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Article: Acapulco. (A Meeting Planners Guide)
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- Association Management
- Article date:
- March 1, 1992
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 American Society of Association Executives. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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What goes around comes around, and in the case of Acapulco, the time is ripe for a revival. Thanks to a long-promised improvement program and a beefed up promotion campaign, Acapulco is back in the limelight-with more opportunities than ever for convention organizers.
The beaches have been illuminated and the beach peddlers have moved to indoor markets. Stringent controls have been placed on bay pollution, and a new marina is taking shape on the north side of the bay. Hotels around the city have completed multi-milliondollar renovations, and last year a new deluxe hotel debuted-the Sheraton Acapulco-on a hillside just east of downtown. A new 160-room Camino Real ...