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Historic Tahoe Resort to Reopen

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January 4, 2011
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Industry News
Historic Tahoe Resort to Reopen
The Cal-Neva Resort, a property on Lake Tahoe once owned by Frank Sinatra, is expected to reopen in February, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee.
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Legacy Resorts Acquires Historic Utah Hotel
The Homestead Resort, located near Park City in Midway, Utah, has been acquired by Legacy Resorts, which also purchased the neighboring Zermatt Resort earlier this year.
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Air Travelers Favor Major Screening Changes
A survey of air travelers conducted by the U.S. Travel Association found that 75 percent believe "there has to be a better way" to conduct air travel security screening.
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Starwood Taps Roby for North America Sales
Tim Roby, who recently resigned as CEO of the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, is the new senior vice president of sales for North America at Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
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Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort
Click here Book your group at Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort and get up to 4 FREE nights (restrictions apply)! Call 1.800.988.9895 to learn how! Hot dates/Hot rates starting at $99/night. Plus, every reservation includes a spacious two-room suite, cooked-to-order breakfast, and evening manager's reception. Over 10,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, professional on-call meeting planner, incredible custom menus to fit every budget…all surrounded by Lake Tahoe fun! Discover Lake Tahoe's finest meeting hotel.

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Featured Story
Northern California  

Northern California

Sites of Distinction

By KELLY CRUMRIN

Northern California has a legacy of growth and success. Most recently, it includes triumphs such as San Francisco's World Series win and the innumerable game-changing innovations of Silicon Valley's technology brain trust. It stretches back to the days when silver and gold miners struck it rich and flooded the region with prosperity, decadence and glamour.

The area is also rich in natural resources that reward visitors with spectacular coastal scenery and delectable wine and food that make California's Wine Country and "California cuisine" bywords for gastronomical delight. Its majestic redwoods and bays teeming with protected wildlife entice millions every year to make a pilgrimage to experience these wonders of nature.

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Oakland Marriott City Center
Visit our Sponsor The Oakland Marriott City Center would like to welcome you to experience the phenomenal $17 million refresh. We are thrilled to share with you the exciting changes that have taken place in almost every area of the hotel including: guest rooms, corridors, lobby, meeting and event space, exterior entry, and concierge lounge ... as well as in our restaurant and bar which will be launching soon under the names LEVEL TWO and Twelve Bar.

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Site Scene

On Location

City of Joy

By MARLENE GOLDMAN

Concepts like hope and joy are best reflected in the eyes and smiles of children rather than by words. At least that's what our van load of meeting planners learned during a visit to Mexico's Mano Amiga School, part of the City of Joy, a complex of homes and centers south of Cancun serving disadvantaged children and adults.

We were visiting City of Joy as a CSR outing that was offered to planners as a part of a pre- or post-trip to Meeting Place Riviera Maya, held Nov. 6-9, 2010. City of Joy was founded in 2000 and built the following year on a 12-acre site. It now serves 20,000 people per year and includes a women's shelter, a home for the elderly, a hospice for AIDS and other terminally ill patients, a home for abandoned and unwanted children as well as a school for kids from low-income backgrounds.

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Site Scene

Hawaii


Aqua Hotels & Resorts recently took over management of the Queen Kapiolani Hotel in Waikiki, which is nearing completion of a $5 million renovation of all 312 guest rooms. The hotel offers a ballroom, other meeting space and a pool deck. For more information, call 808.922.1941.

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Past Issues
San Jose's Fenton Confirms Resignation - 12/30/10
Cosmopolitan Makes Vegas Debut - 12/16/10
San Jose Seeks New Convention Center Management - 12/09/10
KSL Buys Squaw Valley USA - 12/02/10
Report Says Boycott Costly for Arizona - 11/30/10
San Francisco CVB Changes Name - 11/18/10
San Diego Unveils CC Expansion Plans - 11/11/10
Voters Nix SF Hotel Tax Increase - 11/04/10
Vegas Sands Corp. Partners with InterContinental - 10/27/10
Major Upgrade Set for San Francisco Convention Center - 10/20/10

 
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Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
Managing and Destinations Content Director Lori Tenny headed to Nashville for the star-studded grand reopening celebration of Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, which is back in business and gleaming following last May's floods.
 
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Corporate Social Responsibility: "Good" Business Practices
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Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011
Join Meetings Focus and nationally acclaimed author and speaker Tim Sanders—probably the foremost authority on CSR meetings programs—for this webinar examining the latest CSR trends, and how you can communicate the importance of these programs to the stakeholders in your organization.

Sponsored by: Cedar Rapids CVB, Marriott Kansas City Downtown, Wisconsin Dellsand Hotel Contessa.

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