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• ADME Goes International
  The Association of Destination Management Executives has broadened its focus. The membership recently approved a change to the bylaws that adds "International" to the name and creates a more global mission.
  
  
• The 45 Places to Go in 2012
  The NY Times has published their list of places to go (both domestic and abroad) in 2012.  Lake Tahoe came in at #30. 
  
  
• Top Ten U.S. Travel Destinations for 2012
   Here are the top 10 domestic destinations for 2012 courtesy of Lonely Planet. We've included a story for each place to help you get started planning.
  
  
• Famed Broadmoor resort being sold to Colorado's richest resident
  Colorado's richest resident, Philip Anschutz, is buying the historic Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, the Denver Post reports.
  
  
• Denver's Ritz-Carlton earns AAA's 5-diamond award
  The Ritz-Carlton, at 1881 Curtis St., is the only hotel in Denver, and one of just four in Colorado, that will carry the auto club's five-diamond rating in 2011, up from three this year.
  
  
• Top 10 Family Friendly Ski Resorts
  
  
• Peak Experience
  If you like snow, you'll love Colorado. The state's 40,000 acres of skiable mountain terrain are among the most coveted by skiers and snowboarders all over the world, and its stunning resorts have attracted the rich and the famous for decades.

  While winter is a prime time to visit, summer and fall are value seasons indeed. If anything, the mountains are even more beautiful in summer, and golf, white-water sports, hiking and festivals abound.

• Travel & Leisure 500 - Worlds Best Hotels 2010
  9 Colorado Hotels made the list - Take a look!
  
  
• Lindsey Vonn Training On Vail Mountain
  VAIL, November 1, 2010 - Lindsey Vonn, the Olympic downhill gold medalist and three-time reigning World Cup overall champion, was back in Vail on Monday with Golden Peak's slalom course all to herself.
  
  
• Vail Resorts Acquires Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in California, Expanding Its Collection of Premier North American Mountain Resorts
  BROOMFIELD, Colo.-Oct. 25, 2010-Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today announced that it has closed on the acquisition of Northstar-at-Tahoe^TM Resort in North Lake Tahoe, Calif., one of the premier mountain resort destinations in North America. Vail Resorts acquired the stock of the companies that operate Northstar-at-Tahoe from Booth Creek Resort Properties LLC and other sellers for total consideration of $63 million.
  
  
• Four Seasons Hotel Denver Opens with Chic Streetside Restaurant, Rooftop Pool and Spa Sanctuary, and Versatile Meeting Spaces, All in the Heart of the Theatre and Central Business Districts.
  The beds are ready to be turned down, wines are waiting to be uncorked, lights are dimmed in the Spa, and tables are set in the ballroom - it's opening day at Four Seasons Hotel Denver, where 250 staff are ready to welcome guests to stay, dine, spa and gather.
  
  
• U.S. Travel Association Hails 'Momentous Week' as Government Launches Corporation for Travel Promotion
  Board Appointed, Funding Established for Program Expected to Attract Millions of New Visitors to the United States
  
  
• How to Design a Networking-Friendly Conference - Successful Meetings
  Everyone has a story to tell about someone they met at a conference who contributed to their success. What strikes me as odd is that few events actually have structured networking. Surely the chance of meeting someone who can contribute to your success should not be left to chance, such as who happens to be in the washroom!
  
  
• Colorado Convention Center Earns Green Certification
  Denver's Colorado Convention Center announced yesterday that its certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB), making it one of the three largest so-designated buildings in the U.S.
  
  
• Special Events Business News for September 1, 2010
  Denver-based DESTINATION SERVICES CORP. has announced the addition of SUSAN GAVORNIK as associate director in the company's Lake Tahoe office. Call 970/476-6565, ext. 1027 ...
  
  
• The Sebastian to Unveil in December in Vail
  The Sebastian - A Timbers Resorts Hotel & Residence Club, is scheduled to debut in December 2010 as Vail's newest boutique resort and residence club. Having established an unrivaled reputation for creating extraordinary resorts throughout the world, Timbers Resorts brings the experience and cachet to reposition and enhance this special property, adding its trademark touches to the 100-room hotel and 38-unit private residence club.
  
  
• Hyatt Offers Planners Discounts for Agreeing to Go Green
  Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has announced the launch of "Meet and Be Green," a new program that encourages guests and planners to make green choices for their meetings.
  
  
• 17th Annual Incentive Invitational 2010
  The Annual Incentive Invitational represents The Incentive Research Foundations (IRF) most important annual fundraising activity for research that advances the science of motivation and incentives. Each year The IRF provides educational roundtable sessions that highlight The IRF research to focus on industry insights, trends, and the business of incentives.
  
  
• Meetings & Conventions - Colors of the Wind
  
  
• Meetings & Conventions - Hot Stuff
  
  
• Meetings & Conventions - Wet and Wild
  
  
• Meetings & Conventions - Mother Nature
  
  
• The Colorado Meetings + Events' 2010 Readers' Choice Best of Award Winners
  
  
• U.S. Travel Creates Meetings, Incentives and Trade Show Council
  
  
• Giving Back - Corporate Style
  
  
• Half Full:  FICP Members Look to 2010 with Optimism
  
  
• Travel Leaders Meet with President Obama, Discuss Industry's Ability to Strengthen Economy
  
  
• American Workers, Local Communities Unintended Victims of Cuts in Meetings, Events and Incentive Travel Programs
  
  
• The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa
  The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa finally opened their doors September 2008.  Located at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain, The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa is Colorado's newest inspiring resort. The resort provides plenty of activities to help you relax, revive, and become invigorated by the natural splendor of the mountain and river. Find easy access to Beaver Creek Mountain via the Riverfront Express Gondola located right outside the resort's lobby door.
  
  
• Top DMC Trends for 2008
  
  
• Green Meetings
  Get some great ideas on how to make your next meeting environmentally friendly.
  
  
• Omni Hotels
  Guests of Omni Hotels can now check in using their Web-enabled mobile phones, and their room keys will be waiting for them when they arrive. Omni says it is the first brand to offer the mobile check-in capability, which is available through the company’s new mobile Web site. The site also offers users access to hotel info as well as the ability to book reservations and view special offers via their cell phones.
  
  
• Vail Plaza Hotel and Club
  The Vail Plaza Hotel and Club finally opened its doors in Winter 2007. Vail Plaza is an independent hotel that offers guests 200 guest rooms and 7,000 sq. ft. of meetings space, including two ballrooms and ten breakout rooms.
  
  
• THE BRO^ADMOOR
  Colorado Springs is the award-winning location to be! Congratulations to The BRO^ADMOOR for receiving the 2008 Paragon Award for Best Hotel and Resorts and to Cheyenne Mountain Resort for receiving the 2008 Paragon Award for Best Conference Center.
  
  
• Ritz-Carlton Denver
  The long awaited Ritz-Carlton Denver opened in the heart of Denver on January 13, 2008.