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Legendary Vegas Resort Getting Big Redo

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Tropicana Las Vegas Unveils Rooms Redo
Tropicana Las Vegas completed a renovation of its deluxe rooms and suites, part of the first phase of a $165 million transformation in progress at the resort, which is one of the last remaining properties dating from the Rat Pack era of the ’50s and ’60s.
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New Urban Trail Unveiled in Portland, Ore.
Portland's new 4-T Trail walking route offers visitors an overview of the city, from its urban centers to scenic natural areas.
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SF Bay Area Lodge Launches Integrative Medicine Program
Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, Calif., introduced the introduction of integrative medicine at its Healing Arts Center & Spa.
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Fairmont Vancouver Commissions Bee Hives
Five new bee hives have been created by the students of Emily Carr University of Art & Design and Capilano University's IDEA Program for the 400,000 honeybees that reside in the Fairmont Waterfront's rooftop garden in Vancouver.
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Los Angeles: South Bay/Westside

L.A. Preferential

By KELLY CRUMRIN

Los Angeles is a bonafide megacity covering nearly 500 square miles, as famous for traffic jams as for its glamour and superstars.

The beach cities of the South Bay and the posh communities of the Westside put the best of L.A. at attendees' feet as soon as they step off the plane at LAX. Combining accessibility with a wide range of experiences from cozy surfing and boating towns to the nonstop glitz of Beverly Hills, this slice of the SoCal serves up tastes of the best of everything L.A. has to offer.

"One of the main draws of booking meetings in the South Bay and on the Westside is their location," says Michael K. Krouse, senior vice president of sales and client services at LA Inc., The Los Angeles CVB. "Being close to the beach is a huge asset, and the hotels are also in close proximity to Los Angeles International Airport, which makes it incredibly convenient. The hotel product in the area offers a range of options from the hidden majesty of the Westside to some of L.A.'s most unique communities like San Pedro. From hip and luxurious to quiet and charming, the area has it all."

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The Seattle Art Museum is slated to present an exhibition of the work of Pablo Picasso, Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris. Drawn from the collection of the Musee National Picasso in Paris, the exhibition will feature more than 150 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs. Every major period from the artist's output over eight decades will be represented, including the Blue Period La Celestina (1904), Cubist Man with a Guitar (1911) and Two Women Running on the Beach (La Course) (1922). This will be the first major survey of Picasso's long career ever to be seen in the Northwest. The exhibit runs from Oct. 8 to Jan. 17, 2011. For more information, call 206.654.3100
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Colorado

The 239-room Four Seasons Hotel Denver is set for a fall opening at the edge of the Lower Downtown, or "LoDo," neighborhood in the city's business and theater districts. The property will include 102 private residences, 17,000 square feet of meeting and event space on one floor, a rooftop terrace and pool deck, a spa and a steakhouse restaurant. Other features will include a 5,200-square-foot Grand Ballroom for up to 350 people, the Cottonwood Room, for up to 240, and a series of smaller rooms. The hotel's third-floor pool deck will be available for open-air receptions and the third-floor executive boardroom for small meetings. The spa will offer more than 9,000 square feet of space. For more information, call 416.445.5031.

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Redo Planned for Colorado Resort - 7/29/2010
Resort Debuts in Mazatlan, Mexico - 7/22/2010
Venue Opens in Former L.A. Stock Exchange - 7/15/2010
Dolce Takes Helm at Napa Resort - 7/08/2010
WOW-e Las Vegas! - 6/30/2010
MGM MIRAGE Approves Name Change - 6/23/2010
Fresno Mayor Wants to Cut CVB Funding - 6/16/2010
Disneyland Resort Continues Upgrades - 6/9/2010
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