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May 2006

Everything but the Stress (Ogden)

Located about 35 miles north of Salt Lake City International Airport along Interstate 15, Ogden touts its legacy of bringing people together.

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Destinations

Fairbanks

Offer a once-in-a-lifetime meeting in Alaska and watch attendance soar

Fairbanks, a city of 87,000 is perhaps best known as a springboard to Denali National Park and the Brooks Range, but the city has plenty of its own appeal as a meetings destination.

Heber Valley

Utah combines full-service amenities with convenience and natural splendor

Approximately 15 minutes south of Park City, Heber Valley is another area that offers quiet respite in the shadow of majestic mountains. Slightly north of the town of Midway, Soldier Hollow hosted cross-country skiing and biathlon events during the Olympics, and the facility is now open to the public.

Huntington Beach

"Surf City USA" is youthful, fun and a tiny bit quirky.

Orange County’s Huntington Beach—a mellow 40 miles south of Los Angeles and an easy 95 miles north of San Diego—is the dream made real.

Juneau

Offer a once-in-a-lifetime meeting in Alaska and watch attendance soar.

Juneau is the capital of Alaska and is the state’s third largest city. Juneau still has Victorian buildings in downtown and is proud to showcase its heritage.

Ketchikan

Offer a once-in-a-lifetime meeting in Alaska and watch attendance soar.

The southernmost of our Alaska cities, Ketchikan is about a 90-minute flight from Seattle.

Napa Valley

Provence in Napa's wine country.

It would be difficult to imagine a more sublime setting for a medium size meeting or intimate retreat than amid the rolling hills and vineyards of Northern California's wine country, located a little over an hour's drive north of San Francisco.

Nome

Offer a once-in-a-lifetime meeting in Alaska and watch attendance soar.

Located in Alaska’s Far North region and not reachable by highway, Nome is surrounded by tundra yet it offers 300 miles of paved roads for visitors to get out and explore untouched wilderness.

Ogden

Utah combines full-service amenities with convenience and natural splendor.

Located about 35 miles north of Salt Lake City International Airport along Interstate 15, Ogden touts its legacy of bringing people together.

Park City

Utah combines full-service amenities with convenience and natural splendor.

Park City’s reputation as a spectacular setting for winter sports was only enhanced by the fact that the destination hosted approximately one-third of the events in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

Salt Lake City

Utah combines full-service amenities with convenience and natural splendor.

Not even the passage of the four years since it hosted the Olympics has slowed the momentum in Salt Lake City’s transformation into a top-tier meeting and convention destination, and convenience is among the city’s top drawing cards.

San Diego

A magnet for attendees, sunny San Diego’s services and facilities ensure productive meetings, as well.

San Diego expresses both a carefree attitude and a get-down-to-business seriousness.
The area’s natural charms are legendary.

Santa Rosa

Provence in Napa's wine country

Santa Rosa has been labeled the "Main Street" of the California wine country. "

Sitka

Offer a once-in-a-lifetime meeting in Alaska and watch attendance soar.

Sitka faces out on the Gulf of Alaska from the west coast of deeply-forested Baranof Island.

Sonoma Valley

Situated due west of the Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley is home to the town of Sonoma and comprises the eastern part of the much larger Sonoma County.

Situated due west of the Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley is home to the town of Sonoma and comprises the eastern part of the much larger Sonoma County.

St. George

Utah combines full-service amenities with convenience and natural splendor.

A moderate climate (more than 300 days of sunshine a year and winter temperatures between 55 and 65 degrees) and scenic surroundings make St. George an ideal staging area for exploration of southern Utah’s scenic wonders as well as a pleasurable destination in its own right.

Valdez

Offer a once-in-a-lifetime meeting in Alaska and watch attendance soar.

The city of Valdez is set on Prince William Sound at the top of the curving arc of the Gulf of Alaska.

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