About Us
We are a Full service DMC (Destination Management Company) dedicated to group experiences from 15 to 8.000 people in its 3 business divisions: Meetings (MICE), Design by DMS (Cultural and Religious Groups) and Experiencias Académicas by DMS (Academic).
DMS México is a family owned and run company founded by one of the pillars of the industry in Mexico more than 40 years ago, Jorge Alvarez.
His legacy has continued well over his passing and the same values and service level are upheld to this day:
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Impeccability
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Passion for our business
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Provide unique experiences
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Honesty
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Deliver success
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24-hours response policy
Why Us?
WE LISTEN carefully to what you have to say. WE CARE so Your goals become ours. WE KNOW who, we know how and we know where to produce a spectacular program.
The performance in our 3 divisions: Meetings, Design by DMS and Experiencias Académicas by DMS (Academic) afford us ample knowledge of the entire Mexican Republic which is why we can truly suggest and produce programs throughout the country, from big city and beach destinations, to the quaint little corners of Mexico that most Mexicans don’t know.
Our Executive Team
Eric Alvarez Taylor
Founder, CEO & Head of Meetings Division
He has a degree in Marketing from the instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, He was president of the PCMA Mexico Chapter of AMDEMAC (National Association of DMCs) and member of the Mexico City Meetings Association (ATR),. where he has shown his leadership and prestige in the industry.
Founder of Viajes Académicos in 2001. With more than 10 years of experience in Meeting tourism; working with different types of groups, has given him the opportunity to know a lot of places in the country, from main destinations to small and beautiful villages that most Mexicans do not know.
This intimate knowledge of the country has given Eric the opportunity to be a tourism expert of Grupo ACIR, one of the most important radio stations in the country, where he has even had a weekly segment where he gives people ideas of places to experience in the country.
His goal is to be one of the pillars in the Mexican meeting tourism industry and have the opportunity to teach the country to the greatest number of people possible, touching their lives with experiences they will not forget.
Karen Alvarez
Co Founder, CFO & Head of Design by DMS - Cultural Groups Division
Karen was born in Canada and was married to Jorge until his passing. She is now a proud Mexican with over 40 years experience in the cultural tourism industry.
She is one of the foremost experts in international pilgrimages in Mexico and her outstanding knowledge of the country helps her get what no other provider can. Karen has produced some of the most spectacular and memorable itineraries for high demanding clientele.
Guillermo "Memo" Hernandez
Director of Operations
Having worked with DMS Mexico for over 30 years, Memo is an integral part of the family but –hands down- he is the best coordinator in the country and one of the best in the world in words of our clients.
He has excelled at coordinating groups of up to 8,000 participants in diverse destinations in the country.
Tania Ruiz
Meetings Business Relationship Manager
While and after graduating from the Blue Mountains International Hotel School in Australia, Tania worked for some of the best-known hospitality companies such as Starwood and Hyatt in the areas of event planning and operation. Now as part of the DMS Mexico family, she makes sure that our Meetings experiences become a reality though the analysis of objectives, destinations and suppliers.
Alex Trias
Academic experiences Manager
He is an International Business student at Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Mexico City. His professional passion is to have significant impact on the lives of others and thus foster their potential development. He is a facilitator of the program of leadership experiential experiences of the ITESM "CARNERO".
His personal passions: National selection of Lacrosse, dance, ecology and Social Independent Entrepeneurship.
Gustavo White
Marketing Manager
He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), with a postgraduate degree in Strategic Marketing graduated in 1993, He has more than 20 years of experience in business development and Marketing in various businesses such as technology, services and consulting in Mexico and in Latin America, in addition to being an expert in Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
He is a Personal Trainer and a Fitness Fan.
His current target is tied with DMS Mexico to create meaningful experiences with customers and a significant commercial development.
What is a DMC?
The SECTUR (Secretary of Tourism of Mexico) defines a DMC as a professional service company, with a wide knowledge and experience of the conditions and tourist resources of a region, specializing in both the design and the realization of events, routes, circuits and all kinds of activities of great demand in segments and/or niches of high value market.