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Report Says Boycott Costly for Arizona
The boycott over Arizona's immigration enforcement law has cost the state over $250 million in lost convention business, according to an economic impact study by the consulting firm Elliott D. Pollack & Co. that was commissioned by the Center for American Progress.
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Starwood Plans Massive Spa Development
Starwood Hotels and Resorts announced at the recent International Spa Association annual conference that it plans to expand its portfolio of hotel spas by more than 50 percent within the next year.
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Napa Resort Starts $40 Million Expansion
The Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, Calif., broke ground on a $40 million expansion that will more than double the size of the resort.
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IACC Picks Annual Conference Site
The International Association of Conference Centers of The Americas will hold its 30th annual conference March 23-25, 2011 at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Va., outside Washington, D.C.
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Orange County Coast
Coastin' Along
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By CAROLYN BLACKBURN
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| The communities that constitute the coastal area of Orange County are at once completely unique and one in the same. While each offers a special niche for groups that would like to convene in the area, they uniformly offer an attractive bottom line. |
Planners on the lookout for an affordable Southern California destination with an abundance of cultural and outdoor pursuits the group will remember should consider the Orange County coast for their next event.
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Meetings. With a View.
The Balboa Bay Club & Resort features 11 executive meeting rooms that open to fresh ocean air. We offer business travelers a host of meeting facilities and business services.
- 17,000 square feet of indoor meeting space, 6,000 square feet of outdoor venues
- 160 guest rooms with private balconies
- Elegant 7,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom
- Easy access to chartered boating
- 10 minutes from John Wayne Airport, about an hour to Los Angeles
- Newport Beach venues, restaurants, shopping
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Visit www.balboabayclub.com for more information or to book a meeting, contact Terri Reid at (949) 630-4222 or treid@balboabayclub.com.
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Happenings – Orange County Coast
Huntington Beach
The Shorebreak Hotel (714.861.4470) opened in 2009 with 157 guest rooms and 8,000 square feet of function space, including a 3,000-square-foot ballroom.
Newport Beach
In April, the Island Hotel Newport Beach (949.759.0808) completed a transformation of its more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 6,000- square-foot ballroom, five meeting rooms and five additional meeting suites.
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Short Takes
Kudos
The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, located at Maui's Kaanapali Beach Resort, and the MoanaSurfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa, located in Waikiki, are implementing Starwood Sustainable Meeting Practices and introducing new wellness initiatives. The sustainable meetings program encompasses 18 practices, including sustainable food choices on catering menus, impact assessment measurement and CSR activities. The two properties are also featuring spa treatments drawn from Hawaiian healing traditions and using "super food" ingredients such as green tea, blueberries, kiwi and acai. For more information, call the Westin Maui at 808.667.2525; call the MoanaSurfrider at 808.922.3111.
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Within its 50 square miles Newport Beach is a destination comprised of appealing opposites. Regarded as fashionable and affluent it is also remarkably casual and affordable. A range of resort, hotel and unique venues combine to provide groups, meetings and events one of the most diverse and well-situated destinations in Southern California. Whether seeking venues near the iconic coast or in our vibrant harbor, or near Orange County's most important business centers, the destination offers it all.
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