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Ashland

The state's natural beauty and superb meeting sites will drive your attendance.

Ashland is another charming small town in Southern Oregon, with Victorian houses and rolling creeks and rivers. But it is also in easy striking distance of all the region’s natural beauty, plus wineries, great food and other Oregonian treats.

Berkeley

San Francisco's East Bay offers affordability, accessibility and sun

Berkeley maintains a bohemian, if not radical-sixties, flavor. A jaunt down Telegraph Avenue may inspire visions of deja-vu all over again, with its counterculture dropouts and vendor-packed street scene.

Beverly Hills

Four West Los Angeles communities come together to project their star power

If you're not yet aware of Beverly Hill's heady blend of luxury and glamour under the sun and the palm trees, you've been keeping yourself under a rock. However, in spite of all the theatrical and TV filming, the tabloids, major awards shows and other publicity this elegant little city gets, there's a kind of intimacy to it that may come as a delightful surprise.

Carmel

Monterey and Carmel let your group relax, breathe and discover.

Once a Bohemian enclave populated by artists and writers, Carmel-by-the-Sea (the official name of the one-square-mile village) is well known for its idiosyncratic charm.

Eugene

The state's natural beauty and superb meeting sites will drive your attendance.

Eugene, in central-western Oregon, is home to the main campus of the University of Oregon; it is a casual college town with a hippie vibe, with many bike and hiking trails throughout the city.

Marina Del Rey

Four West Los Angeles communities come together to project their star power

Marina del Rey offers a nautical, on-the-waterfront experience like no other in the LA area. With 5,300 boat slips its one of the largest private yacht harbors in the world. The entire Marina del Rey community is 800 acres, 400 if which are underwater.

Medford

The state's natural beauty and superb meeting sites will drive your attendance.

Medford  in Southern Oregon, has been named the best place in America to retire by Money magazine; it is a relaxed, sunny town, full of art galleries, golf courses, and more than 2,000 hotel rooms.

Monterey

Monterey and Carmel let your group relax, breathe and discover.

The city of Monterey hugs the southern shore of Monterey Bay, a National Marine Sanctuary where frisky sea otters ride the swells and migrating whales spout and breach.

Oakland

San Francisco's East Bay offers affordability, accessibility--and sun.

When you look at this modern, sky-scraping city today, it's hard to imagine its past as one vast cattle ranch. What's easier to imagine is a city with a thriving business center, myriad cultural offerings and a diverse population.

Salem

The state’s natural beauty and superb meeting sites will drive your attendance.

Located in the middle of Oregon's Willamette Valley, Salem (cityofsalem.net) is the state’s capital and second-largest city. As a major center of government, it is well-equipped to host meetings. Salem’s CVA (travelsalem.com) can provide planners with a variety of useful resources.

Santa Monica

Four West Los Angeles communities come together to project their star power

It’s a complete cross-section of people here: there are surfers; there's the person in a $6,000 Armani suit; there's the young salesgirl on Rollrblades during her lunch break.

West Hollywood

Four West Los Angeles communities come together to project their star power.

For high-octane nighttime glamour, West Hollywood is the place. It's not a typical ballroom-in-hotel meeting place, but here there are so many different unique restaurants, night clubs and galleries. There’s incredible excitement. The Oscar parities really do take place in West Hollywood.

Features

Hyatt

From a little acorn a great oak grows, so the saying goes. The “acorn,” in this case, was an airport property near Los Angeles International Airport run by a chef-owner whose first name was Hyatt.

View From Vegas: Run Away with the Cirque(s)

Did you Know

Meeting And A Movie

Food + Beverage

Planning An Affordable Menu

When planning a memorable event, perhaps the most important component to consider is the food. Granted, the venue is a highly important factor to any well-received event, but if the food is forgettable, often times the event will be as well.

Give Me 5

Interview with Robert Marx

Interview with Robert Marx Director of Marketing, San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau

Movers and Shakers

Trends start in California

Trends start in California, and significant changes have been announced at five major convention and visitors bureaus since late spring (presented below, north to south). Hmmm, should we expect more?

Quick Quips

Bed Hopping

Have you have gone from worrying about losing sleep in an unfamiliar hotel bed, to anticipating a better night’s sleep than you’ll get at home?

Smart Style

Summertime

It’s June and our thoughts turn to summer, colorful drinks with little umbrellas in them and more than a little bit of whimsy. Here are a few ideas to get your mindset into the spirit.

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