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Key Account Trip 2022

The Level at Melia Punta Cana Beach Resort

February 23rd – 28th 2022

I am happy to announce the Key Account destination for 2022. I returned from the Dominican Republic last Monday and visited six different sites before selecting our next destination. The Level resort is a rebranding of a site we visited back in 2002. It has been refurbished several times since our first visit and the property has been divided in half to create and adult only side and a family side. We will be booking our rooms at the adult only side. For those looking forward to traveling with your children under 18, you are only a short walk down the beach and will be a part of our group events if you so choose.

I visited this all-inclusive property two years ago and we would have gone here instead of Xcaret last year, but the Dominican Republic had some other issues at the time and Xcaret was a great find. The Level is only 25 minutes from the airport and is close to the Coqotal Golf and Country Club course, which affords our guests free greens fees. We have played this course many times before and it is less than 10 minutes from the resort. The beach is fantastic, the pools centrally located and the property is a great size for our group. The restaurants are also excellent.

Covid protocols will likely change before we travel there, but they were well organized and simple to adhere to. There is a new preflight document you must fill out before you enter the Dominican Republic and if you have been vaccinated there is a fast pass lane at the airport. The United States makes testing negative for Covid a requirement within 72 hours of your return. The resort has set up a testing center on the grounds and it was less than a 10-minute wait before I was tested and had my results. I never felt in danger of the virus while there, and after talking to many of the employees across several properties there was little concern among those working at the resorts. Maybe too much hand sanitizer at every location but I think we have all grown accustomed to these safe practices.

We are looking to book 75 rooms for next year and they are expecting to be nearly booked while we are there. I realize that having taken a year off from this program and everyone in possession of an extra year of points we stand a chance of filling out our room block. I also realize some of our Key Account Member may not be willing to travel abroad just yet. It will be a fine line and once we have a final contract we will start collecting signups.

Bryan Jaeger