January 2008
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Destinations
Bellevue
Bring them to the booming eastside
As sunset glows behind the Seattle skyline, residents across Lake Washington in Bellevue are claiming their own place on the map.
British Columbia
Just beyond the border, beautiful B.C. beckons
“Beautiful British Columbia,” the license plate slogan in Canada’s westernmost province, doesn’t do it justice. That’s because the landscape—from the Rocky Mountains in the east, to outer Vancouver Island in the west, and north beyond the Alaska Panhandle—is so dramatically varied.
California
When it comes to sparking mental images, few words are as powerful as “California.”
When it comes to sparking mental images, few words are as powerful as “California.”
Portland
Portland is this decade’s buzz word—why did it take so long?
Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle summed it up best in 2005, when it said, “Newsflash: When you weren’t looking, Portland got hip.”
The Big Island
The big island offer lush retreats and wide open spaces
Business can be done in paradise.
Features
2008 Industry Event Planner
Get ready to mark your calendar!
Do Tell: Condo-tels Go Mainstream
Just when you thought you knew the ropes on hotel negotiations, along come condo-tels—throwing a monkey wrench into your well-organized site-selection process.
Resort Value Season
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Columns
Eco-Etiquette
Don’t Leave Home Without It
Go Now
550-room InterContinental, San Francisco
Smart Scene: Planet Hollywood Resort & CalSAE Seasonal Spectacular
Smart Meetings goes to the Planet Hollywood Resort grand opening in Las Vegas and the 2007 CalSAE Seasonal Spectacular in Sacramento
Surf These Sites!
Surf These Sites!
Travel Healthy
Though travel is an important and lucrative part of our business, it can be a venture fraught with health perils, especially this time of year.
Departments
Gotta Have It: Delphi NAV300
What to know before you go
Did you Know
Start Your Wining
Silently, the sommelier appears at the edge of your table.
Food + Beverage
Divine Delight
When it comes to chocolate, we subscribe to the Victorian philosophy that too much of something is never enough.
Give Me 5
Interview with Marlene Blas, MTA
Associate Director, Meetings and Events, California Western School of Law San Diego, CA
Quick Quips
Everyone Can Be a Star
So, you’d like to plan an event that fortifies the bonds at work,
Smart Moves
Smart Planner
Smart Style
Diamonds in the Desert
If Palm Springs is the second home of Los Angeles, than the affluent area known as Rancho Mirage is certainly its Hollywood.
Technophiles
Easy As Pie
The BlackBerry Demystified
Trend Watch
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