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The Hilton Wichita Airport is situated one-eighth mile from Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport. Whether Kansas visitors are seeking a convenient location for corporate travel, conventions or a weekend getaway in Wichita, enjoy the warm hospitality of our staff and the comfort of luxurious Hilton accommodations.
Guestroom amenities include complimentary wireless high-speed internet, coffee makers, hairdryers, irons and ironing-boards. Our Executive Concierge level rooms include complimentary breakfast, evening hors d'oeuvres and nightly turn-down service.
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Value Destinations
Lasting Value
By RUTH A. HILL
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If current meetings industry booking trends continue, 2011 may turn out to be one of the last best years for buyers in the foreseeable future.
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While some first-tier destinations are now able to call the shots during negotiations, especially for last-minute availability, good values can still be found in a wide variety of locations.
According to figures from Smith Travel Research, recovery is moving at differing paces across the country. While high-demand cities like New York and Boston showed ADR (average daily rate) increases above 5 percent for 2010, other cities such as Philadelphia and Nashville saw decreases of 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
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A Milwaukee suburb, located in southeast Wisconsin with 100,000 square feet of affordable meeting space including a Grand Ballroom segmenting into six 650-square-foot breakout rooms & two 1,700-square-foot meeting spaces, Executive Learning Centers for state-of-the-art training sessions, tradeshow exhibit space, meeting rooms set in the historic downtown and Frank Lloyd Wright inspired spaces. Parking is complimentary at all facilities, and 1,000 sleeping rooms are available from budget, luxury and water park. Complimentary planning services are also available!
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Drive-to Meetings
Driving Demand
By RUTH A. HILL
Are attendees increasingly likely to drive to a meeting rather than fly? Travel industry forecasts and an uptick in regional bookings—corporate as well as association—reported by some CVBs indicate a shift toward more meetings that favor the drive-to market.
With everyone from American Express Business Travel to Runzheimer International and the National Business Travel Association predicting a rise in corporate travel this year—along with higher hotel rates and airfares—it's natural to assume that some organizations will find it more cost-effective and convenient to meet closer to home.
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Executive Retreats
Get on Board
By KATIE MORELL
No longer hamstrung by perception issues, more meetings for high-level executives are going forward this year. However, these meetings tend to be shorter, lower in profile and far less lavish than in the pre-recessionary era of executive excess.
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