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 Coastal Carolina
Adventurous Types
by CAROLYN BLACKBURN
· When meeting along the shores of North Carolina and South Carolina, planners would do well to incorporate the great outdoors into the itinerary. The region is rife with all manner of waterborne activities, from kayaking to wreck diving, as well as land-based pursuits including golfing, horseback riding and hang gliding.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Myrtle Beach
The Myrtle Beach area, home to some of the most bountiful natural beauty in the U.S., provides countless outdoor activities for groups, from lounging on the beach to cruising along the waterway, according to Danna Lilly, director of sales for the Myrtle Beach Area CVB.
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 Has 2010 set you on a quest for just the right accommodations and meeting facilities? Along with a treasure trove of attractions, golf courses and dining options, the Myrtle Beach area offers lavish new resorts, impressive meeting facilities, upscale shopping and live entertainment. To the north and south of the downtown district of Myrtle Beach, approximately 30 additional hotels and resorts provide a variety of meeting spaces ranging from state-of-the-art boardrooms to well-appointed ballrooms.
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Happenings – Coastal Carolina
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
· The new mile-long Oceanfront Boardwalk and Promenade (843.918.1000; www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com) is slated for completion by June 2010 at an estimated cost of $6 million.
· Myrtle Beach International Airport (843.448.1580; www.flymyrtlebeach.com/expansion.cfm) will
expand its passenger terminal from seven to 12 gates. The $130 million project is scheduled to begin
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
In today’s economy you need to plan like your job depends on it, because more than ever, it does! Learn ways to trim your budget without dampening the attendee experience and how to show the savings you gained to the organization you plan for. By employing a few simple cost-cutting strategies from this webinar, you can provide a quality meeting without breaking the bank. In this webinar, Joan Eisenstodt, a premier meetings industry educator and consultant, will let you know how you can make the most with less both for your attendees and the bottom line.
Join Meetings Media for this free webinar Wednesday, Jan. 27, and learn more. There is no fee to register.
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Sponsored by: The Scottsdale Plaza Resort and Glen Cove Mansion Hotel & Conference Center.
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Short Takes
Museums & Attractions
· Nashville, Tenn.’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is updating its core exhibition, Sing Me Back Home: A Journey Through Country Music, to be completed in May 2010. From Waylon Jennings to Taylor Swift, the exhibit will be reinvigorated with new themes, content, video, audio and a new look. The main focus will begin around 1965 and move through five decades, including country’s collision with mainstream American culture from roughly 1965 to 1971; the new directions of the 1970s, including country rock and the rise of Southern rock; and the 1980s new generation of major stars like George Strait, Reba McEntire and the Judds. The exhibit will also cover the boom years of the 1990s, when the likes of Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and Alan Jackson ruled the charts, and also feature exhibits on the latest trends. For more information, call 615.416.2001 or visit www.countrymusichalloffame.org.
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Industry News
Winston-Salem CVB Names New Chief
· Richard Geiger was appointed president of the Winston-Salem [N.C.] CVB.
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Rosen Plans Villas in Orlando
· Rosen Hotels & Resorts plans to build a 300- to 500-unit luxury villa addition to the Rosen Shingle Creek resort.
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CIC Launches Meetings Campaign
· The CIC is launching a trade and consumer marketing campaign promoting the face-to-face meetings industry dubbed “Face Time. It Matters.”
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Sheraton Opens in Augusta, Ga.
· The 152-room Sheraton August hotel debuted.
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