Tag: Site Visits

The venue’s Beaux Arts-styled Great Hall holds 2,500 for receptions and 1,500 for banquets. [...] Read more

Bogus Creek Ranch in Boise, Idaho, is specifically designed for large group events, offering a complete Western experience for the entire group and attendee guests. [...] Read more

Year-round recreation on Antelope Island includes easy hiking , horseback riding, cycling and cross-country skiing. [...] Read more

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport opens in May in Panama City Beach, Florida. [...] Read more

Whether your attendees caught the spirit during the latest winter Olympics or simply enjoy a good triple-toe loop, the Charles Hotel in Boston has a team-building idea that might interest any budding figure skaters. The historic luxury hotel in Harvard Square offers team-building skating sessions on the hotel’s ice rink to complement a meeting in their 15,000-sq.-ft. space through the Smart Start Meeting Package. Banquet space as well as 18 meeting rooms are equipped with [...] Read more

If Mendocino’s splendid natural beauty and small town charm seem familiar, that’s because this Northern California escape has long been favored by Hollywood as a spectacular movie backdrop. After all, what’s not to like about a New England-style town, dotted with clapboard homes and quaint shops, and set on the edge of the gorgeous Pacific Ocean? Moreover, the relaxing day trip from the Bay Area to Mendocino takes a scenic spin through the golden hills [...] Read more

Even those who’ve never experienced the gently rocking relaxation of a country train ride will fall in love with this historic Sacramento attraction, regarded as one of the finest interpretive centers for North America’s venerable “iron horse.” History abounds here, from classic cabooses and sleeper cars (don’t miss the Canadian National’s elegant St. Hyacinth) to the Santa Fe dining car Cochiti, a 1930s gem renowned for its fine china, sparkling crystal, freshly pressed linen and [...] Read more

It’s hard to argue with the spirit of this 85-room Willamette River hideaway: Stress isn’t welcome, but you are. Set in the heart of Oregon’s wine country 25 miles from Portland, Ore., the Allison comes designed for productive board meetings, retreats and strategic planning sessions, with a signature restaurant (the JORY); fitness center, spa and pool; in-room fireplaces; and six meeting rooms (12,650 square feet of total space) equipped to handle groups from 10 to [...] Read more

With its curved brick walls, slate-covered towers and shimmering stained-glass windows, this 114-year-old Kalamazoo landmark might seem more at home in the English countryside than a Michigan college town.

Local businessman Frank Henderson paid all of $72,000 to build his fantasy home — 25 rooms, seven baths, a third-floor ballroom, and white marble and oak accents — yet spent just four years enjoying his palace before his death in 1899. One century and nine owners later, [...] Read more