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TRAVEL and Boca Raton’s Mizner Park or on bustling, walkable streets like Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, with more than 250 stores, restaurants and galleries. Worldfamous Worth Avenue in Palm Beach is lined with stores like Chanel, Ferragamo and Neiman Marcus. in the U.S. space program with an interactive astronaut training experience, a lunchwith-an-astronaut event and shuttle launch experience. Other options for incentive groups include deep-sea fishing, sailing charters and cruises from nearby Port Canaveral. EAST COAST Encompassing beachside venues like Daytona Beach, Titusville and Melbourne, the options for recreation and entertainment are diverse. Daytona Beach has undergone an impressive makeover in recent years, highlighted by its Ocean Walk Village, a $1 billion oceanside entertainment, retail and hospitality district ideal for incentives, meetings and conventions. At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Titusville, groups can immerse themselves WEST COAST From subtropical urban centers like Tampa and St. Petersburg to culturally rich communities like Sarasota and Naples and a host of other barrier island, beachside and resort settings, this region specializes in venue diversity. For a truly memorable experience dripping with an air of exclusivity, the NGALA Private Preserve in Naples, situated on a wooded, 42-acre site, specializes in customized events featuring encounters with exotic animals such as giraffes, camels, zebras, leopards, chimpanzees, alligators and Florida panthers. In April, a national auto manufacturer hosted its senior leadership and top dealers with a spectacular event highlighted by a lavish dinner in a climate-controlled and insect-free luxury safari tent brimming with teak and bamboo furniture, antique steamer trunks, crystal chandeliers and rustic lanterns. Guests were greeted by festively dressed drummers, dancers and stilt performers. The group of 500 dined on exotic cuisine. Among the menu items available at NGALA are Prime Buffalo Tenderloin, Safari Ostrich Picadillo and Kangaroo Bobotie. “Our flexibility and customization allows us to transcend any theme park animal experience,” says NGALA President Donovan Smith. FLORIDA Two incredible brands, one awe-inspiring meeting destination. Bonnet Creek. There’s a new thrill in town called Bonnet Creek. It’s a destination unto itself, where the theme is meetings and success is a sure thing. Surrounded on three sides by Walt Disney World® Resort, Bonnet Creek combines the best of two spectacular and adjacent properties— Waldorf=Astoria® Orlando, the ﬁrst newly built Waldorf=Astoria since the legendary original in New York City, and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. The numbers tell the story: more than 150,000 square feet of meeting space, ballrooms up to 36,000 square feet, and one amazing convention center at the heart of it. Add in nearly 1,500 guest rooms and suites, a transforming spa and stunning golf course, and Bonnet Creek stands alone. Think of it as the ultimate theme park, but without the long lines. Bonnet Creek www.waldorfastoriaorlando.com info@waldorfastoriaorlando.com +1 407.597.5500 Tel www.bonnetcreekresort.hilton.com orlhh.sales@hilton.com +1 407.597.3600 Tel http://www.waldorfastoriaorlando.com http://www.bonnetcreekresort.hilton.com http://www.bonnetcreekresort.hilton.com http://www.waldorfastoriaorlando.com

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Incentive - October 2008

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