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Just across the river, The Yeatman Hotel, a Relais & Chateaux property, is a deluxe wine hotel set in landscaped gardens in the historic Port wine lodge district. Tailored wine tastings can be arranged at the hotel and local vineyards. The wine theme combines with wellness at the hotel’s ultra modern Vinothérapie Spa by Caudalie, where treatments include barrel bath immersions and treatments using natural ingredients drawn from grapes. Groups can also socialize at the Roman bath, tepidarium and hammam. “In the Algarve region, the new Conrad Algarve provides access to world class golf courses, including Laranjal and Quinta do Lago South,” Alves notes. And for planners who want to incorporate a spa/wellness program, oxygen infusion and inhalation, meditation and signature treatments drawing on local techniques at the Conrad Spa & Health Club. SAVORING KOREA First Lady Michelle Obama put Korean cuisine on the front burner for foodies when she tweeted about her Kimchi making experience and posted the recipe on her blog. Your group can do the same thing in Seoul. “Korean food is on the rise and even the First Lady is taking notice,” notes Sung K. Kim, MICE Manager with the Korea Tourism Organization, NY office. “Kimchi has over 300 varieties and great health benefits. Incentive groups can learn to make Kimchi and other Korean dishes or enjoy customizable dining tours with companies like O’ngo Food Communications.” Classes teach participants to make a full Korean dinner in under two hours so they can delight their friends and families when they return home. Popularized by South Korean rapper Psy in his “Gangnam Style” video (with over one billion YouTube hits) has brought massive attention to the Gangnam district of Seoul. “Gangnam is where everything luxurious takes place—the most expensive real estate, luxurious spas, top skincare and plastic surgery clinics, dining and high-end shopping,” says Kim. Here, restaurants and clubs that pulsate until late draw groups as much for their décor as their food and beverage. In addition to ever-popular Templestays and Taekwondo training, a popular counterbalance to urban sophistication of Seoul is Jeju Island, recognized by UNESCO for its Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage and Geoparks, says Kim. CONTRARY TO PUBLIC OPINION, LOTS OF PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN WASHINGTON, DC. Progress like new hotels (5,300 rooms under construction or planned) and multimillion dollar upgrades in existing guest rooms, meeting spaces and ballrooms. Immensely enhanced dining, nightlife and shopping experiences. New monuments and museums. All in a place like no other. Sound like progress? See more at Washington.org/powerfulprogress or call 1-800-422-8644. 36 | prevue magazine http://www.Washington.org/powerfulprogress http://www.Washington.org/powerfulprogress

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Prevue March/April 2013

Planner's Pick: Miami
Fresh Meets: Renaissance Hotels
Bureau Buzz: Austin
Good Business: Washington, DC
Sea Shores: Cruising Sweden
Feelin' Good About Incentives
Special Section: California
On Location: JW Marriott Desert Springs
Caribbean & The Bahamas
On Location: U.S. Virgin Islands
On Location: Aruba
On Location: Omni Amelia Island
The South: Best of Golf & Spa
On Location: Fairmont Scottsdale
On Location: W Singapore
Austria
Ireland
On Location: Mexico City
On Location: Starwood Los Cabos
On Location: Universal Orlando
On Location: Villas of Grand Cypress, Orlando
Check Out: Alpina Gstaad, Switzerland
Club Med

Prevue March/April 2013