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ASAE Applauds Senate's 1099 Repeal
ASAE issued an announcement supporting the recent vote by the U.S. Senate to repeal expanded reporting requirements that would require all businesses and non-profit organizations to issue 1099 forms to vendors from whom they purchase goods totaling more than $600 per year.
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Miami Airport CC Unveils Redo
The Miami Airport Convention Center and attached DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel completed the first phase of a major renovation.
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HSMAI Expands to Asia/Pacific Region
The global division of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International recently added the Asia/Pacific region to its worldwide network, beginning with three new chapters: Australia, Southeast Asia and Greater China.
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W Hotels to Open Resort in Riviera Maya
W Hotels Worldwide announced plans to open W Retreat & Spa Kanai, a 180-room property in the Kanai Resort under development in Mexico's Riviera Maya south of Cancun.
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InterContinental Tampa presents Meetings Options, a cost-effective, flexible meetings package that provides great savings for planners. Receive up to three benefits when you book your next event at InterContinental Tampa for 2011 including 25,000 Priority Club Meeting Reward Points, a complimentary room for every 25 paid rooms and complimentary food & beverage credits. Receive all three when you book your meeting on a weekend or on a designated value date.
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Georgia
The Sweet and Savory South
By JEFF HEILMAN
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| Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain once remarked, "The history of the world is on the plate," and this is resoundingly true in Georgia, its soulful, sweet-toothed culinary narrative written in international influences and ingredients. |
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Low Country cuisine, shared with South Carolina, mixes Creek Indian origins with West African, Spanish, French and British elements. North America's first-recorded barbecue may have happened along Georgia's Ocmulgee River in 1540, where Spanish conquistadors, familiar with Caribbean "barbacoa," discovered Native Americans grilling meat on a raised platform. Shrimping, once Georgia's premier seafood industry, was pioneered by Sicilians, Greeks and other nationalities. Scottish and Irish accents define Georgia's Appalachian menu.
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Located on the Riverwalk, Hotel Contessa encompasses everything needed to create an exceptional meeting experience. More than 10,000 square feet of conference space is available to serve a variety of functions, from a small executive retreat in one of our eight intimate conference rooms to a large corporate conference in the 2,300-square-foot ballroom. Here, successful outcomes surge in the heart of an urban and eclectic city for meetings that are Uniquely San Antonio, Uniquely Contessa.
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F&B Strategies
Checklist, Please!
By ARLENE SHEFF
A common statistic that is bandied about the meetings industry states that F&B costs are commonly the second-highest budget item (after guest rooms), so getting this portion of your event correct is absolutely crucial to the bottom line.
And it certainly doesn't take a veteran planner to know that a substandard F&B effort is perhaps the most likely meeting component to leave a bad taste in the mouth of your attendees!
Hiring a caterer can involve different challenges than planning food and beverage functions at a hotel. I've compiled a list of questions that might be helpful in evaluating caterers—some questions are more basic and some concern sustainability. Use those that are specific to your event.
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Short Takes
Kudos
StarCite recently partnered with the Green Hotels Global program to provide planners with a source for environmental information about hotel properties worldwide. Properties that are members of the Green Hotels Global program are identified within the StarCite supplier database. Room night and event-related environmental metrics from each property are available during the online sourcing process. Member hotels can report the carbon footprint, energy consumption, water usage and waste generation associated with room-night usage and event bookings. For more information, call 408.562.3388.
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Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson recently traveled to Los Angeles to check out some great venues with a view at JW Marriott and The Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live.
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| F&B: Creating Impressions on a Budget |
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Food and beverage functions can either wow your guests or leave a lasting bad taste in their mouths. Now, more than ever, it's important to work effectively with catering managers and chefs to create added value, even on a limited budget. Join Meetings Focus and Arlene Sheff, CMP, and learn new ways to impress your guests with creative menus and food service methods.
Sponsored by: Myrtle Beach Convention Center, San Antonio CVB, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Hershey Meetings, Villas of Grand Cypress, Loews Lake Las Vegas, Hutton Hotel, Myrtle Beach Area Convention Bureau and Loews Miami Beach Hotel. |
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