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The Kona Village Resort’s Retreat Package, which is based on a minimum booking of eight hale (cottages) for four nights, is available throughout the year and includes all customary resort amenities, plus complimentary use of Hale Samoa or Hale Hookipa for meetings or private gatherings. The resort can also set up any gathering right on the beach for a “toes-in-the-sand” approach to creative thinking. This package is priced from $625 per night for two persons. The nightly rate increases based on package inclusions custom-designed to meet groups’ particular desires or goals, with options that include cultural classes, ice-breaker or team-building games, fitness classes, or ocean adventures. Situated on 82 oceanfront acres on Hawaii’s Big Island, the Kona Village Resort features 125 guest hale, and all rates include three island-inspired meals daily, with oceanfront dining available and an aha’aina (luau) dinner and show each Wednesday and Friday, as well as a range of recreational activities. For more information, call 808.325.5555 or visit www.konavillage.com.
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Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas recently formed the Mandalay Bay Group Dining department to offer one-stop planning and booking assistance for large parties and functions at any restaurant in the resort. From private dining for small groups to entire restaurant buyouts for larger receptions, Mandalay Bay’s Group Dining department will coordinate with any of the AAA Four Diamond resort’s 17 restaurants, including celebrated establishments such as Michael Minna’s StripSteak, Charlie Palmer’s Aureole, Alain Ducasse’s Mix in Las Vegas, Hubert Keller’s Fleur de Lys and Burger Bar, Rick Moonen’s rm seafood, and Wolfgang Puck’s Trattoria del Lupo. For more information, visit www.mandalaybay.com/dining or contact the Mandalay Bay Group Dining department directly by e-mailing mbhgroupdining@mrgmail.com or by calling 702.632.7447.
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Marriott International announced that during the last year it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 70,000 tons, the equivalent of removing 10,000 cars from U.S. streets. Marketing itself as the first major hotel company to proactively join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Leaders Program, the emissions reductions are the initial results of Marriott’s five-year goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent per guest room by 2010. Marriott’s efforts to lesson its impact on the environment led to its recognition as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Excellence in Energy Management for the past two years. For more information about Marriott International, visit www.marriott.com.