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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

Just say the magic words (Smart Meetings) and get an exclusive deal at 10 of the West’s premier resorts

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Columns

Eco-Etiquette

Don’t Leave Home Without It

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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

Smart Spaces: Bellagio Executive Hospitality Suite, Las Vegas

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.

View From Vegas: Over the Top

Departments

Gotta Have It: Delphi NAV300

What to know before you go

Headlines: January 2008

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 Moves: January 2008

Smart Planner

8 Important Old Things to Remember When Planning in the New Year

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

Luxury Travel for 2008

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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.