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Museums & Attractions
  • This October marks the 35th annual International Cervantino Festival, held in honor of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, who penned Don Quixote. The festival, which takes place in Guanajuato this year from Oct. 3 through Oct. 21, is considered one of Mexico’s most important cultural events. The program includes opera, dance, ballet, and theater with performers coming from all over the world. For more information, call 011.52.555.566.8568 or visit http://festivalcervantino.gob.mx.

Programs & Packages
  • Loews New Orleans Hotel is offering its Magnificent Meetings and Grand Get-Togethers package through Dec. 27. Packages include a complimentary themed welcome reception, two upgrades to corner suites, complimentary roundtrip airport transfers for two top VIPs, and a complimentary office for meeting planners. The offer is valid for groups booking 75 room nights or more and used through Dec. 29. For more information, call 504.595.5321 or visit www.loewsneworleanshotel.com.

  • The Hotel in South Beach and the Park Central Hotel are featuring the Miami Small Meetings packages through Sept. 30. Small groups booked into either hotel will receive complimentary meeting space, a $500 audiovisual credit, room upgrades for top VIP guests, three complimentary parking passes, and gift certificates good for two free nights for every 15 rooms booked on peak days. Daily room rates, based on a minimum two-night stay, range from $135-$185 at the Park Central Hotel and from $205-$255 at The Hotel. For more information, call 877.727.5236 or visit www.thehotelofsouthbeach.com or www.theparkcentral.com.

  • In celebration of the grand opening of the Omni Fort Worth Hotel (set to debut in November 2008), the hotel is offering a contest for $50,000 in meeting incentives that can be applied to guest rooms, meeting facilities, banquet food and beverage, and accessible parking. The $50,000 online sweepstakes is currently live on the Omni Fort Worth Hotel website and the winner will be announced in late 2008. The hotel will feature almost 68,000 square feet of meeting and function space. To enter the sweepstakes, visit www.omnihotels.com/winameeting.