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- In commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, opened a six-month presentation of Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which will run until Oct. 14. This traveling exhibition features more than 280 artifacts recovered from the ship, helping trace its history, starting with its design and ending with the Titanic’s recovery and preservation. The display includes re-created corridors and cabins and boiler room. For tickets and more information, call 250.356.7226 or visit www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca .
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- Scottsdale is having a summer blowout sale for groups at several of its properties, with hotels and resorts offering discounts of up to 60 percent off high-season rates. Companies that block off 25 rooms per night or more this summer at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch can create their own group value packages, such as a complimentary one-hour reception with a chef’s choice of hors d’oeuvres and beverages, a $10 food and beverage credit per room, and a free one-hour program at the Native American Learning Center. This package is available June 1-Aug. 31. For more information, call 480.444.1234 or visit www.scottsdale.hyatt.com.…Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains is offering special Group Value Dates in which meeting planners can earn double Marriott reward bonus points through Sept. 17. The dates run during various periods from June 10 through September 2008. For more information, call 480.502.3836 or visit www.scottsdalemarriott.com.
- Near Scottsdale, CopperWynd Resort & Spa is offering over-the-top indulgence with its Lear Luxury Package. Before, after or even during a meeting, the package includes three nights in a CopperWynd guest room, two one-hour massages, two roundtrip executive car airport transfers, and the kicker—a private Learjet flight to Las Vegas for one day, with seven hours on the ground in Vegas, including airport transfers to and from Scottsdale Airport. The total package cost is $7,500 plus tax, based on double occupancy. For more information, call 877.707.7760 or visit www.copperwynd.com.
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- Tesoro Resorts, a trio of hotels located along Mexico’s Pacific Coast in Los Cabos, Manzanillo and Ixtapa, recently undertook charitable endeavors, including donating 300 new wheelchairs to be distributed to disadvantaged and elderly residents in Cabo San Lucas through the DIF, the federal family welfare system. At least 200 more are awaiting distribution in Manzanillo and Ixtapa. In mid-March, Tesoro Manzanillo hosted a gala evening for 240 guests to help raise more than $10,000 to benefit Casa Hogar Liborio Espinoza, a local orphanage that is home to 30 needy children. The hotel group also reached out to furry friends, donating several all-inclusive vacations at all three Pacific Coast properties to raise funds for PATA Manzanillo (www.patamanzanillo.com), an animal welfare charity providing free spay and neuter operations for pets of low income families. The prizes garnered enough to help sponsor a five-day sterilization clinic for animals. For more information, call 866.99TESORO or visit www.tesororesorts.com.
- The Hilton Portland & Executive Tower was awarded the seal of environmental approval with a Green Seal Lodging Properties certification. The 782-room property is in the middle of a four-year management-initiated program to conserve energy in all aspects of hotel operations. Improvements so far include the switch from incandescent to fluorescent light bulbs, the development of a food composting program, and the use of smart thermostats and low-flow toilets and showers to reduce consumption. In addition, excess food is donated to the local meal collection program, Fork It Over, and is then given to city food banks, and partially used shampoo and conditioner bottles are donated to a local homeless shelter, along with older furnishings, linens, curtains, dishware, and bedding. For more information, call 503.226.1611 or visit www.portland.hilton.com. Also visit www.greenseal.org.