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February 2008

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Destinations

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Meetings Are Closer Than You Think

If you’re hearing comments like “When can we come back?” after a meeting at Lake Tahoe, you know you’ve done something right. But it could also be the destination—after all, Lake Tahoe is one of a kind.

Los Angeles

Stay and Play on L.A's Westside

When your next-door neighbor is a 500-lb gorilla, you can’t do the Fay Wray woe-is-me thing. You’ve got to seize the day and take charge of your own destiny.

New Mexico

New Mexico Offers the Best of Both Worlds

New Mexico evokes a sense of timelessness, with pristine valleys, river-carved canyons and rugged mountains that peak as high as 13,000 feet.

Palm Springs

Palm Springs Retains its Reputation as a Golf and Spa Resort Haven, While Gaining a Younger and Hipper Image

It’s a difficult task to think up any negative associations with Palm Springs.

Wyoming

Wyoming-Inside and Out

Planners who have already enjoyed the charms of Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie or Jackson Hole don’t ever have to ask “Why Wyoming?”

Features

DISORGANIZED?

Who you gonna call?

First-Class Upgrade

Airport properties do more than save you time and money

Smart Moves: February 2008

Unique Meeting Venues

“A train! A train! A train! A train! Would you? Could you? On a train?”

Columns

Spa Going Gets Social

In the heady intellectual days of the Greek poet Homer, all the way back in 500 B.C., groups of philosophers, government officials and other decision-makers gathered together in social baths to rejuvenate their bodies, spending hours talking, debating and making decisions that shaped society.

View From Vegas: Mega Meetings

Departments

Gotta Have it: Bose QuietComfort® 3 Noise Cancelling ® Headphones

What to know before you go 

Headlines: February 2008

Office Space

Who’s got the best chair in your office?

Smart Scene: Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

19th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

Smart Spaces: Four Seasons Resort Lanai

Did you Know

Meetings On-Air

If you’ve ever had a little downtime and a satellite radio handy, no doubt you’ve been amazed to discover the sheer diversity of programs flying through the airwaves, including anything from 10 unique bluegrass stations to a talk show about pet grooming.

Food + Beverage

Out of the Kitchen and into the Cellar

When it comes to wine, we may not be experts in the field, but, to quote a common refrain, “we know what we like.”

Give Me 5

Colleen Fiore, CMP Senior Director Customer Service, Society of Actuaries

Colleen Fiore, CMP is an 18-year industry veteran who plans meetings and events for the Society of Actuaries, a Schaumburg, Ill.–based association with 18,000 members in the U.S., Canada and around the world.

Quick Quips

Powerhouses and Puff Balls

With the reinvention skills of Madonna, and repackaged as well as your grandmother’s prunes, there’s a $4-billion industry making a comeback more successfully than Britney Spears.

Select Sites

Coastside Retreats and Meditative Meetings

Technophiles

Can You See Me Now?

We all know how chaotic large events can be—quite often a whirlwind of handshaking, business card-trading, organizing and networking.

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A publication tailored for you, the meeting planner professional. We focus exclusively on locations in the western United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Mexico and Canada.