Meeting News - October 20, 2008 - (Page 63)

Transportation & Services/Ad Index continued from page 17 whole ‘neighborhoods’ and suites rebranded as ‘lofts’). When was the last time a land venue created that much buzz?” Wallack pointed out that while other areas of travel are suffering downturns because of the economy and the price of flying, the cruise industry is growing. “There are a lot of new U.S. ports of call, and a lot more companies that were not so open to a cruise are saying, ‘Let’s do this, we want our people to have fun.’ And, there’s no question that for the incentive market a cruise is a better value than any land vacation.” Then, there’s the increasing wild card: weather. “If you’re on a cruise and a hurricane is brewing…you just move,” she said. Although the new U.S. ports of call do make it easy for meetings and incentive travelers to drive and then cruise, Wallack explained that because of U.S. shipping laws, vessels that fly foreign flags (most of the larger cruise lines) cannot pull into port at more than one U.S. destination without first stopping on foreign soil. That means meetings and incentive groups on the desired 3-to-5-day trips are looking at Alaska, Bermuda, and Bahamas cruises rather than smaller American-flag-flying cruise lines that can stop at multiple U.S. ports on a single journey. Other caveats for meetings on ships include the berth booking system. Carol Krugman, director of client services for George P. Johnson Co., in Boston, pointed out, “On the cruise ship, it’s only more cost-effective if you have two people in a cabin. Unlike a hotel room, which is often the same rate for one or two people, on a cruise ship, rates are charged by berth, which is usually two per cabin.” Krugman said the primary market for meetings on cruise ships is the “meetcentive” market: part meeting, part incentive. “You need the meeting aspect for the tax breaks,” she explained. She also pointed out that cruising, by the very nature of the public perception of luxury and privilege, is not the venue for the pharmaceutical industry or public policymakers. “Even if a pharma meeting was on the worst cruise ship possible, people are going to assume —Gretchen Kelly that it’s luxury time.” r www.meetingnews.com AD INDEX Advertiser Page Advertiser Page Atlantis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11 www.atlantis.com Beau Rivage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 www.beaurivage.com Biltmore Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 www.BiltmoreHotel.com Blue Man Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 www.blueman.com Bobby Chan Deep South Silks . . . . . . .23 www.deepsouthsilks.com Colonial Williamsburg . . . . . . . .8A (insert) www.ColonialWillamsburgMeetings.com Dolce Hotels and Resorts . . . . . . . . . . . .1 www.dolce.com Doral Arrowwood Resort . . . . . . . . . . . .62 www.doralarrowwood.com Excalibur Hotel & Casino . . . . . . . . . . .56 www.excalibur.com Famous Dave’s Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 www.famousdaves.com Gold Strike Casino Resort . . . . . . . . . .53 www.goldstrike.com Greater Miami CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 www.MiamiMeetings.com Greater Raleigh CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 www.visitRaleigh.com Greenbrier, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC www.greenbrier.com Guadalajara CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 www.guadalajaramidestino.com Harrah’s Harveys Lake Tahoe . . . . . .50-51 www.harrahstahoe.com www.harveystahoe.com High Country Conference Center at Flagstaff . . . . . . .61 www.highcountryconferencecenter.com Hyatt Meetings Take Two . . . . . . . . . . .13 www.taketwo.hyatt.com Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress . . . . . . . .27 www.hyattgrandcypress.com Kingston Shores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 www.mn.kingstonshores.com Las Vegas Meetings by Harrah’s Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC www.lvmeetingsbyharrahs.com MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa . . . . . . .55 www.montbleuresort.com Myrtle Beach Convention Center . . . . . .59 www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com Pacific Palms Resort . . . . . . .16A (insert) www.pacificpalmsresort.com Ponte Vedra Inn & Club . . . . . . . . . . . .29 www.pvresorts.com Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 www.worldgolfrenaissance.com Riviera Hotel & Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 www.rivierahotel.com Rosen Plaza Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 www.rosenplaza.com Saddlebrook Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 www.saddlebrookresort.com Sanibel Harbour Resort . . . . . . . . . . . .36 www.sanibel-resort.com Savoya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC www.savoya.com Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com Singapore Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21 www.visitsingapore-usa/mice Sonesta Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 www.sonesta.com South San Francisco Conference Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 www.ssfconf.com Universal Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 www.uomeetingsandevents.com Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 www.disneymeetings.com/mn Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort . . . . . . . . . . .41 www.swandolphinmeetings.com Westin Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 www.wyndhamriomar.com Yucatan CVB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 www.yucatan.travel.com The Index to Advertisers is published for the convenience of our readers. Every effort is made to list advertisers’ names, web addresses and page numbers correctly. The publisher is not liable for errors or omissions. October 20, 2008 MeetingNews 63 http://www.atlantis.com http://www.pacificpalmsresort.com http://www.beaurivage.com http://www.pvresorts.com http://www.BiltmoreHotel.com http://www.worldgolfrenaissance.com http://www.blueman.com http://www.rivierahotel.com http://www.deepsouthsilks.com http://www.rosenplaza.com http://www.ColonialWillamsburgMeetings.com http://www.saddlebrookresort.com http://www.dolce.com http://www.sanibel-resort.com http://www.doralarrowwood.com http://www.savoya.com http://www.excalibur.com http://www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com http://www.famousdaves.com http://www.visitsingapore-usa/mice http://www.goldstrike.com http://www.sonesta.com http://www.MiamiMeetings.com http://www.visitRaleigh.com http://www.ssfconf.com http://www.greenbrier.com http://www.uomeetingsandevents.com http://www.guadalajaramidestino.com http://www.disneymeetings.com/mn http://www.harrahstahoe.com http://www.harveystahoe.com http://www.swandolphinmeetings.com http://www.highcountryconferencecenter.com http://www.taketwo.hyatt.com http://www.wyndhamriomar.com http://www.hyattgrandcypress.com http://www.yucatan.travel.com http://www.mn.kingstonshores.com http://www.lvmeetingsbyharrahs.com http://www.montbleuresort.com http://www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com http://www.meetingnews.com

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Meeting News - October 20, 2008