Guide to golf and tennis meeting sites.If you know much about associations, you know there's no such thing as a "typical" association, much less a "typical" association meeting. Yet, some meeting trends hold true for associations year after year. Once again, resorts ranked among the most popular meeting facility type in the 1992 Association Meeting Trends Study, just completed. The survey shows that during the past two years, associations chose resorts 38 percent of the time for conventions, 33 percent of the time for board and executive committee meetings, and 26 percent of the time for seminars and workshops. ASAE's Meeting Data Base, which stores meeting preferences for 3,600-plus associations, shows a total of 5,180 citations for associations preferring resorts for some type of meeting. In addition, the data base holds records of more than 2,000 associations that prefer meeting sites that offer golf or tennis facilities. The resorts listed in the next few pages demonstrate commitment, shown by their advertising support in this issue, to ASAE ASAE American Society of Association Executives ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems) ASAE Alkali-Sulfite-Anthraquinone-Ethanol and associations; they deserve your consideration as you look for a resort for your next "atypical" meeting. Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. Resort and Club 501 East Camino Real P.O. Box 5025 Boca Raton, FL 33431-0825 (407) 395-3000 Fax (407) 391-3183 David Feder, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Kathleen Dixon-Leone, Vice President, Sales The Boca Raton Resort and Club, on Florida's Gold Coast, features magnificent accommodations, private beach, two 18-hole championship golf courses, 34 tennis courts, marina, and superb dining and entertainment. In addition, it has 70,000 square feet of meeting space to serve groups of 15 to 1,500. The Broadmoor offers 54 holes of superb golf. The Broadmoor P.O. Box 1439 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , CO 80901 (719) 577-5777 Fax (719) 577-5779 Peter S. Bonell, Director of Marketing The Broadmoor features three outstanding 18-hole championship golf courses, 16 tennis courts, three swimming pools, and a skeet skeet: see shooting. and trap range. Ice-skating and a ski slope are also on the property. Crown Sterling Suites 1100 Southeast 17th Street Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (305) 527-2700 Fax (305) 760-7202 Julie Tegen, Regional Director of Sales South Florida's largest all-suite hotel contains 363 suites and 14,000 square feet of meeting space. It provides each guest with a two-room suite, free breakfast daily, and two hours of beverages each evening. Conveniently located two blocks from the convention center and five minutes from the airport and the intercoastal in·ter·coast·al adj. Relating to, involving, or connecting two or more coastlines: intercoastal trade. waterway. A complimentary shuttle service is available. The Greenbrier greenbrier: see smilax. White Sulphur Springs White Sulphur Springs, town (1990 pop. 2,779), Greenbrier co., SE W.Va., in the Allegheny Mts. near the Virginia border; settled c.1750. A mineral springs health resort since early 1800s, it is the site of The Greenbrier, a historic hotel whose grounds conceal a , WV 94986 (304) 526-1110 (800) 624--6070 Fax (304) 536-7834 William E. Gilmore, Director of Sales and Marketing A Mobil Five-Star, AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Five Diamond resort, The Greenbrier is one of America's premier destinations. It features superb accommodations, cuisine, meeting and sports facilities See:
Shooting sport using moving targets. Marksmen use shotguns to shoot at clay targets (pigeons) hurled into the air by spring devices called traps. It differs from trapshooting in that skeet traps are set at two points on the field and targets may be thrown , and a full-service spa, salon, and mineral baths. With over 30 meeting rooms totaling 70,000 square feet, The Greenbrier can accommodate groups of 10 to 1,000. Situated on a 6,500-acre estate in the Allegheny Mountains Allegheny Mountains Ranges of the Appalachian system in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, U.S., west of and generally parallel to the Blue Ridge Mountains. , The Greenbrier offers 650 rooms, 51 suites, and 69 guest houses. Meeting planner's package available. Indian Lakes Resort 250 West Schick Road Bloomingdale, IL 60108 (708) 529-0200 (800) 334-3417 Fax (708) 529-0675 Priscilla Lorenzin, Sales Manager Indian Lakes Resort houses 308 deluxe guest rooms and suites, six restaurants and lounges, a complete health club, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, volleyball courts, a baseball diamond, and two 18-hole championship golf courses. It offers 35,000 square feet of meeting space for groups of up to 1,200 