The
luxury 334 room property is located in North Houston and offers
complimentary airport transfers from Bush Intercontinental
which is just 7 miles away. The hotel features 30,000 square
feet of meeting space on one level and conference packages
are available. With easy access to downtown, Reliant Park
and Sam Houston Racepark, the hotel is in close proximity
to golf, shopping and dining.
MID-ATLANTIC
SOFITEL
LAFAYETTE SQUARE
Washington, District of Columbia
Situated
ten miles from Ronald Reagan National Airport and within a
forty minute drive from Dulles and the Baltimore-Washington
International Airport, this French Contemporary style hotel
is only two blocks from the White House and walking distance
to major city landmarks. Featuring 237 luxuriously decorated
guest rooms, the hotel has six function rooms that are ideal
for conferences and meetings for up to 225 guests. There is
a health club inside the hotel, a golf course nearby and a
wide variety of dining facilities nearby.
EVENTS
The
MALTA HISTORIC CITIES FESTIVAL will take
place in the fortified towns of Valletta, Mdina, Victoria
in Gozo, Vittoriosa, Cospicua and Senglea between October
7 and 17. This unique festival is brought to you by the Malta
Tourism Authority and highlights the rich history and heritage
through a variety of events and entertainment programs. The
place to stay is the five-star deluxe Radisson
SAS Bay Point situated on the island's north coast, directly
overlooking the Mediterranean. Ideal for getting away from
it all, yet only one kilometer from Saint Julian and Valletta,
the capital is only twenty minutes by car.
JENNIFER
LONG has been named as Director, Web site Marketing
of Destination Hotels. Long began her tenure with the company
at The Inverness Hotel & Conference Center and joined
the marketing department in the corporate office a year later.
She will support the Destination Hotels & Resorts portfolio
in Web site marketing initiatives, direct Web builds for new
acquisitions, manage the guest database and e-mail campaign
schedules, and assist in banner ad development on third party
Web sites.
GREG
STALEY
joins Destination Hotels’ corporate office from a very
successful position as Director of Reservations at the company’s
Pointe South Mountain Resort. In his new role as Director
of Reservations and Revenue Systems, Staley will assist in
coordinating best practices amongst the property-based revenue
managers.
ME
Productions is pleased to announce the appointment of LAURA
SHANER MARTIN as Director of Sales. Shaner previously
served in management positions for the Four Seasons Hotels
& Resorts, Hyatt Hotels and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line,
where she was Director of Sales for the Mid-Atlantic region.
"ME has been the preferred vendor for hotels, incentive
houses and corporate meeting planners and I have a great advantage
because of this," said Shaner. "Business Theater
is another area which continues to grow. In fact, we just
finished corporate multi-day programs in Bora Bora and Mauritania."
She oversees ME's three locations; the Fort Lauderdale headquarters,
Orlando, and Tampa. Fluent in English and Spanish, Shaner
received a B.S. degree in Hospitality Management from Florida
International University and is a two-time recipient of the
Incentive Sales Manager of the Year award.
NEW
SPACES
FOUR
SEASONS WHISTLER,
at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, just opened. The new 242-room
retreat is located on the site of the 2010 Olympic Winter
Games and in the heart of the largest ski area in North America,
just minutes from the slopes, fine dining, shopping and nightlife.
With an abundance of both summer and winter recreational activities,
the resort features a 3,800 square feet ballroom which can
be divided into two more intimate spaces and four breakouts
accommodating up to 60 attendees.
Meeting
Professionals International presented the following awards
at their recent convention in Denver:ELIZABETH
ZIELINSKI CMP, CMM, president and owner of Meeting
Horizons in Fairfax, Va., was named International Planner
of the Year.
HATTIE
HILL,
CEO of Hattie Hill Enterprises Inc. in Dallas, received International
Supplier of the Year.
PAUL
KENNEDY, MBE,
Director of his own meetings industry consultancy, and recently
Managing Director of the Commonwealth Conference & Events
Centre in London, received the Marion N. Kershner Memorial
Chapter Leader award.
ERIN
TENCH, CMP,
Conference Manager for the National Association of Broadcasters
in Washington, District of Columbia, was the recipient of
the Tomorrow's Leaders award.
The
UK Travel Advisories has lifted the ban on travel to Bali.
Showing its support and commitment to Indonesia and the destination,
Accor's prestigious SOFITEL ROYAL SEMINYAK BALIwhich
is located within walking distance to the entertainment and
shopping district, will officially open on September 1st following
the renovation of all guest rooms
and key public areas. Situated on one of Bali's most popular
beach and cultural
art centers, the MERCURE RESORT SANUR-BALI
will reopen
for business in late 2004 upon completion of an extensive
renovation. Accor’s leading economy hotel brand, Ibis
will debut on Bali in early 2005 with the opening of IBIS
LEGIAN BALI which enjoys a prime location between
the popular Kuta and Seminyak shopping and entertainment areas
and is only a short five-minute walk to the beach. These hotels
will join two other resorts under Accor
management including the 192-room NOVOTEL CORALIA
BENOA BALInestled
on the fringe of Nusa Dua, and the 130-room MERCURE
KUTA BALI
in the
heart of Kuta beach.
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TENCH, CMP,
Conference Manager for the National Association of Broadcasters
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