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Four Hawaiian Resorts Wrap $230 Million Upgrade
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced that its largest brand, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, and its owners invested more than $230 million to refurbish four iconic Hawaiian properties...
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San Francisco Int’l Plummets in Airport Food Review
As 24 million travelers prepare to descend on the nation’s airports, nutrition experts with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have reviewed the food served at some of the country’s busiest airports...
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Global Travel Report Shows New Biz Hubs
Higher levels of corporate travel into countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East indicates corporates are heading to a range of new business hubs to capitalize on economic growth...
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Bruce Willis Donates Ski Resort to Idaho Town
When Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were still married, they owned over $20 million worth of real estate in the mountains of Idaho, reportedly as a getaway from their Hollywood lives...
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Napa/Sonoma
Grafting is an important technique in viticulture that allows the grower to retain the deep roots of an older vine and combine it with another varietal that might be a hardier or more popular type of grape...
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Across the Borders
The big numbers start with geography. Combining 3,145 land miles with another 2,381 miles along water, the 5,526-mile U.S.-Canada boundary is the world’s longest undefended border...
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Albuquerque/
Santa Fe/Taos
While the entire state of New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment, it’s truly the alluring trio of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos at the heart of New Mexico’s meetings-friendly magic...
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Coastal Orange County
In Orange County’s coastal areas, which greet groups with a warm embrace, one of the best ways for attendees to experience the local culture is via standout outdoor venues that highlight everything from tempting cuisine...
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Is your meeting destination safe?
There is no city or country that wants anyone to believe it is anything but safe for residents and for visitors. As a Washington, DC resident (yes, in the District not in a suburb!) I know the comments made about DC...
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Caesars Knows How to Throw
a Party
Had the opportunity to attend the Caesars Entertainment Educational Experience in Vegas last week, and not only had a fantastic time but came away with the satisfied feeling of having made some great new industry connections and learned some fresh things...
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Sunny Savings
Booking meetings during off-peak months opens up options for cost-conscious planners, when they can save money on everything from lodging to excursions.
“Value season is definitely a better fit for cost-sensitive groups...
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Drive-Time
Meetings Focus recently reached out to the industry in order to share a sharper picture of the driveto meetings landscape.
What defines an event or destination as having "drive-to" status? What attracts planners and groups to such locales? And what do some of today's drive-to destinations have on the docket for visiting attendees?...
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Excitement Awaits
Kensington Tours polled its global Destination Experts to see what trends they saw on the horizon for travel in the new year. Kensington's team of seasoned nomads, globetrotters and adventure enthusiasts came back with this list of insightful trends for planning your vacation in 2013...
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The True Story on Austin
Travelers to Austin now have a new digital tool at their disposal. The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau (Austin CVB) announces the launch of #TrueAustin, an innovative, interactive program...
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IMEX America Enjoys
Second-Year Success
The second edition of IMEX America, held Oct. 9 to 11 at the Sands Expo here, closed out another very successful year, drawing approximately 2,400 buyers that represent a 20 percent increase over 2011...
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Site Scene
Two new corporate meeting spaces were added to Napa Valley’s Whitehall Lane winery and vineyard. Events, tastings and meals can be held in the barrel room, outdoors or in the Reserve meeting room. Full-service catering is available...
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Incentive Planning:
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• A Hotel that understands how to truly handle incentive groups (not tour or FIT groups, but actually incentive groups). A good way to get a measure on this is whether they are willing to comp the site visit for you and your client – this tells a lot about how interested they are in courting your business and how confident that their property will provide a truly great experience.
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