We were hosted this weekend by a lovely property with a fabulous staff, The Fairmont Turnberry Isle in Aventura, FL just north of Miami. This resort would be an amazing place for any corporate, association, or other event, even destination weddings!
As you all know, I am a sucker for a hotel pool...this one is by far my top of the list! With a very nice and quiet courtyard pool for those seeking a more peaceful retreat; there exists around the corner a hidden paradise. The Laguna Pool has cabanas (both full size, complete with changing room, flat screen tv's; and what I called "mini-cabanas" surrounding the pool that are upgraded lounges), a great staff to guest ratio, a waterfall, a water slide and a lazy river where you can float through a beautiful landscape of flora and fauna. I couldn't stay away from the lazy river!
As far as the meeting space, and event facilities - also top notch! The
Monday, August 17, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
TripAdvisor Warnings about Hotel Self Promotion?
Recently it has come to light that hotels are posting rave reviews about themselves on TripAdvisor - a very well known site where folks go to get the latest information on hotels or other information they are seeking when planning a trip.
You can read the USA Today article here.
This allows me to once again talk about the amazing benefits of using HelmsBriscoe for site selection. We have over 1000 associates around the world. We have an internal message board type system, if we need information, we can ask a question and that question immediately goes to all of our associates around the world. Not only does this allow us to work with our colleagues globally in order to plan meetings for corporations and associations wherever they would like to go; but it also gives us the most honest and up to date information on hotels, destinations, contract issues, contacts, etc.
Here is an example of our page, and all of the resources we have access to:
Just another way we work to help our clients have the best meetings possible!
You can read the USA Today article here.
This allows me to once again talk about the amazing benefits of using HelmsBriscoe for site selection. We have over 1000 associates around the world. We have an internal message board type system, if we need information, we can ask a question and that question immediately goes to all of our associates around the world. Not only does this allow us to work with our colleagues globally in order to plan meetings for corporations and associations wherever they would like to go; but it also gives us the most honest and up to date information on hotels, destinations, contract issues, contacts, etc.
Here is an example of our page, and all of the resources we have access to:
Just another way we work to help our clients have the best meetings possible!
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