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miles of beaches and 1,260 miles of coastline
to choose from, Florida offers a wide variety of
beachfront accommodations to meet the needs
of any meeting or incentive group.
With 15 airports operating throughout
the state, Florida also offers unparalleled air
access from points throughout the U.S. and
beyond. The long-awaited Northwest Florida
Beaches International Airport (ECP), the first
international airport to be built in the U.S. in
more than a decade, opened this past May.
Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines provide
daily flights that link the airport—situated in
West Bay, near Panama City—with key U.S.
destinations, including international gateway
cities. Additionally, Vision Airlines has
introduced nonstop service from Tampa Bay
to Destin/Fort Walton Beach. The carrier has
also launched service between Northwest
Florida Regional Airport and 16 other cities,
including Tampa and Orlando.
Of course, unplanned occurrences some-
times affect meetings, but when it comes to
Florida, weather-induced cancellations need
not be a problem. VISIT FLORIDA’s Cover Your
Event (CYE) supplemental insurance for meetings
held in the Sunshine State covers loss
due to named hurricanes. Available in August,
September and October, coverage includes
room rate differentials and rescheduling
expenses, and all canceled events must be
rescheduled at the same or closest available
venue within 12 months of the original date.
Applications for CYE insurance for 2011 and
2012 are now being accepted.
To see why Florida is a great venue, don’t
miss Florida Encounter—a premier annual,
appointment-based trade show where planners
can meet, individually and by appointment,
with Florida’s top suppliers. Conceived,
produced and sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA
and now in its 31st year, Florida Encounter
offers attendees an opportunity to establish
valuable contacts and explore Florida’s unsurpassed
services and venues in a relaxed
atmosphere, saving time and money in the
process.
Florida boasts an immense and
diverse collection of meeting
and convention facilities, from
premier properties to sand-inyour-shoes
casual, each of which
is located near one or more
of the Sunshine State’s worldrenowned
attractions.
To help meeting professionals, business
owners and decision makers discover the full
value and benefits of having your organization’s
meeting in Florida, meetings.VISIT
FLORIDA.com offers continuously updated
resources that support the business of
meetings, conventions and incentive travel
in the Sunshine State. For more information,
please contact Joyce Stillwell at jstillwell@
VISIT FLORIDA.org or Steven Bonda, CMP, at
sbonda@VISITFLORIDA.org.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + May 2011
One + May 2011
Contents
Energy of Many
Impressions
Meeting Design Goes Mobile
Picking Brains
Agenda
Ask the Experts
Thoughts+Leaders
Overheard
Art of Travel
Web Watch
Radical Co-creation
Engagement + Innovation = Wunderbar
Top Spots
Connections
Irrelevant
The Business of Being Social
Safety in Numbers
Ads, Sponsors and Patrons
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
It’s Getting Better All the Time
Blame It on Rio
Ride Free
Learning How the Brain Learns
Just Face It
Becoming Mindful with Your Meetings
Group Think
The Mesh Meeting
Your Community
Making a Difference
Until We Meet Again
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