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Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa Celebrates $13 Million Renovation Completion

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Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa Celebrates $13 Million Renovation Completion
Many areas on property enhanced while two restaurants were added.
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Upgraded Conference Center on Tap in Santa Cruz
The University Inn & Conference Center will reopen in May after a facelift.
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New Owners Come to Fairmont Orchid
Upgrades are slated for all guest rooms and common areas, along with a spa expansion.
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Feast for the Eyes on Site of Carmel Mission Inn
The hotel uploads eight videos showcasing the area and the hotel.
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Albuquerque/Santa Fe/Taos

Enchanting Agendas

By CAROLYN BLACKBURN


Georgia O’Keeffe is synonymous with Santa Fe, Julia Roberts and various other Hollywood stars are rumored to have homes in Taos, and a little-known character named Bugs Bunny many times took the wrong turn at Albuquerque.

For the same reasons it inspires artists and attracts celebrities, New Mexico is an appealing destination that attendees look forward to visiting: unique and beautiful landscapes, agreeable year-round temperatures and a practically tangible vibe that encourages productivity and camaraderie, two pertinent elements of any successful meeting.

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Site Scene

Golf Greats

By CAROLYN BLACKBURN

New Mexico’s group-friendly locales offer attractive golf courses where attendees can participate in team-building and networking events after the meeting.

Following are several standby options.

Prior to breaking ground back in 2001, the land that is now the 400-acre Twin Warriors Golf Club at Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa (505.867.1234; www.tamaya.hyatt.com) was surveyed by the State Historic Preservation Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. According to Roger Martinez, PGA director of golf at the resort, about 20 sites of previous habitation or activity were found.

“Two of them were so large, we had to designate them as archeological easements and design the course around them,” he explains, adding that since then more treasures on the course’s land have been discovered. “We found an old cave dwelling that they missed to the left of hole No. 16, in which we found pottery shards, animal bones and a charred-out ceiling from smoke damage.”

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Site Scene

NEVADA



  • The M Resort in Las Vegas broke ground on the new M Pavilion, which will provide additional exhibit and function space, bringing the resort’s meeting space to 85,000 square feet. The pavilion, which will feature high ceilings, will accommodate 2,300 people and be accessible from the resort’s Milan Ballroom. The project is scheduled for completion in December. The property offers 390 guest rooms, 60,000 square feet of gaming space and a 100,000-square-foot events piazza. For more information, call 702.797.1000 or visit www.themresort.com.

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Past Issues

AH&LA Criticizes Proposed Rule on Government Meetings - 11/1/11
Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Getting Big Overhaul - 10/25/11
From Vegas to Mexico - 10/18/11
Luxury Arizona Resort Wraps Up $25 Million Makeover - 10/11/11
La Jolla Hotel Undergoing Major Upgrades - 10/4/11
Aloha, Mickey! New Disney Resort & Spa Opens in Hawaii - 9/27/11
L.A.'s Hotel Bel-Air Set for October Return - 9/20/11
Hyatt Workers Strike in Four Cities - 9/13/11
US Airways to Slash Vegas Service - 9/06/11
Convention Cancelled Over L.A. Stadium Plan - 8/30/11
Crowne Plaza Albuquerque Set to Debut - 8/23/11
Lenders Foreclose on Tahoe Ritz-Carlton - 8/02/11
Owner Proposes Plan for Iconic L.A. Hotel - 7/26/11
Hilton Ending Franchise with Vegas Hilton - 7/05/11
Gaylord Plans Convention Hotel in Colorado - 6/28/11
KSL Buys Foreclosed Ariz. Resort - 5/31/11

 
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