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New Rail Service Will Link Orlando to Miami
Orlando International Airport has announced plans to offer passenger rail service from the airport to Miami by 2015.
In discussions held at the June meeting of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, the board was asked to consider a request by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) to develop the project....
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Knoxville Tourism Corp. Becomes CVB
The Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation has become the Knoxville Convention and Visitors Bureau, and will officially be known as Visit Knoxville...
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Titantic II Plans Set Forth
The Australian billionaire building a replica of the Titanic, slated to sail by 2016, says the vessel will have a new safety deck featuring "proper lifeboats" as well as safety chutes and slides...
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Vegas and Macau’s Adelson Comes Under Fire
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson—a pioneer in making Las Vegas what it is today as well as in the making of Macau as a gaming destination...
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New Orleans
When it comes to legends and lore that go beyond the norm, it’s hard to top the doings the “Big Easy” offers for groups. With a history and heritage ranging from voodoo magic to plundering pirates, New Orleans has a colorful and captivating past that can be embraced in myriad ways...
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South Texas
From the beaches of the state’s Coastal Bend area to the cities of its citrus-growing Rio Grande Valley where it meets Mexico, South Texas presents a whole other country for planners to consider...
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Central & West Tennessee
From soul music’s roots in Memphis to landmarks representing the Civil War in Hardin County, music and history are among Central West Tennessee’s top cultural highlights...
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Triangle, North Carolina
There is a lot for meeting planners to love about North Carolina’s Triangle region, home of the famed Research Triangle Park...
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The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks
“WEC’s Closing General Session by Nicholas Christakis will reinforce how people aren't merely social animals in the usual sense, for we don't just live in groups. We live in networks -- and we have done so ever since we emerged from the African savannah. Via intricately branching paths tracing out cascading family connections, friendship ties, and work relationships, we are interconnected to hundreds or even thousands of specific people, most of whom we do not know...
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Planners Know Exactly What They Want in Meeting Service
Type-A, organized, detailed, thorough and determined are all traditional characteristics of planners and trainers. Planners know exactly what they want – down to the exact meeting service they expect and want from a venue. In order to identify and understand what these industry professionals want in their meeting experience, The National Conference Center distributed a survey to 10,000 planners and trainers across the U.S. ...
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The Next Big Thing
Like the judges on American Idol, it seems meeting planners are always looking for the next big thing, and like with the dedicated followers of Idol, fresh faces are always in season.
Granted, some newly emerging meetings destination in the Caribbean and the Southern U.S. may not be the next Atlanta or Orlando, but they still have the promise of becoming as well-known as, say, runners-up Daughtry and Bo Bice...
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On the Rebound
While the business environment is not as robust as it was back in the pre-recession days, resorts—which bore much of the brunt of the meetings industry’s recent challenges—appear to be bouncing back.
This is in part, according to group sales managers in several Southern resorts, because the perception issue—the so-called AIG Effect—that afflicted resorts so harshly during the recession has finally faded away...
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Concierge Service Gets Personal
To provide authentic, personalized service from the moment guests book their trip through the time they depart, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has announced a new initiative called True Waldorf Service, formally launching across properties this July...
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Singapore Shines
The Lion City sure isn’t lyin’ around when it comes to high-caliber hotel activity. Here’s a round-up of the top renovations and launches, both new and upcoming:
The Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore is unveiling a new Garden Wing this summer (pictured) after a USD$51.5 million renovation.The renovated Garden Wing will feature a new dining concept (Waterfall Garden Café) and Singapore’s first CHI, The Spa...
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Orlando Hotel Blooms
Ramada has advanced its domestic strategy to grow its Plaza tier with the opening of the Ramada Plaza Resort & Suites Orlando.
The Ramada brand is focused on growing its premier Plaza tier in the U.S. by maintaining and attracting full-service properties in center-city locations, gateway airports and resort areas...
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Site Scene
The New Orleans culinary scene will get a boost from the recent opening of Criollo Restaurant and Lounge in the French Quarter’s Hotel Monteleone and the new 6,000-square-foot Restaurant R’evolution at the Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans. Led by Chef de Cuisine Joseph Maynard and Executive Chef Randolph Buck, Criollo serves ‘Louisiana fusion’ style cuisine...
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Sweeping Upgrades Planned
for W Hotels
W Hotels Worldwide has announced plans to reinvigorate more than 10 of its hotel properties across North America within the next 18 months. The renovations, which vary by hotel, are slated to include cutting-edge updates to public spaces, new signature bar and restaurant concepts, and stylish revamps to guestrooms, enhancing the W portfolio overall for both its jet set travelers and locals alike...
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Short Takes
The Seagate Hotel & Spa in Delray Beach, Fla. is offering a “Comfort Meets Convenience” meeting package. Companies booking a minimum of 20 rooms per night through Nov. 30 will receive a choice of three concessions. Options include waived attrition or resort fees, suite upgrades, a welcome reception and complimentary meeting space...
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Carol Bush
Westin Casuarina Resort and Spa
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
Private Island Tours: Carol is happy to suggest a private island tour. All tours include a seasoned guide and will bring guests all over the island. Some of the noted places the tour visits are:
1. East side of the island- the undeveloped side of the island. In 1794, a ship wrecked there. There is a monument on the cliffs recognizing the “Wreck of Ten Sails.”...
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