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Historic Properties and Places
It Takes a Village

by MARLENE GOLDMAN

· For groups looking to take a step back from the high-tech world of texting, tweeting, blogging and other addictions, the East Coast is chock full of well-preserved, historic enclaves that hearken back to another era. Many offer intriguing venues as well as opportunities for out-of-the-ordinary team-building activities.

Sponsor

Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa

Experience the new Gideon Putnam and rediscover the perfect setting for your next meeting. Located minutes from Saratoga Springs, our beautifully preserved hotel offers attendees thoughtfully appointed rooms, desirable amenities and generous function space, all within the intimate surroundings of Saratoga Spa State Park. Plus, with Complete and Green Meeting options available, we can create a package of savings that works within your budget. Call (866) 349-4048 or visit www GideonPutnam.com for great fall and winter hot rates and dates. A 75-year tradition. Yours to rediscover.

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Short Takes

Programs & Packages

The Philadelphia CVB and the Philadelphia Visitor’s Channel recently launched the Show Us Your Room Key or Badge promotion. Visitors who show their hotel room key or convention badge will receive discounts at more than 40 participating businesses that display the red and white decal in their windows, signifying they are a promotion participant. The CVB will include the promotion on all of its custom convention microsites for 2010-11 conventions and in Quick Guide delegate booklets provided to convention attendees. In addition, the promotion will run on the Visitor’s Channel network, which can be seen in 57 regional hotels. For more information, call 215.636.3300 or visit www.philadelphiausa.travel, and to learn about the Philadelphia Visitor’s Channel, visit www.philadelphiavisitorschannel.com.

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Sponsor

Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Get more for your meeting. Give more to your community. Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Pepsi have teamed up to provide more value for your meeting and an opportunity to give back to your community. Book by July 31, 2010 for a 4 percent credit to the master, a complimentary food and beverage break, bonus Starpoints^® and a chance to win one of four $50,000 charitable grants. Valid at destinations like Boston, New York and Washington, D.C.

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Site Scene

New York

· Glenmere, the 1911 Hudson Valley home of the Goelet family, reopened in January as a new luxury hotel offering 19 rooms and suites located on 150 landscaped acres. Most rooms have working fireplaces, and many offer terraces with views of the grounds and gardens. All guest rooms feature Bluetooth compatible flat-screen televisions, DVD players, iPod docking stations and high-speed Internet access. A spa is in the works for later this year. For more information, call 845.469.1900 or visit http://glenmeremansion.com.

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