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Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort to host "Luxury Meetings Summit" this October
Aug 26, 2009 - 10:24:05 PM
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Summit
Will Bring
Together Qualified Meeting Planners and Luxury Caribbean
Hoteliers
for
A One-of-a-Kind Industry Event
The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort, located in Nassau,
The Bahamas, will be the host resort for this year’s Luxury Meetings
Summit, focusing on the luxury group meetings business throughout the
Caribbean. The Summit, taking place October 24 - 27, 2009, will give
over 70 qualified meeting planners the chance to learn about 50 different
luxury Caribbean hotels from knowledgeable hoteliers and destination
suppliers. Planners will have the chance to attend one-on-one meetings
with up to 22 different properties, attend educational sessions, and
conduct site inspections which will help them gain new ideas and foster
new relationships, leading to better business and meetings.
Meeting planners interested in registering
for the Luxury Meetings Summit must be able to demonstrate a booking
history and/or future desire of bringing group meeting business to the
Caribbean. This includes:
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Corporate/Independent planners
of meetings who have verifiable meetings history.
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Decision makers with groups
yielding a minimum of 80 total room nights.
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Meeting planners who are considering
the region as a meeting destination but have not yet selected the exact
location.
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Independent planners who represent
corporations and have RFP’s for the area.
Meeting planners attending the Summit
will receive:
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Three nights complimentary
accommodations at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
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All group meals throughout
stay
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Two days of pre-arranged one-on-one
meetings with luxury Caribbean hoteliers of their choice
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Four relevant industry keynotes
and educational sessions (with CMP/CE points offered)
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A comprehensive event guide
with supplier profiles
-
Discounted airfare from sponsoring
airlines
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Two optional group & individual
activities
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All transfers to and from
Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport and all group functions
Hoteliers interested in registering must
represent a 4 diamond/star (or equivalent) property located in the Caribbean
Islands. Hoteliers attending the Summit will receive the following which
is inclusive in their participation fee:
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Three nights accommodations
at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
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All group meals throughout
stay
-
Event booth for all pre-scheduled
one-on-one meetings
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Up to 22 pre-set meetings
with the top incentive travel buyers
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Three networking receptions
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Two networking activities
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A comprehensive on-site directory
inclusive of supplier and buyer profiles
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Advanced networking technology
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Event signage
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All transfers to and from
Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport and all group functions
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Five minutes to present their
hotel offerings to the entire group
The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort is a
natural choice to host the Luxury Meetings Summit. With an attentive
Convention Service Team, an easy-to-navigate resort layout and 25,000
square feet of indoor and outdoor function space that includes spacious
ballrooms, breakout rooms, outdoor gazebos and a 1,000-foot stretch
of Nassau’s most spectacular beach, gatherings at the Sheraton Nassau
Beach Resort are nothing less than stellar. The resort also works closely
with planners to create customized programs for groups ranging from
10 to 1,200 individuals.
The Luxury Meetings Summit is a complimentary
event for qualified meeting planners, including 3-nights accommodations
at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort and all event group meals. To qualify
to attend the Luxury Meetings Summit, planners must be able to demonstrate
a booking history and/or future desire of bringing group meeting business
to the Caribbean. For more information and to register for the Summit,
planners can visit the website, http://www.LuxMeetings.com
About Luxury Meetings Summit
The Luxury Meetings Summit is a meetings
industry event that brings together over 70 top planning professionals
to meet one-on-one with luxury meeting properties from a specific geographic
location. The event fosters a high-level peer environment that better
allows both planners and hoteliers to effectively network, while also
providing relevant, high level, educational sessions targeted to the
senior level planner & hotelier. For more information, please visit
http://www.LuxMeetings.com
About the Sheraton Nassau Beach
Resort
Situated on a 1,000-foot stretch of one
of Nassau’s spectacular white-sand beaches, the Sheraton Nassau Beach
Resort is set on seven exquisite acres of stunning waterscape, including
three freshwater pools with flowing waterfalls, a swim-up bar and oversized
whirlpools nestled among tropical landscaping. The resort houses six
restaurants and lounges serving a variety of island specialties and
international cuisine.
The 694-room Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
offers
accommodations featuring a large private balcony or patio. Rooms
are equipped with high-speed Internet access, LCD flat-screen televisions
and the signature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper™ Bed – a multi-layered
creation adorned with voluptuous down pillows, sensuous cotton sheets
and a signature blanket and duvet.
The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort is 15
minutes from Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport, which
is serviced by a number of domestic and international carriers.
For more information and/or reservations,
please call the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort at (877) 782-0149 or visit
http://www.sheraton.com/nassau
.
About
Luxury Meetings Summit
The Luxury Meetings
Summit is a meetings industry event that brings together over 70 top planning
professionals to meet one-on-one with luxury meeting properties from a specific
geographic location. The event fosters a high-level peer environment that
better allows both planners and hoteliers to effectively network, while also
providing relevant, high level, educational sessions targeted to the senior
level planner & hotelier. For more information, please visit http://www.LuxMeetings.com
About
the Sheraton Nassau Beach
Resort
Situated on a
1,000-foot stretch of one of Nassau’s spectacular white-sand beaches, the
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort is set on seven exquisite acres of stunning
waterscape, including three freshwater pools with flowing waterfalls, a swim-up
bar and oversized whirlpools nestled among tropical landscaping. The resort
houses six restaurants and lounges serving a variety of island specialties and
international cuisine.
The 694-room
Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort offers accommodations featuring a large private balcony
or patio. Rooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access, LCD flat-screen
televisions and the signature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper™ Bed – a
multi-layered creation adorned with voluptuous down pillows, sensuous cotton
sheets and a signature blanket and duvet.
The Sheraton Nassau
Beach Resort is 15 minutes from Nassau’s Lynden Pindling
International Airport,
which is serviced by a number of domestic and international carriers.
For more
information and/or reservations, please call the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort
at (877) 782-0149 or visit http://www.sheraton.com/nassau
.
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