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%#@% Meeting Contracts Say
As a practicing attorney, I read hundreds of contracts every year. It never ceases to amaze me how experienced planners and hoteliers–all very intelligent–sometimes sign contracts that are confusing, and often make little sense...
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The meetings industry is catering to a whole new brand of clientele
While colleagues in high tech companies are innovators and have been shaping the way we all do business through technology, the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport has discovered that these new meeting planners are also defining a whole new demographic, which is creating a industry buzz because of the requirements of these progressive customers...
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Park Hyatt offers classy culinary team-building
The Park Hyatt brand, with six hotel locations in North America and more internationally, expanded its teambuilding options to entice incentive and corporate groups. The Masters of Food & Wine program...
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Shelburne Farms in Vermont offers a rustic group escape
Visiting Shelburne Farms in Vermont, near the New York border, is like stepping back in time. Located outside Burlington on the shores of Lake Champlain, the 1,400-acre working farm...
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Heather Rogers
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Can you recommend a good place to take a stroll?
A stroll along the Seattle Waterfront is really lovely - great views of Elliott Bay and the Olympic Mountains, and the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, about a mile north of the hotel, is a great destination. Another idea is to take in the scenery of our waterways onboard a Washington State Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island...
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