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Therese Adams

Top Ten Most Viewed Properties for April 2010

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Once a month we dive into the EliteMeetings.com vaults and do a little digging. We’re like archaeologists looking for artifacts – in this case, the hotels and resorts that stand out the most among all those recommended by our Advisory Board on EliteMeetings.com.  A “Top 10 Viewed,” if you will. To determine this list, we looked at overall page views, amount of time spent on the page, and highest overall [...]

by Therese Adams on May 19, 2010

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Top Four Reasons to Add SpeedRFP to Your Hotel Website

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The team here at Elite Meetings has spent the past year and a half building SpeedRFP, and now it’s here, ready to use!  To make it the best it can be, we surveyed our community of meeting professionals for their challenges, spoke with industry experts to determine standards, and tested the program mercilessly to ensure SpeedRFP was intuitive and easy to use. What emerged is a tool that has been [...]

by Therese Adams on May 8, 2010

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La Posada De Santa Fe Resort & Spa, A Rockresort, Unveils $6.2 Million Renovation

La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa, A RockResort, completed a $6.2 million dollar renovation in May 2008, inviting travelers to experience the revamped, sophisticated Southwest design, a brand new additional restaurant and updated luxury amenities. The extensive redesign enhanced all 157 guest rooms including 30 signature suites, public spaces, the RockResorts Spa, the historic Staab House and dining venues. As part of the interior design plan, the resort [...]

by Therese Adams on February 17, 2010

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INDUSTRY INSIDER: The Grand Opening of CityCenter

Like many of my colleagues here at Elite Meetings, I do a lot of site visits. Probably 200 in a year, maybe more. But my recent visit to CityCenter, MGM’s $8.5-billion mini-metropolis right on the Vegas strip, leaves an impression unlike any other. Attending the project’s grand opening mid-December was a true privilege. There are the obvious reasons of course; fantastical feats of architecture, brand new high-tech hotel rooms and [...]

by Therese Adams on January 27, 2010

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EAT. DRINK. COAST. Coast Restaurant and Bar Opens Today at the New Canary Hotel in Downtown Santa Barbara

The Edward Thomas Collection (ETC) of Hotels, owners and operators of the new Canary Hotel in Downtown Santa Barbara, announces the opening of Coast Restaurant and Bar, a fun and fashionable addition to the Santa Barbara dining scene. The expansive restaurant located just off the lobby offers a new vision for dining in Santa Barbara, coupling a warm and relaxed interior that can be best described as earthy, organic modernism [...]

by Therese Adams on July 21, 2008

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Vida Wellness Spa Set to Open Its First U.S. Location at Pan Pacific Seattle

Opened just over a year ago, Pan Pacific Seattle has received many accolades for the properties unique characteristics, including overwhelming guest feedback for the implementation of the hotels philosophy Of course, its your stay. Similar to the amenities found only at the worlds most sophisticated properties, the world-class Pan Pacific Seattle features an innovative concept of High-touch, High technology, setting a new standard for excellence in the Pacific Northwest with [...]

by Therese Adams on April 8, 2008

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Summer Meetings in the Mountains Treated to Complimentary Amenities

Often compared to the Swiss Alps and Banff, the tiny resort hamlet of Telluride in Southwest Colorado is undoubtedly one of the nations most stunning mountain resorts. With this extraordinary backdrop, Inn at Lost Creek offers boutique luxury accommodations and a Sunday through Thursday meeting package including complimentary and upgraded rooms and food and beverage credit at the 9545 Restaurant and Bar. Recognized as the top 100 Best Hotels in [...]

by Therese Adams on March 28, 2008

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