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Casa Velas Press Room

Jun 07

Social Media Workshops Now Part of All-Inclusive Rate at Puerto Vallarta’s Casa Velas; Spurred by Mexico’s Velas Resorts Guest Survey

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (June 7, 2010) - Helping  guests  share vacation experiences with family,  friends  and followers, the adults-only  AAA  Four Diamond  Casa Velas  Hotel Boutique  in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is  now offering social media workshops  at no charge.  The workshops

help guests  create a  profile, add friends, upload photos  and "Like" pages  in Facebook; create a Twitter  account and profile, follow  and Tweet updates; as  well as  create and upload videos to YouTube. Workshops  take place  on  Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 7 p.m.  

"We're delighted to be  probably  the first resort in  Mexico to offer this, and at  no charge to our guests,"  announced Pierre Bonin, Managing Director of Casa Velas.  

Casa  Velas' social media  program is  the result of  a  survey of  300 Velas  Resorts guests  in Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit and Rivera  Maya, Mexico, responding about their interest in learning more about social media  sharing while  on vacation. Seventy percent of  respondents,ages  18 to 64, expressed a  serious  interest in social media; the  majority  desiring  to share vacation     photos,      videos     and     trip experiences with friends  and family  on Facebook.  

"The plan is  to first offer the classes at Casa Velas, rolling out the workshops to all four of  our resorts  at a  later date,"  said Juan Vela, Vice President of Velas Resorts. 

The  all-inclusive  Casa  Velas  Hotel Boutique offers  rates  starting  at $240 per person per night, based on double occupancy,  from  now through December 23, 2010.  The  rate includes  a  la  carte gourmet dining, private beach club, premium international  liquor brands, 24- hour in-suite service,  in-suite minibar, private roundtrip airport transportation, and  all  taxes  and  gratuities. For reservations, please call 1-866-529-8813  in the U.S. or Canada or visit www.hotelcasavelas.com.

About Casa Velas: The  hacienda-style  Casa  Velas, a  member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World, is  located just five  minutes  from  Puerto Vallarta Airport and only 15 minutes from the popular downtown area, art  galleries, and "El Malecon"  (the  boardwalk). The adults-only  boutique hotel features 80 suites, some with private pools  and Jacuzzis. The  perfect vacation for  golfers, Casa  Velas  offers  golf  privileges at the Marina Vallarta  golf  course and two  other top 18-hole  golf  courses designed by  Jack Nicklaus  and Tom Weiskopf only  20 minutes  away. Spa  Casa  Velas, a  Leading Spa  of  the  World,  encompasses five treatment rooms, a  hydrotherapy  area, a fitness gym and a beauty salon. Emiliano a la  carte  fine  dining  restaurant is  at the hands  of  one of  the area's  leading  chefs serving Mexican and international cuisine.