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Hotel Set for Alabama Gulf Coast

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Hotel Set for Alabama Gulf Coast
The Hampton Inn Orange Beach is under construction and is expected to debut in mid-March of next year.
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NBTA Will Change Name in 2011
The National Business Travel Association will change its name next year to the Global Business Travel Association.
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Club Med Adds Conference Facilities in Fla.
Club Med Sandpiper Bay in Port St. Lucie added an enhanced conference center as part of its $25 million renovation.
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Carlson Signs On With Green Key Program
Carlson Hotels selected the Green Key Eco-Rating program as its preferred green lodging certification program.
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Featured Story
Virginia is for Groups  

Virginia

Virginia is for Groups

By DANA ENFINGER

With its longtime "Virginia is for Lovers" tagline, one of the South’s most compelling states is ideally suited to groups that adore diversity. Planners can turn to Virginia again and again, and the relationship just never gets old.


"There's just so much," says Catherine Fox, director of tourism and communications for the Roanoke Valley CVB. "There is so much history wherever you turn, and Virginia is full of natural beauty."

Whether it's convening near a bustling boardwalk by the sea or at the foot of stately mountains, planners have plenty of options.

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Colonial Williamsburg
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Everything you need. Right around the corner. You don't need to travel far for 67,000 spectacular square feet of flexible meeting space, decked out with the latest technological resources. Or to find luxurious accommodations, all within walking distance from each other, able to fit just about any budget. Along with live on-site entertainment, world-class golf, shopping, dining, an incredible spa and more. With Colonial Williamsburg, success is closer than you think.

Go to colonialwilliamsburg.com/meetings2010. Call (800) 822-9127 or (757) 220-7600.

 
Site Scene

On Location – Virginia Beach, Va.

Bring It to the Beach

By TYLER DAVIDSON

Still a draw for Northeasterners who have ventured south to enjoy the ocean breezes, sugary beaches and fresh seafood for generations, Virginia Beach, Va., has fixed its gaze on the future, in both a development and sustainability sense, with meetings business being the key driver.

Meetings South participated in a FAM trip to the destination in mid-June and saw the amazing strides the destination has taken to provide best-in-class sustainable meetings infrastructure and options, as well as its forward-thinking strategy to provide a vibrant entertainment district that is easily accessible by light rail from the Virginia Beach Convention Center.


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Site Scene

Virginia

The Aloft Winchester opened recently with 94 guest rooms. Located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, the guest rooms offer plug-and-play connectivity linked to a 42-inch LCD television. Hotel amenities include the re:mix lounge and w xyz bar. The hotel also offers meeting space outfitted with a 50-inch flat-panel plasma television. For more information, call 540.678.8899.

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Past Issues

BP Gives Grant to NW Florida - 8/10/2010
Omni Takes Top Spot in Guest Survey - 8/03/2010
MPI Draws 2,700 to WEC in Vancouver - 7/27/2010
Hyatt Launches Green Meetings Rebate - 7/20/2010
Survey Says Gulf Hotels Coping with Spill Effects - 7/13/2010
Miami CVB Gets Funds to Address Oil Spill Fallout- 7/06/2010
New Orleans CVB Asks BP for $75M Grant - 6/29/2010
PCMA Survey Shows Meetings Upswing - 6/22/2010
MPI WEC Trade Shows to End After 2010 - 6/15/2010
Gaylord Opryland to Reopen This Fall - 6/08/2010

 
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