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Tahoe Resort Charges Ahead with Green Efforts

New Renaissance for Historic Denver Structure

Durango Welcomes New Hilton Property

Report Unveils Hot Conference Center Trends

ASAE Reports Strong Showing at Annual Gathering

Sleek New Beach Boutique for Jersey Shore

Major Makeover for Massachusetts Marriott

Western Kentucky Readies for New Convention Center

Big Transformation for Iconic Maui Resort

Acclaimed Honolulu Resort Announces New Leadership
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The Pacific Northwest entertains groups year-round

While a good part of the calendar in the Pacific Northwest is filled with dramatic overcast and/or rainy days, it also enjoys stretches that burst with sunshine, lush greenery and some of the most gorgeous blue skies around...
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Sonoma County: More Than Just A Meeting Place
Logo Sonoma County, Calif., is just 45 minutes north of San Francisco. This first-class meeting destination features unique venues that overlook vineyard-covered hills, a dramatic Pacific coastline, or a grove of towering redwood trees.

Sonoma County boasts world-renowned restaurants, more than 370 award-winning wineries, spas, golf courses, a zip line, hiking and cycling trails, rivers to paddle and more. And, with the cash incentive program, there are $4,000 reasons to book a Sonoma County meeting today.
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Convention Center Dilemmas
Convention center management and labor organizations in some major cities cannot seem to stop fighting and driving business away. Just recently labor unions set up pickets to block the delivery entrance to a major convention center, and delayed a large event from moving out...
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Planning a Meeting in San Francisco’s #1 Tourism Destination
While San Francisco is on the top ten list of many planners’ destination bucket lists, there are specific neighborhoods in the “city-by-the-bay” that generally cater to leisure travelers. Fisherman’s Wharf is one such locale and happens to be San Francisco’s #1 destination year after year...
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The Current: Upgrades & Openings
The Seascape Ballroom at Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef Aquarium is a spectacular new venue, accommodating dinners, board meetings and receptions...
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“50 Greatest Photos of National Geographic” on display at the Venetian
The “50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic” collection will be on display at The Venetian in Las Vegas through the end of the year...
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Book, Fly and Be Marriott.
Take a trip on the Oakland Marriott City Center.
Logo Book your next event by 9/30/13 and hold it by 12/30/14 and get rewarded with a Southwest Airlines gift card worth up to $400 and up to 150,000 Marriott Rewards points. Who knew booking a meeting was such a trip! Call 510-466-6455 for more information.
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Past Issues
Hawaii Special Edition - 8/9/13
ASAE Show Heats Up in Atlanta - 8/6/13
The 1920s Roar Again at Sir Francis Drake Hotel - 7/30/13
10 Tips for Successful Corporate Events - 7/23/13
Mission Valley Marriott Completes Relaxing Renovation - 7/16/13
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Concierge Insights
Cathy Gomez
Manchester Grand Hyatt
San Diego
What are your bar or nightclub recommendations?
I like to recommend Fluxx, the newest hip spot in the Gaslamp Quarter for music, drinks and dancing. Some other hot spots I recommend are 207 bar at the Hard Rock which has some of the top DJs and Stingaree–a popular night club with multi-level bars. For a more casual atmosphere, the Blind Burro has a fun bar with great food in the Gaslamp and it’s right near the baseball stadium...
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If airline travel has got you down because of another wayward suitcase, place a TrakDot GPS device in your bag the next time you hit the road. he device, which runs on AA batteries and can be linked to multiple cellular phones...

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