people. O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is the largest hub of United Airlines (whose headquarters is in downtown Chicago) and the second-largest hub of American Airlines (after is just minutes away. Kona Surf Resort and Country Club 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, HI 96740-2594 (800) 367-8011 Fax (808) 322-3245 Patti Lathrop, Director of Sales This 220-acre, self-contained resort features 530 guest rooms, each with a private lanai Lanai (lənī`), island, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), central Hawaii, W of Maui island across the Auau Channel; Mt. Lanaihale (3,370 ft/1,027 m) is the island's highest point. For many years the island was used for sugarcane raising and cattle grazing. , mini refrigerator, and coffee maker. Activities include a 36-hole championship golf course, saltwater and freshwater swimming pools, three lighted tennis courts, volleyball courts, shuffleboard shuffleboard, sport in which players use cue sticks to push disks onto a scoring diagram at either end of a concrete or terrazzo court. The court is 52 ft (15.85 m) long and 6 ft (1.83 m) wide. The bases of the triangular scoring diagrams are parallel to and 8 ft (2. , fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving. Wedding chapel available. Meeting and convention facilities accommodate up to 1,200. Lansdowne Conference Resort 44050 Woodridge Parkway Leesburg, VA 22075 (703) 729-8400 (800) 541-4801 Fax (703) 729-4096 Carol Petronio, Director of Sales Located near historic Leesburg, Lansdowne is less than 45 minutes from Washington, D.C., and eight miles from Dulles International Airport. A state-of-the-art conference resort, Lansdowne features 305 guest rooms and 45,000 square feet of executive conference space with 25 dedicated meeting rooms (including a 9,525-square-foot ballroom). Recreation ranges from an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones See: American TV writer Trent Jones Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (June 20, 1906 – June 14, 2000) was a golf course architect who designed (or re-designed) about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world. , Jr. golf course to tennis, racquetball racquetball, sport played indoors by two or four players, combining elements of court handball and such racket games as squash racquets. It is played on a standard handball court 40 ft (12.2 m) long, 20 ft (6. , and an executive fitness center. Opryland Hotel 2800 Opryland Drive Nashville, TN 37214 (615) 889-1000 Fax (615) 871-6942 Jerry Wayne, Director of Marketing The Opryland Hotel has 1,891 rooms, including 120 suites, and more than 500 garden terrace rooms. The hotel offers tennis, swimming, an 18-hole championship golf course, and a musical theme park. The Orange Tree Golf and Conference Resort 10601 North 56th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85254 (602) 948-6100 Fax (602) 483-6074 David H. Hawley, Director of Sales and Marketing The Orange Tree Golf and Conference Resort features 160 deluxe rooms located alongside a wholly owned 18-hole championship golf course. Tennis courts, racquetball courts, and a fitness center are nearby. The resort contains 9,000 feet of meeting space and unmatched service brings 65 percent of its customers back each year. Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort 5445 Frederica Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522 (912) 638-3351 (800) 282-1226 (Georgia) (800) 841-6268 (United States) (800) 334-1123 (Canada) Perfectly situated in the very heart of St. Simons Island, Sea Palms features 27 holes of championship golf, top-rated tennis courts, a health club with complete exercise equipment, whirlpool, and sauna, and over 7,500 square feet of comfortable meeting space. Deluxe suites, villas, and townhomes are available. Our catering staff can provide you with everything from an elaborate seven-course banquet to a casual poolside cookout. Whistler Resort and Conference Centre 4010 Whistler Way Whistler, British Columbia Whistler, British Columbia, is a Canadian resort town incorporated as a resort municipality, with a permanent population of approximately 9,965. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for its world-famous alpine skiing and mountain biking at Whistler-Blackcomb. VON 1B4 (604) 932-3928 (800) 944-7853 Fax (604) 932-7231 Whistler Resort is the natural choice for business and pleasure. The Whistler Conference Centre offers 35,000 square feet of meeting space to serve up to 1,800 people. After a day of insight and initiative, Whistler Resort offers two 18hole championship golf courses, tennis, swimming, canoeing, windsurfing, alpine sight-seeing, hiking, biking, and unsurpassed skiing, plus outstanding dining, shopping, nightlife, and accommodations. |
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