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Edited by William Ng william.ng@nielsen.com International Projects in Deutschland Exude Dedication to Group Business Germany business hotel builds are strong through 2011 Hamburg, Germany—More than 50 city. In the same year, Spanish comnew conference hotels are expected pany Sol Meliá is planning to introto debut across Germany by 2011, duce a 421-room property, as a including six in Berlin and six in follow-up to its 364-room Meliá Düsseldorf, according to German Berlin launched in October 2006. consultancy CHD Expert Group. The German Convention Bureau In Düsseldorf, CHD cites the (GCB) pegs the nation’s annual recently launched 533-room Marbusiness travel market at $57 billion. itim Hotel as one Corporate meetings of Germany’s make up 48 percent largest properties: of all business events It has a group in Germany’s hotels, capacity of 5,200 and 51 percent of all attendees, providmeetings are small ing 108,000 sf of (50 attendees or less). total meeting The GCB has space, along with a invited two organifitness facility, a zations to exhibit at solarium, and a its stand at IMEX, restaurant. April 22-24, in A more familiar —German Convention Bureau Frankfurt: Holstein name to U.S. planEventmarketing, ners will be the Hyatt Regency Düs- which specializes in events in the seldorf, which will make its opening Alpine region, and the Schleswigin 2010 with 286 guest rooms and Holstein state cooperative reprean “extensive” meeting area. It will senting 14 cities. Now starting to also have a health club, a spa, and rely on meetings and incentive multiple restaurants and bars. business, Schleswig-Holstein is Opening in 2010, as well, is an known for its quirky campaigns as-yet unnamed 572-room hotel in and tourism programs. Berlin by Scandinavian hotelier Each year, as part of its Wild Card Scandic. CHD cites this property as program, GCB selects two innovathe largest current project in the tive organizations to exhibit for free. Corporate meetings make up 48 percent of all business events in Germany’s hotels. Ed Simon, Associated Luxury Hotels’ regional VP of sales (left), presents plaque to Dolores Pineiro, Caesar Park Rio de Janeiro’s sales manager, and Touran Rateb, the hotel’s director. First Brazil Hotel for Associated Luxury Rio de Janeiro—The 222-room Caesar Park Rio de Janeiro - Ipanema, located on Ipanema Beach, last month joined the Associated Luxury Hotels International portfolio, becoming one of ALHI’s two South American properties. The property recently launched eight oceanview meeting rooms totaling just under 6,000 sf of group space, for an overall event capacity of 200 attendees. Its recreational facilities are an outdoor pool and a gym with a sauna and massage rooms. F&B consists of two restaurants and a bar/lounge. The hotel’s list of groups that recently had or have booked events includes Bristol Meyers Squibb, Alliance Bernstein LP, PepsiCo, Frito Lay, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and Duke University. ALHI’s other South American property is the 175-room Caesar Park Buenos Aires. ALHI cites its portfolio as having 9 million sf of meeting space among all its members. It has several European, Canadian, and Mexican properties. Gleneagles Resort Unveils Spa, Suites, & Dog School Perthshire, Scotland—The famed Gleneagles golf resort has been in the midst of an $11-million renovation that will culminate this spring with the Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA. It is part of a long-term modernization plan costing $36 million. Featuring 20 treatment rooms, the spa is a partnership between the www.meetingnews.com resort and spa products and services company ESPA. Themed treatments will be offered, such as Golfers Tonic and the Scottish highlands-invoking Clansman, in addition to Heat Experiences, which features both sauna and steam rooms. The spa will have both pre- and post-treatment amenities, too. The spa will join a host of recently introduced features at the resort. Beginning last summer, Gleneagles introduced 10 Spirit Suites, which are ultra luxurious two-bedroom suites on the top floor of the resort’s hotel, featuring air-conditioning, living areas, bathrooms with baths and showers, LCD TVs, and DVD players. In Gundog School, groups can learn how to handle the resort’s Labrador retriever hunting dogs. Gundog School joins Gleneagle’s list of heritage activities like falconry, clay-target shooting, and equestrian—besides iconic golf and tennis. Gleneagles also has introduced buffet dining with the 200-seat Deseo, which “recreates a traditional Mediterranean food hall.” “This marks an exciting period for Gleneagles, whereby we have put a modern twist on a classic,” said Patrick Elsmie, managing director. MeetingNews 21 February 11, 2008 http://www.meetingnews.com

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