What is a DMC?
DMC is the short cut for Destination Management Company. It means a travel agency in a destination that has all the contacts with hotels, transportation companies, restaurants and bars, artistic venues, guides, etc. to create a program for a trip in the country and make all the necessary arrangements. DMCs in general are not big agencies catering for mass tourism but agencies that with enthusiasm and expertise organize creative and a la carte programs for demanding clients either for individual or group travel. DMCs are only active in the country where they are settled and only do arrangements for arriving guests, and don't sell outbound travel to other destinations. This way they keep focused on their destination and guarantee the quality of their offers.
What is 'World of DMC's'?
World of DMC's is a professional non-profit organization that groups DMC's all over the globe. It was founded in 2006 by Paul Stephen from the DMC Afracadabra in South Africa and has now members from almoast every country in the world. The members share professional experiences in their annual meetings, in their website (www.dmc.travel) and newsletters.
The main goal of the organization is to form a joint platform towards travel professionals that handle outbound tourism and are constantly looking for qualitative and committed DMC's all over the world.
Criteria for membership
The criteria to join World of DMC's are clearly set and strictly followed upon by the board. To mention the most important ones:
- the DMC must have been in the business for at least 5 years
- all requests for a quote or program must be acknowledged as received within 24 hours. The actual reply must be sent within 72 hours or less depending on its urgency.
- DMC's must have a modern marketing strategy including website, occasional visits to the main international fairs, low cost organization of inspection or fam trips.
- every country in the world has only one member in the association but non-compliance with the association's rules can mean expulsion from the association and replacement by another DMC in the same country.
Members list
The full list is available at the site www.dmc.travel but here we give you a selection for the main destinations:
Country |
Name of DMC with link to its web site |
Argentina |
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Austria & Hungary |
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Belgium |
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Bolivia |
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Brazil |
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Brunei |
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China & Indonesia & Thailand & Vietnam |
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Chile |
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Costa Rica |
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Croatia |
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Cuba |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
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Egypt |
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Finland |
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Germany |
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Greece |
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Iceland |
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India |
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Malta |
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Mauritius |
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Peru |
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Portugal |
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Slovak Republic |
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South Africa & Zimbabwe |
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Switzerland |
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Tunisia |
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Turkey |
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If you have a request for a group or an individual travel package to one of these destinations feel free to send it to our mail box dmc@cubafortravel.com and we are happy to send it through to the corresponding agency.
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