WHEN THE TIME CAME FOR SUE DAVIS, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, to plan the 2005 annual meeting for SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering— the future was crystal clear. San Diego had hosted SPIE’s annual meeting for 33 of the last...
A is for AEROSPACE. Visitors to the San Diego Aerospace Museum can replicate the Wright brothers’ historic flight at Kitty Hawk by manning the controls of a thrilling flight simulator...
• San Diego–based ATLAS HOTELS is investing $30 million to upgrade, expand, and transform Shelter Pointe Hotel and Marina into the Resort Kona Kai Spa and Marina by 2008. Planned new facilities include 150 guest rooms, lobby, restaurant, and a...
Offering 37,000 square feet of flexible space is only one of the many reasons to consider the queen of Southern resorts for your next meeting. Gracious hospitality, attentive service, championship golf, and an award-winning spa are a few others...
Corporate Board Member magazine has selected the top 10 hotels for board retreats. They are: Boca Raton (Fla.) Resort and Club; Four Seasons Resort, Dallas at Las Colinas; The American Club, Kohler, Wis.; The Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla.; The...
Savvy meeting planners like the quiet that Turf Valley's surrounding 1,000 acres provide. But mostly, they like the pervasive sense of warmth and friendliness that the resort maintains...
WHEN A KILLER TSUNAMI devastated Southeast Asia in December, American Express, which has a large division in Thailand, immediately made a cash donation to the Red Cross. The next week, Ed Gilligan, group president of global corporate services...
With the addition of The Quarter, Tropicana now features more than 70 dining, entertainment, shopping, and spa options, including The IMAX Theatre at Tropicana, Palm Restaurant, Red Square, Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar, PF Chang's China...