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Chateau On The Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center In Missouri Offering “Price Match Guarantee” For Group Programs

The AAA Four-Diamond Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center, which sits on an Ozark mountaintop overlooking Southwest Missouri’s scenic Table Rock Lake, is offering a “Price Match Guarantee” for new group programs held during designated “Hot Dates” in 2013. Widely considered one of the finest resorts in the Midwest, Chateau on the Lake will match any offer at a comparable AAA Four-Diamond resort. To take advantage of the promotion, the new meeting or event must be held Sunday through Thursday only during one of the available “Hot Dates,” and the program must be contracted by May 31, 2013, according to the resort’s Director of Sales David Hume. The 301-room resort, which is Branson’s only AAA Four-Diamond property, features 43,500 square feet of meeting space all on one level, as well as many picturesque outdoor venues.
“Hot Dates” in 2013 for the promotion at the resort include:

April 7-9, 28-29
May 5-9, 19-23
June 16-19, 23-27
July 7-10, 14-18
August 4-8, 25-29
September 8-12, 15-19
October 13-17, 27-31
November 10-13, 17-21
December 8-12, 15-19

To take advantage of the resort’s “Price Match Guarantee” offer, fill out a Request For Proposal at www.ChateauOnTheLake.com, or call the resort’s Sales Department at (417) 243-1723. The promotion cannot be applied to previously booked business. Certain restrictions apply, and the offer is subject to availability.

Three Notorious Incentives at The Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel

Groups meeting in Chicago can now travel back in time to the early era of The Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel, when famous Chicagoans such as Al Capone strutted through the lobby. A new incentive package, The Chicago Mobsters, will help make your meetings a notorious success.
The Chicago Mobsters Incentive package is named for three of Chicago’s most historic and infamous troublemakers (Michael “Hinky Dink” Kenna, John “Bathhouse” Coughlin and Al Capone) and provides a tiered offering depending on the size of a meeting. Read More

Sioux Falls CVB offering free trips to meeting planners

The Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau has started a campaign to attract more events by offering free trips to the city to meeting planners.
“On a regional and national level, we continue to educate the meeting industry about the advantages Sioux Falls can offer as a host city when compared to our competition,” said Teri Schmidt, executive director of the bureau. “The best way to do that is to show them firsthand the type of red-carpet treatment they will receive from our newly improved airport, Convention Center, intimate hotel conference facilities, welcoming accommodations, unique off-site locations, attractions, restaurants, entertainment and, of course, new facilities being built.”
The Be Our VIP campaign offers a plane ticket to Sioux Falls, two nights' lodging, meals and entertainment.
The Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau is looking for events that would generate a minimum of 100 room nights on their peak day and that haven't had a meeting here in the past five years. For more information please visit www.visitsiouxfalls.com.

Futurist J. Walker Smith Headlines AIBTM 2013 in Chicago
Substantiates Value of “Face to Face” Meetings in “Kinship Economy”

Keynoting this year’s theme “Defining the Future of Meetings…Together,” J. Walker Smith, principal of The Futures Company, has been chosen to kick off AIBTM’s 2013 exhibition on June 11th. He will present data and insights that demonstrate the continued value of face-to-face relationships in the current “kinship economy”…even in a digital age.
“Face-to-face meetings are the catalyst for business growth and shortened sale cycles – despite what technologists and the digital marketplace would have you believe,” said Michael Lyons, Exhibition Director of AIBTM 2013. “Business is more than ever about building relationships that will never change despite social media, online meetings software and streaming media.”
Carrying the momentum of Smith’s keynote throughout the show, AIBTM 2013 will offer a highly interactive education format to crowdsource attendees’ views on best practices, innovation and new ideas to make business meetings more effective in a challenging global landscape.
“AIBTM is the coming together of the world,” said AIBTM Advisory Board Member Roger Rickard, Partner, Chief Advocate of Revent LLC. “It is the leading showcase for one-on-one, face-to-face appointments between meeting professionals and suppliers that facilitates education and commerce. It is a must-attend event if you have a desire to be educated and to engage in direct commerce.”
AIBTM 2013 is set to kick off on June 11. To participate as an exhibitor, apply as a Hosted Buyer or register as a Trade Visitor, go to www.aibtm.com. Join AIBTM on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.

Spring Meeting Room Package

Now through May 31, 2013, we will be offering a great meeting room package. If your group books10 or more guestrooms, we will provide a complimentary meeting room and one coffee break with pastries served in the morning or afternoon.
Regardless whether your group is large or small, we are able to accommodate events with 10 to 400+ attendees with our various types of meeting rooms.

5,200 square-foot ballroom dividable into 2 breakout rooms
One executive boardroom furnished in the deep, rich colors of the north woods
2 meeting rooms, perfect for small to medium sized breakout or training sessions
Wi-Fi access in all meeting rooms
In-house, full-service audio/visual department

With this special group package lasting for a limited time, book your guest and meeting rooms now before they fill up, or call us at 877-687-5634.
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Additionally, we have many amenities for our guests to take advantage of for their meetings, which include:

Private group registration available
Outdoor patio for additional banquet space
Oversized ballroom doorways perfect for accommodating large freight
Staging, banquet bars and hardwood dance floor
Award winning culinary staff to provide food services