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ROCKY MOUNTAINS | SOUTH |
 NEW!
THE BROADMOOR
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Short
Term Special Rate for up to 300 rooms
OCT 24-NOV 3, 2004; $179
NOV 7-11, 2004; $159
NOV 17-21, 2004; $159
Surround
your attendees with the wild, natural beauty of the Rocky
Mountains. Indulge them with luxurious accommodations, Five-Star,
Five-Diamond service, challenging championship golf, a premier
spa and a range of possibilities for an exciting outdoor
adventure. A full-service destination management company
is on-property, catering to your every need and with over
114,000 square feet of flexible space at your disposal,
your next meeting will be innovative, energizing and effortless.
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SOUTH
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 NEW!
BRIDGEWALK, A LANDMARK RESORT
Bradenton Beach, Florida
NO
HURRICANE DAMAGE! Located on Anna Maria Island, off the Gulf
Coast, this boutique resort with 28 guest rooms offers the
Mira-Mar Room, a perfect venue for corporate retreats, brainstorming
sessions or a productive seminar. The angular room can accommodate
72 persons and features cloud-like faux painting on the walls.
Plantation shutters cover the windows and carriage style fixtures
adjust for bright or dim lighting. The Braden Room is suitable
for boardroom-style meetings for up to twelve and both meeting
rooms offer High speed internet access. Situated on a private
beach in the historic district with a full-service spa, the
hotel is within walking distance to fine dining, shopping
and golf is nearby. Contact the hotel for special meeting
packages rates. |
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ENTERTAINMENT |
 "KEEPING
IT REAL" - an innovative Customer Service Training created
by OUT TO LUNCH EVENTS's founder Helene Weinberg
and her partner/spouse, Ray Tomecko, for Progressive Insurance.
“If you can’t act, you can’t do this job.”
said the CEO and hired this team of talented corporate production
actors to help their Customer Service Representatives deliver
award-winning performances that would stand up to the critics
(their customers). The exciting, innovative day-long session
is a crash-course in acting, called “KEEPING IT REAL.”
Coaches share tips of the trade and drilled the CSR’s
in basic R. E. A. L. acting techniques that included: R: Rapport;
E: Entrances; A: Action; L: Lasting impressions. Progressive
Insurance was so impressed with the pilot program that they
have awarded OUT TO LUNCH EVENTS with an on-going training
agreement. |
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EVENTS |
 HSMAI
15TH ANNUAL AFFORDABLE MEETING® NATIONAL SHOW
is set for September 8-9, 2004 at the Washington Convention
Center, Washington, District of Columbia. This is a FREE trade
show and conference for cost-conscious meeting planners, ATTENDEES
are full-time, part-time and volunteer meeting planners from
organizations of every type and size. EXHIBITORS are hotels,
inns and resorts, university conference centers, unique meeting
sites, CVBs, transportation companies, software companies,
AV companies, DMC, etc. Approximately 1,800 meeting planners
are expected to attend. FYI: booth space is still available.
Exhibitor's contact Beth Petersen. REGISTER
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LEND
A HAND |
 If
you are going to break your diet, do it for a good cause...HELP
fund breast cancer research! Once again, Masterfoods, the
makers of M&M's, have teamed up with the SUSAN
G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION to raise funds
through the sale of their New Pink &
White M&M's. For each 8-ounce bag sold in September,
October, and November of 2004, $.50 will be donated to the
foundation. The corporation promised a minimum donation of
$250,000 on no matter how sales turn out, but also established
an upper limit of $650,000 for its donation. Pass this on
to all of your friends. Let's do all we can to support this
cause. |
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 MARGUERITE
FLORSHAM
has been
selected as the sales representative for Sonesta Hotels, Resorts
and Nile Cruises to strengthen its group sales efforts in
the Toronto, Canada region. Ms. Florsham will support the
efforts of Dorothy Kolpak ,
Sonesta's Regional Director of Sales, who is based in Chicago,
Illinois. For the past twelve years Ms. Florsham's company,
Strategy U.S., has represented clients to the meeting, corporate
and incentive markets. A 26-year travel industry veteran,
she is a member of MPI and SITE.
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 PHILIP
OMMEN
was appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for the Grand
Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in June of this year. Formerly
from Traders Hotel Singapore, he moved on to join Shangri-La
Jakarta, where, as Director of Sales, he was responsible for
re-building the business, principally in the areas of corporate
business and redeveloping the MICE segment. Philip has fifteen
years experience in the hospitality industry. In his new position,
he will report to Mr. Des Pugson, General Manager of Grand
Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (and also Senior Vice President,
Operations, Asia – Millennium & Copthorne International
Limited) and be responsible for all sales and marketing management
of the Hotel.
