclusive and exclusive private, luxury accommodations available anywhere."

Lavender joined forces with the Chicago-based corporate promotions team of American Marketing where Micheal Breheny and Don Calarco operate the "Life of the Rich and Famous Acapulco Villa Experience".  Together for over 25 years they have hosted corporate incentive groups, private executive meetings, celebrity get-a-ways and socialite parties on the mountainside overlooking Acapulco bay where they experience the best of everything that Acapulco has to offer.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiPA8rvS-Dg




Offering the most luxurious travel experience ever, the duo, working with an extensive concierge staff at Lavender's Acapulco firm, sees to every detail to provide the same "celebrity experience" that was made popular by Margarita Sames and her bevy of international house guests.

Although extensive expansion of hotels, condominiums and convention center construction has been rapidly making its way along miles of oceanfront property, south of the city, the news making its way to the United States from Acapulco most commonly consists of horrifying stories of the war between the government and the drug cartels.

"It's just enough to keep the American tourists from choosing Acapulco over an alternate destination" says Mike Breheny, "but this battle and the press that follows it has been going on for decades.  Surely, no one is at war with the tourists. Mexico is the 14th largest country in the world.  They do have their share of evil, but to make it appear to be all in one small spot on the map isn't coincidental.  The bad news is just a clever way to keep the best kept secret under wraps."

The city of Acapulco still enjoys its share of repeat business from American, Canadian and European visitors, but the business owners who operate the transportation services, restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues in this great city simply want to make Acapulco more visible and less "questionable" to the travelers from the north.

To return the image that once made this city the most desirable vacation spot in the northern hemisphere, a group of innovative Acapulco businessmen, led by Ron Lavender has turned to the American Marketing team to create an annual event that will acknowledge, celebrate and re-create the famed Margarita Sames parties that helped to make this city the hot-spot that it is.

The week-long celebration, planned for early 2011, marking the creation of the original "Margarita" will become an annual event in Acapulco, complete with celebrity guests, entertainment and sponsored events.  However, like the Margarita,  the same all-inclusive - all-exclusive private villas are available all year round to people of exquisite tastes and at a surprisingly affordable price.

Acapulco is where it all started.  "Jet-Set" was a term used to describe the first celebrity and socialite groups that have flocked to Acapulco since the early 50's.  In 1953, when John and Jackie Kennedy honeymooned in a private villa in Acapulco they were called the "Beautiful People".

The incredible transformation of this city over the past twenty years has only made it better than ever.  The people of Acapulco are some of the warmest, most accommodating people on the planet.  For over 60 years, their only source of revenue has been hospitality and they have certainly perfected it.  

So, don't be fooled by the outpouring of bad press.  This city of 2.5 million people has less crime than the average US city of the same size.   Acapulco is still the best kept secret in the travel industry.  The team at American Marketing, which once catered primarily to   corporate incentive groups is making a week-long experience of the Life of the Rich and Famous possible for anyone who appreciates the best things in life at a cost similar to an average resort stay.

For more information on planning a group trip to the all-inclusive - all-exclusive Acapulco Villa Experience, there is only one place to make it happen.  Very affordable tickets and reservations for the first annual commemoration party celebrating the birth of the original Margarita are going to be scarce.  Call 1-773-767-1844 and get ready to fall in love with a lifestyle (and a secret)  that has only gotten better with age.