The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., has undergone some big changes in recent months. Last May the resort was bought by West Virginia businessman Jim Justice after the property¹s previous owner, railroad company CSX Corp., filed...
Chicago city officials and citizens are all buzzing about the possibility of hosting the 2016 summer Olympic Games. The decision hasn't been made yet, but IOC officials kicked off inspections of the contenders in April in Chicago. They toured the...
The InterContinental Amstel opened in 1867 and holds claim as Amsterdam's grand dame. I slept like a queen on fine, soft bedding — as have many queens. Queen Elizabeth of England, Queen Silvia of Sweden, the tsarina of Russia, and many other n...
WHEN EVELYN BENTON, EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO., went looking for the “wow factor” for an important meeting, she found it in San Diego...
Stellar activities - from golf to watersports to whale watching— and a broad range of hotels make San Diego exceptionally appealing for medical meetings, where the attendees can be a diverse group with a variety of interests, says Barbara...
When it comes to planning meetings, Sue Story, CMP, doesn’t take many chances, but she admits it took confidence to take 180 employees of Orenda International to the new Omni San Diego Hotel in its second week of operation in April 2004...
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...