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 DANIEL
AMATO
recently joined the Grand Hyatt Washington, District of Columbia
as the General Manager. Mr. Amato is responsible for overseeing
all operations including marketing, sales, finances and employee
relations for the eighteen-year-old, 900-room downtown hotel
and convention center. Mr. Amato has worked for Hyatt in various
positions for 28 years. |
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PROMOTIONS
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 CLEMENT
TEO
has been promoted to Executive Assistant Manager at the Grand
Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore. Clement Teo joined
the hotel in May 2002 as Assistant Director of Food and Beverage
and was promoted to Director of Food and Beverage in September
2002. Clement has demonstrated a combination hands-on/revenue-driven
approach, solid team leadership, and prudent financial management,
which has resulted in excellent results. Last summer he was
responsible for the complete operational set-up of the property's
new 65,000 square foot Waterfront Conference Centre. Clement
has seventeen years of experience and has held management
positions with the Westin Stamford & Westin Plaza, Batam
View Beach Resort, Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa Resort and Goodwood
Park Hotel. |
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NEW
MANAGEMENT |
 The
GREEN OAKS HOTEL in Fort Worth, Texas has
joined the Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC) portfolio
of managed properties. The Green Oaks Hotel features 284 guest
rooms with eighteen VIP suites; sixteen meeting rooms with
over 13,000 square feet of meeting space; full-service restaurant;
lounge; two outdoor pools; fitness center/health club; tennis
courts; basketball court; saunas; and a golf course, adjacent
to the hotel. |
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NEW
NAMES |
 Minutes
from downtown, the 374-unit CLARION HOTEL SPORTS COMPLEX,
formerly known as the Adam's Mark Hotel Kansas City, is now
owned by Arrowhead Hospitality. Jim Hanson is leading the executive
team as the General Manager. Across from the Truman Sports Complex,
and home to the city's professional sport team, the hotel features
both indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna, cocktail lounge, fitness
center, business center, the Pantry Restaurant, and nineteen
meeting rooms totaling 16,000 square feet for groups of up to
one thousand. |
 The
256-room five-star SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, THE MARINA, CAIRNS,
formerly the Radisson Plaza at the Pier, in North Queensland,
Australia is undergoing an extensive refurbishment, costing
approximately US$17.6 million. Improvements scheduled for
completion by January 2005 include the hotel's existing guest
rooms; a new lobby; 36 new Horizon Club rooms with ocean view
bathrooms and large terraces, overlooking the yachts and mountains;
a Horizon Club lounge; four new conference rooms; and a new
restaurant and a fitness center. The hotel adjoins the fully-refurbished
Pier Shopping Centre with open-air restaurants, 4,305-square-foot
swimming lagoon and world-class marina. Only a ten-minute
drive from Cairns International Airport and an ideal base
for visits to the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef
and Daintree Rainforest. The Conference facilities offer a
400-seat ballroom, three private boardrooms and two breakout
rooms with seating capacity for 150 guests. |
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RAVES
& REVIEWS |
 WESLEY
BAGAROZZI,
a 26-year old New York native recently won the Spirit of Service
award from the Arizona Office of Tourism, which is presented
to the tourism employee who best exemplifies the Arizona tourism
industry's commitment to exceptional customer service. Bagarozzi,
the night time Front Desk Supervisor for the Westin La Paloma
Resort and Spa, is a full-time student at Northern Arizona
University, studying hotel management, but attending classes
via video or the Internet at Pima Community College campuses.
"I've always liked the business," said Bagarozzi,
who started as a valet at the Sheraton El Conquistador Golf
& Tennis Resort. "I'm inspired by the beautiful environment
that we take for granted every day," he said. "I
am really fortunate to work at a property of this caliber."
And the feeling of appreciation is mutual said Matt Greene,
Hotel Manager, "The Westin La Paloma is a beautiful resort,
but it is employees like Wesley and our entire staff that
make the biggest impression on our guests." |
 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.
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VENUES
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 The
RIO ALL-SUITE HOTEL & CASINO is building
a $7 million, 21,000 square-foot entertainment complex dedicated
entirely to women. Schedule to open in December 2004, the
Ultimate Girls' Night Out® is a multi-faceted entertainment
experience that will feature a 400-seat Chippendales®
Theater (50-foot-wide stage with private sky boxes), a spacious
cocktail lounge, retail area and plush ladies' room. |
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