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January 2006

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Destinations

Las Cruces

Las Cruces brings space age technology to the Old West

Although it’s just a 50-minute ride from El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces feels like another world. Maybe it’s the landscape: the city lies between the trees and fields of the fertile Rio Grande valley and the broken brown teeth of the Organ Mountains.

Maui

Find out how easy it is to warm up to Maui's beach-and-boardroom blend.

It's hard to beat the beach's intoxicating combo of sun and sand when considering a meetings destination. Maui is fringed by 81 of these beauties set along 120 miles of coastline. Imagine how such uplifting energy can elevate a group environment. Accordingly, a growing number of organizations are selecting Maui for meetings, conventions and incentive awards.

Seattle

The high-tech hotspot is opening its doors to bigger, better meetings.

Seattle is still as young, smart and funky as its nineties visitors remember. But its tastes have matured: people who once came for the coffee are now staying for the wine.

Brand News

Omni Hotels

Riding on the crest of their 2005 J.D. Power award, this hotel chain will make it their business to satisfy your meeting attendees to the utmost

Did you Know

Keep Accounts, Or Be Held Accountable

Food + Beverage

The Eye Pleasing Plate

Apply these simple tips on food presentation to elevate your event from mundane to memorable.

Give Me 5

Interview with Pat Zollman, Regional Director of HelmsBriscoe

Quick Quips

Group Gives New Meaning To Meeting Over Dinner

Smart Perspectives

Five Principles

Take a few minutes to remind yourself how doing good is the surest path to feeling good.

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