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IDAHO: Coeur d’Alene: The Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort, where room rates range from $99 to $5,000 per night, offers a special 2009 value that includes no attrition fees, one comp per 50, one comp spa service per 10, and 10% off in-house AV. HAWAII: The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has its Hawaii Free Program, listings of free activities for groups that are part of its Added Value Resource Center, at BusinessAloha.com, along with hot dates and hot rates. WYOMING: Grand Teton: For 25 people and 25 rooms per night over select dates from May 18 to Sept. 30, Jackson Lake Lodge is offering a $199 rate for a classic cottage room, and standard AV, breakfast, and breaks. Groups booking 125+ will receive a comp projector rental and a $2,008 credit to the master bill for catered F&B. International Caribbean Nine Caribbean and Mexico resorts offer the Meeting Stimulus Voucher that provides 5% rebate off total room and F&B expenses.Additionally, it can be used in conjunction with any existing meetings package or promotion that is being offered at the time of booking.Valid for new group bookings made through May 15 for travel to any of the nine Marriott and Renaissance resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico through Dec. 21, 2010. Group bookings of minimum 10 rooms will be eligible to receive the 5% rebate, which will be applied to the group’s final bill. Go to www.paradisebymarriott.com for participating properties. N The Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort in Puerto Rico,Wyndham Sugar Bay in St. Thomas, and Wyndham Grand Bay Isla Navidad Resort in Mexico are offering no attrition for up to 45 days prior to arrival for all groups with documented history of any size and booked in the years 2009 and 2010. Groups can also earn up to three of the following incentives: one comp room per 35 paid rooms; three suite upgrades; five VIP amenities, double Wyndham Rewards Loyalty Club Points. The offer is applicable for groups of 10 rooms or more contracted and signed no later than Dec. 31. ARUBA: Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino’s adult-exclusive Marina Hotel offers Spontaneous Groups on Sale package, with rates starting at $119 per room per night. The package, available from April 17 through Dec. 21, includes a 15% discount on banquet menu pricing, inhouse AV, waived fees for all indoor func- tion spaces, one comp room night for every 40, and private VIP check-in. PUERTO RICO: The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau has deals at www.meetpuertorico.com. N For groups booking before May 31 for travel between now and Dec. 31, 2010, Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza is offering 5,000 Hilton HHonors points, with an additional 2,000 points for new catered or social events between March 10 and Sept. 30. N For any short-term business that actualizes any time before June 30, the El Conquistador Resort & Golden Door Spa will help groups by making a cash contribution of up to $100,000 to positively affect the planners’ bottom line. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: St.Thomas’ Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort offers groups incentives through December,including rates from $109 to $165 per person per night,with in-room welcome amenity upon arrival, comp snorkel gear,floats and body boards,and unlimited water ferry rides from resort to downtown St.Thomas. decor package for every package purchased. N Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort offers Book Now and Save, from now until March 31, 2010, with rates starting at $129. It offers up to three incentives: one comp room per 35 paid, 25% allowable attrition, double Hilton HHonors Base points for attendees; complete staff meals for up four staff members, 2% rebate on room revenue, and 500 Hilton HHonors Event Planner bonus points per paid group room nights. modation with full Scottish breakfast each morning, five rounds of golf— one on the Old Course, one on the New Course, one on Carnoustie Golf Club, and two on Kingsbarns Golf Links—and visits to the British Golf Museum and the Driving Range. N Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, with major area hotels, has unveiled a value-added initiative for residential conferences of more than 250 delegates throughout 2009. It has a traditional Burns Supper course of haggis, neeps, tatties, and whisky, accompanied prıces exchange original currency convert international Calculate Foreign Exchange Prices mentioned in international offers are in original currency. To convert to U.S. dollars, go to www.xe.com. US Dollars Europe BELGIUM: Brussels: The Novotel Brussels Centre Tour Noire offers a residential seminar package at 165 euros per person with breakfast buffet, plenary meeting room, two-course lunch (min. 10), standard AV, and more. N Sofitel Brussels Europe offers a residential seminar package,“Sandwich Park Package,” starting at 180 euro per person, including one overnight stay, conference room with standard AV, and more. SCOTLAND: Dundas Castle is offering a Scottish-theme gala dinner with an evening from 130 pounds per person. The evening includes a drinks reception with canapes, dinner with wine, themeing and run of castle. N Fairmont St. Andrews offers five-night summer program, starting at $880 (non-golfer) and $3,195 (golfer), which includes accom- by a piper. N The Gleneagles Hotel offers a 24-hour conference rate, starting at 295 pounds per person per night, which includes a dedicated event manager, fresh flower arrangements in advance of the event. Planners can meet the florists to discuss custom requirements. Mexico Palace Resorts’ Meeting Package offers no attrition policy of up to 25 % of the hotel inventory and VAT (10%) exemption at its 11 all-inclusive properties in Cancun, Riviera Maya, Isla Mujeres, Riviera Nayarit, Cozumel, and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. N Grupo Posadas’ Perfect Planner Program offers 2008 banquet menu pricing for events booked and held this year, a comp spa day, 10% off AV, 35% discount for “Posadas”dinearound (Cancun), and one comp theme Canada Montreal: The Opus Montreal’s meeting package, available Sundays through Thursdays until May, starts at $199 and includes continental breakfast, meeting amenities, meeting room, and more. Vancouver: The Pan Pacific Vancouver offers a room rate starting at CDN$169. It includes the choice of general session room with projector and screen, an F&B credit per day per delegate, onehour welcome reception, and welcome amenity per guest room. 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