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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi, I am Mickey Smith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I was a first time G.M. (guest) on my first trip to Club Med Ixtapa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We had heard that the property had just gone through a major renovation, and that it would be something special.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I own a website company and we develop websites for small businesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We are involved in making websites for travel agents, and my travel agent for this trip is one of our clients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You can imagine how many times I have heard that there was a renovation on a property and that I should go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This time, we decided to go and I really didn’t know that much about Club Med so I went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Barbara (our travel agent) got a small party of people together who all went at the same time, and she came along too.  </span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: small;">Find Barbara at </span><a href="http://www.cavaliervacations.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">www.cavaliervacations.com</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> or call her direct at: <strong>1-888-722-0697</strong></span></span> </span></span> </div>
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Now Barbara has been to TONS of Club Meds and is one of the top booking agents for Club Med.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>She wanted to go and see this property so I figured we (my wife Ruthie and I) should take our vacation and go too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Most travel agents don’t have any idea about the places they are sending people to, and I was blown away that Barb wanted to go to see the property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>SERIOUSLY:::&gt; If you want to get the best deal on any Club Med Vacation (whether you need to go on your own, or in a big group) Barbara Hylton can make it the best possible for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>IMHO you should definitely contact her and have her help you get the most out of your time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>She can help you think about which days are best to travel, and when to book your flights to save the most money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>She knows when certain properties are going to go on special months before normal agents do, and she knows about deals that we (Joe Public) aren’t even privy to.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">I am primarily writing this blog because I was totally blown away at the place and the immediate shift in mindset that happened to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I basically veg’d out on my vacation time for about 24 hours and then my wife and I went crazy doing all of the free activities for the rest of the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I started taking pictures of the property and the people and wanted a place to post it (And this is it.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I am by no means a Club Med expert, but for Club Med Ixtapa I definitely am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I know exactly what to do, and how to make a game plan…down to when I would play the poker tournament vs. when to see the shows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I wanted a place to share my experience, and to brag on Barbara, and this is it.</span></p>