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- Fitness-minded groups visiting New York City have a new way to sightsee in the Big Apple. NYC Run, a company that offers guided running tours throughout New York, combines exercise and tourism with guided runs that can be customized for groups of different sizes and different fitness levels, from a mile-long jog to a half-marathon training session. Tours are priced from $50 per person for the first six miles and an additional $4 per mile after that, with group discounts available, and include an NYC Run t-shirt, discounts at local running stores, a Honey Stinger energy gel pack, and digital photos of all participants. For more information, call 646.649.5321 or visit www.nycrun.com.
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- The IBM Palisades Executive Conference Center, an IACC-approved Dolce International property located approximately 20 minutes outside of New York City’s Manhattan borough, is offering a special weekend rate for its Complete Meeting Package (CMP). Through June, the technologically advanced conference center is offering a CMP rate of $325 per weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights) per room. The IBM Palisades Executive Conference Center features 206 guest rooms, 43 meeting rooms outfitted with touch-screen lecterns, wireless Internet throughout the property, and numerous amenities, including an expansive health and fitness center with workout equipment, four racquetball courts, an indoor lap pool, two saunas, a basketball court, and a whirlpool spa. The conference center property also offers four outdoor tennis courts, a wooded jogging and hiking trail, a nearby 18-hole golf course, an on-site restaurant, and a pub game room. For more information, call 845.732.6000 or visit www.ibmpalisades.dolce.com.
Managing Matters
- Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) recently released its Sourcebook for Meeting Planners 2007. The resource for meeting industry professionals features articles from 10 of the educational seminars that were presented during HSMAI’s 2006 Affordable Meetings shows presented in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Long Beach, Calif. To request a copy of Sourcebook for Meeting Planners 2007, contact Beth Petersen by calling 914.421.3377 or by e-mailing beth_petersen@glmshows.com.