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August 2006

The Real Deal (Carson City)

Located about 30 miles from Reno, Carson City is the state capital. The town has a friendly frontier atmosphere, but there’s also a solid infrastructure for group gatherings, including more than 1,700 hotel rooms.

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Destinations

Carson City

Discover an authentic Nevada.

Located about 30 miles from Reno, Carson City is the state capital. The town has a friendly frontier atmosphere, but there’s also a solid infrastructure for group gatherings, including more than 1,700 hotel rooms.

Las Vegas

Discover an authentic Nevada, still connected to the era when two-armed bandits outnumbered the one-arm variety

Just for the record, 2006 marks the 75th anniversary of gambling in the state of Nevada, and business is booming as never before. The Silver State attracted 51.5 million visitors in 2005 (including 7 million convention delegates), according to the Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT). These folks collectively pumped about $40 billion into the state, including $11.6 billion in gaming revenue.

Laughlin

Discover an authentic Nevada.

Located about 90 miles south of Las Vegas on the banks of the Colorado River (across the waters from Arizona), the town of Laughlin welcomes about 4 million visitors every year. While many pass through en route between Vegas and the Grand Canyon, others come to Laughlin for many exciting outdors activities.

Palm Springs

Take a meeting, as they say in Southern California, and unleash all the energy and creativity the region will inspire in your group.

Palm Springs Desert Resorts is world-famous for its superb resorts and first-class meeting and conference facilities. It continues to be a favorite destination for meetings and conventions, thanks to its beautiful, sweeping vistas, towering mountain ranges, national monuments and relaxed lifestye.

Park City

Why give up comfort for value at a premium resort off-season? Park City’s summer climate, beauty,

You already know all about the extraordinary winter sports facilities in Park City, Utah. After all, you were glued to the set when Park City hosted one-third of all medal events for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, right?

San Mateo

San Mateo County is Silicon Valley and More

San Mateo County, a sunny peninsula just south of San Francisco, enjoys worldwide recognition as “Silicon Valley North.” Plugged into the mother board (Highway 101, California’s primary north-to-south artery) are cities like Burlingame, San Mateo, Redwood City and Menlo Park—the headquarters of major tech players such as
Oracle and Macromedia.

Sedona

Inspiration in Red Rock Country

You don’t have to possess a painter’s eye to appreciate the sheer physical beauty of Sedona, a small, 19-square-mile city tucked into the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon in northern Arizona.

Southern California

Take a meeting, as they say in Southern California, and unleash the area's creativity and energy.

The images of Southern California are so ubiquitous that mere mention of the phrase conjures a mental slide show. It’s been preordained and set into flickering motion by hundreds of films we’ve all seen and shared.

The Big Island

Big Island, the place that gave the chain its name and its first absolute monarch, offers up two very different sides for your group to explore

As the saying goes, there are two sides to every story. In the case of Hawaii’s Big Island, the beauties and the environments of the western side differ starkly from those of the east.

Features

Experience This: August 2006

Movers & Shakers: August 2006

Las Vegas Meetings by Harrah’s Entertainment Promotes Two Executives

Brand News

A Strong Incentive

Incentive meetings are becoming big business for meeting professionals. But creating an effective incentive meeting means addressing particular challenges and needs.

Cvb Savvy

They’re as individual in function and character as the places they represent; it’s all in knowing the differences

Trade Show Tips

Here are some ideas to help you get back to Kansas intact.

Did you Know

Hypo Surface: Leonardo Would Have Loved This!

Food + Beverage

A*List Dining

Corporate high performers are becoming harder to dazzle.

Give Me 5

Interview With Mark Andrew, Cmp, Cha

2006–2007 Chairman, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Dallas, TX.

Quick Quips

Spa Speak

Select Sites

Intelligence Report: August 2006

What's news and what's next in the industry

Technophiles

Passkey: From Registration To Reservation, Easily

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