A pure incentive trip - one where the trip is being taken primarily for pleasure - is responsible for paying taxes on the fair market value of the trip (Air-Hotel-Transportation, etc.) The company gets a dollar-by-dollar deduction on the cost of the total trip. Some companies award cash bonuses to help offset the taxes that will be owed by the recipient. For more information on the regulations on Incentive travel, visit the IRS website or call 800 829 1040 to order form 463 and 535.

MEXICO - CLOSER THAN EVER
American Airlines has started daily nonstop flights from Chicago to Los Cabos Mexico effective December 15. Also the beautiful city of Puerto Vallarta will have nonstops everyday except Wednesdays - Mexico is closer and easier to plan your Meeting or Incentive program. Meeting Incentive Experts can assist you with more knowledge and more experience in Mexico than any other destination specialist.

CHICAGO - MY KIND OF TOWN
Chicago is getting ready for a beautiful fall season and it's not to late to plan a great meeting or team building event. Get your sales moving and motivate your company for the 4th quarter of 2003 in CHICAGO!

MEXICO BOARD OF TOURISM WELCOME!
The Chicago Mexico Board of Tourism has announced its new 2004 advisory board members. Welcome Lynne Thomsen -The Leading Hotels Of The World JJ Gubbins - The Gubbins Consultancy and Richard Wolfe - Wolf and Polovin We look forward to your knowledge and assistance in promoting Mexico! THANK YOU
We would like thank the people who have made Meeting Incentive Experts possible: Fernando Compean - Dr Ken Stein - Marc Iozzo - Barbara Lawhorne - JJ Gubbins and Martha Varela at the Mexico Tourism Board Chicago. Thank you all for your assistance and guidance.

What to do? You can start your day by exploring the museums or climbing the pyramids of Xoxicalco. There are so many other attractions to visit: Cortez palace, the Borda gardens, The XVI Century cathedral, and The Robert Brady Museum, to name just a few. Or take in the former Hacienda of Cortez, or the many haciendas and convents that surround Cuernavaca. There are many places to enjoy a wide range of activities: climb mountains of impressive beauty, do some horseback riding, brave the rapids in a raft or kayak through the Amacuzac River.

Where to stay? There are many old haciendas which were built in the XV and XVII centuries and are rich in history. We would recommend the following Haciendas and hotels: Casa Colonial, Hacienda Vista Hermosa, Hosteria Las Quintas and also the Camino Real Sumiya.

In downtown Cuernavaca you'll find the traditional shopping area, where there are markets with many distinctive local arts and crafts.

Magnificent dining is available in many restaurants with a large variety of national and international dishes. For example, try beautiful Casa Hidalgo overlooking the Hacienda de Cortez in the main square, which offers traditional Mexican cuisine.

And when Cuernavaca gets dressed up, the light and sound offers an intense nightlife.

Meeting Incentive Experts knows Cuernavaca and the State of Morelos. Contact us today for an out-of-this-world Mexican experience!