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This year's Small Market Meetings Conference final luncheon will be a sparkling grand finale to three days in Little Rock.
Courtesy Paws Up GREENOUGH, Mont. – The Resort at Paws Up, a 37,000-acre ranch resort 35 miles from Missoula, is converting an authentic bull barn into a conference center. The Bull Barn Conference Center, set to open this fall, will have more than 5,000 square feet of function space on two floors for groups of […]
DOBSON, N.C. — Not many colleges offer taxidermy training. The fact that the Dobson campus of Surry Community College does has led to a solid piece of summertime conference business for the small school on 150 acres east of Interstate 77, just south of the Virginia border. Five years ago, Surry began hosting the Taxidermy […]
Courtesy Barnsley Gardens Resort ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. – Barnsley Gardens Resort has expanded one of its most popular meeting spaces. The 3,300-acre resort in the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills renovated and expanded its 2,457-square-foot Pavilion early this year. The event space now has a large covered terrace, allowing groups to move outdoors. In addition, Barnsley Gardens […]
Between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, the seaside town of 140,000 has been named an All-American City by the National Civic League.
Courtesy Sugarbrush Resort Vermont Convention Bureau 60 Main Street, Suite 100 Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 860-0606 www.vermontmeetings.com What’s new: Jay Peak Resort, near the Canadian border, is in the middle of a $180 million expansion. Already open are a golf clubhouse and an ice arena. Over the next year, the resort will open in phases […]
Groups that visit Hawaii’s Big Island can experience the wonders of the island's rain-forest canopy on a zip line.
Courtesy Fairmont Orchid 1 North Kaniku Drive Kohala Coast, Hawaii, HI 96743 800-845-9905 or 808-885-2000 808-885-8886 fax www.fairmont.com/orchid What’s New: The resort has added 42-inch LCD flat-screen televisions and other high-tech amenities to guest rooms and renovated two of its restaurants. Kudos: The recipient of AAA’s Four Diamond award, the resort has won a spot […]
• If a conference uses multiple sites or includes off-site events, keep all of the venues within walking distance to lower vehicle carbon emissions and transportation costs. • Having a handle on a group’s food preferences and attendance history will allow menus to be tailored to minimize food waste. • Buy local as much as […]
A new sports and meeting center that opened in March is projected to have an annual economic impact of $12.5 million on the region.
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