Meeting News - July 21, 2008 - (Page 23) new & renovated showcase New & Renovated Showcase Investing in the future, these properties and convention centers offer planners fresh and new options Planners and groups will find much to like on these pages: New resorts making their debuts and sparkling make-overs to favorite venues. Keeping up with the latest trends and consumer demands, the properties profiled here offer everything from expanded meeting space and new recreation options to redesigned guest rooms and upgraded amenities. Brand-new hotels are coming online to proudly welcome their first meetings. Contents ARIA Resort & Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . 25 Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Atlantis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Biltmore Coral Gables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Excalibur Hotel and Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center . . 34 Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Gold Strike Casino Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Hilton Anaheim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau. . 44 Mirage Hotel and Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mohegan Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Mundo Imperial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau. . . . . . . . . . 52 New York-New York Hotel and Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Palms Place Hotel & Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa . . . . . . . . . . 58 Radisson St Martin Resort, Marina & Spa . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Riviera Hotel & Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Rosen Centre Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village . . . . . . . 64 Sandpearl Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Swissotel Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Vail Plaza Hotel & Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The Venetian Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort . . . . . . . . 70 P Marilyn Moore, Director Sarah Veit, Associate Editor MeetingNews’ special New & Renovated Showcase has all the information planners need to pick the freshest facility for their next group program. Produced by the Travel and Performance Group 770 Broadway New York, NY 10003 Editorial: (305) 884-0295 Advertising: (646) 654-7333 Writers: Rich Brunelli, Lynne Christen, Susan Fitzgerald, Karen Gines, Kristyn Lak Miller, Tiffany Owens, Anne Torpey Denniston Brown, Creative Director Tessa Sestina, Associate Art Director Adam Schaffer, Production Manager
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