Tag: September/October 2010
Nascar Hall of Fame
Find out what 600 horsepower feels like at Charlotte's new speed venue.
Sessions in the Sonoran
Four Seasons Scottsdale offers a fun work/leisure vibe with desert chic design, cool casitas + killer BBQ.
Pura Vita in Costa Rica
Prepare to be jump started in the birthplace of green meetings.
The Evolution of Responsible Luxury
RockResorts has been promoting good corporate citizenship + upscale cachet since Eisenhower's era.
Starwood Takes CSR Mainstream
Green meetings + give back programs will be standardized at over 1,000 hotels for 2011.
The New Urbanists
Tampa, Baltimore + Portland CVBs discuss how they're luring groups back to their city centers.
Virginia Beach Targets Green Groups
Convention center wins gold LEED cert + chef Delaney shows us his tomatoes.
The Green Meetings Megatrend
From Southern California to Dubai, there are many ways to be smart, sophisticated + sustainable during carbon-friendly conferences. Not that we'll have the option for anything else for too much longer.
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Dude ranches offer great teambuilding + leadership training events. And bacon. Don't forget the bacon.
Cast Off to the Caribbean
The tiki bar is open. Changing trends, a healthier economy and fewer industry perception issues have groups heading back to the beach.
Hyatt Regency Curacao
Eco-luxury melds with high-flying ATV rides + historical gravitas in the Southern Antilles.
RIU Paradise Island
Sweet, simple + stress-free meetings, with a private island just offshore.
The Nature of Orlando
Ballooning, dolphins, canoe rides and a Watsu dip are just a few ways to breathe deeper, live healthier and make green meetings feel green.
Rosen Shingle Creek
A long-term leader in the CSR movement, Rosen Hotels knows how to take care of people.
Renaissance Vinoy Resort
A Mediterranean Revival hotel carries her certain charms with graceful aplomb into the future.
A (Meeting) Room with a View
Luxe lodging, outdoorsy pursuits and fresh mountain air inspire fresh ideas in Colorado + Park City, Utah.
IRF Crew Checks in @ The Broadmoor
This alpine aerie just earned five diamonds for the 50th year running.
Fairmont Pacific Rim
Vancouver's newest + most confident cosmopolitan hotel is a 10-minute bike ride to North America's largest urban park.
On Location: Copenhagen
To know Smorrebrod, Hygge + Jante's law is to begin to know Denmark...
Melbourne: Australia’s Fashionable ‘Other City’
Australia's second city lures groups with its fashionable style, green conference space + wine/penguin country.
Green Trends Q+A 2011: Cindy Hoddeson, Visit Monaco
Monaco's local destination management companies offer a variety of green tours and activities.
Berlin + Dusseldorf
This German combo of green meeting places, groovy hipster culture + mind-bending design represents the vanguard of European modernity. The beer halls - not so much.
