Executive Meetings/ Board Retreats
PARAGON CASINO RESORT
Paragon Casino Resort has everything you need to make your next business meeting or convention a shining success. From our spacious boardrooms to our attentive staff, Paragon will help you make the most of your next meeting, all within your budget. And when the work is done, take in the nightlife with fine dining, live music and more. As Louisiana’s most centrally located luxury meeting resort, we’re just a short drive from Dallas, Houston, Jackson (Miss.), Mobile, New Orleans. Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Little Rock and everywhere else in between.
More importantly, once here, you’ll find that the costs of hosting a meeting or a convention are considerably less than other options along the Gulf Coast, New Orleans, Texas or any number of other regional centers.
• Parking is free.
• Resort fees are free for convention guests (no pool, fitness center or business service fees).
• Audio-visual equipment is provided inhouse and below average price.
• We have relaxed and friendly service, with a top-quality convention service team to help you every step of the way.
To learn more about what Paragon can offer or to plan your next meeting or convention, call Sherry Hukins or Debbie Hayes at 800/WIN-1-WIN. Either sales representative representative will be more than happy to tailor a meeting proposal to your specific needs. Paragon hosts meetings and conventions Sunday through Thursday and for groups from 15 to 500 people. At Paragon Casino Resort, it’s our goal to make your next business meeting or convention as comfortable, relaxed and productive as possible. We look forward to seeing you soon at Paragon Casino Resort, where your happy place is waiting.
Marc Becker
Paragon Casino Resort
711 Paragon Place, Marksville, LA 71351
800/WIN-1-WIN - 318/253-2033 fax
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EMERALD COAST CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
DESTIN • FORT WALTON BEACH • OKALOOSA ISLAND,Fla.-Florida’s Emerald Coast—famous for 24 miles of sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters—is recognized as one of the South’s most attractive meeting places for all types of gatherings. From regional events to conferences of Fortune 500 companies, the southern sea towns of Destin • Fort Walton Beach • Okaloosa Island are a perfect setting for serious or fun meetings followed by relaxing on sun-bleached beaches and activities ranging from championship golf to sampling sumptuous seafood. Situated along the upper Gulf Coast and named the “Best Beach Town in the South” for 14 consecutive years by the readers of Southern Living, the Emerald Coast makes any meeting group proud. Located on Okaloosa Island, the Emerald Coast Conference Center features 35,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space within a short “flipflop” stroll of the Gulf of Mexico. The conference center showcases 12 breakout meeting rooms ranging in size from 450 to 1,800 sq. ft., including the 21,500 sq. ft. Emerald Grand Ballroom. Technology needs are met through wi-fi, T-1 lines, satellite and ISDN video conferencing capabilities, LCD projection, surround sound speaker systems and plasma televisions. The conference center features full in-house, award-winning catering services and a convention services staff that works directly with meeting planners to ease stress and to promote perfectly planned functions. For ease of booking, the Emerald Coast’s website, destin-fwb.com, offers planners information “at-their-fingertips” on the conference center, including fast facts, floor plans, pricing and capacity charts, center guidelines, event calendars and an online request for proposal. For meetings with free time, Destin • Fort Walton Beach • Okaloosa Island present simple pleasures such as the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village,” spirited seaside celebrations, links of great championship golf and undeniably fresh seafood—all embraced with an unassuming charm. Natural Wonders Many miracles of nature caress the Emerald Coast. The underwater 100 Fathom Curve draws closer to Destin than to any other spot in Florida, creating the speediest deep-water access on the Gulf. This phenomenon makes the area the “Billfish Capital of the World,” with a world record catch of 1,061 pounds and an area of sensational seafood offering more than four times more types of fresh fish per season.
Fishing
Known as the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village,” the Emerald Coast offers a fish-filled experience complete with deep-sea and inshore fishing excursions with lessons from “old salts” who know the Gulf waters like the backs of their hands. Numerous deep-sea excursions—offshore, bottom, inshore and others—are available for as little as $35 per half-day and make for great cocktail reception storytelling. Golf Escapes Acclaimed for its sporting collection of great golf escapes, the area touts the most holes of golf on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with an incredible 1,080 holes. The courses, created by such world-renowned architects as Finger, Dye and Fazio, utilize surrounding waters—bay, bayou, gulf and sound—and natural contrasts of woods and wetlands for scenic, yet challenging oppositions.
Dining
Dining diversions spotlight some of the freshest seafood in Florida. It’s a justified claim since there is always a variety of tasty types of fish, from amberjack and red snapper to yellowfin tuna, available straight off the docks. Required “dress code” is flip-flops and beach tops; more than 400 culinary characters—cedar seafood shacks, boardwalk oyster bars and salt-air cafes—shrug off sophistication and showcase local seafood celebrities with pure unbridled zest.
Accommodations
Surprisingly, Destin • Fort Walton Beach • Okaloosa Island accommodations provide priceless meeting locations without the price. More than 15,900 Gulf-edged rooms are available, including popular hotels, spacious condominiums, a bed and breakfast inn, beach cottages and five-bedroom bungalows. Seaside savings are year-round with exceptional bargains September through February.
Getting There
The Okaloosa Regional Airport offers continuous service by five major airlines. Ground travel is easy along primary feeders: Highway 98, Highways 331 and 85 and Interstate 10.
Sherry Rushing, CTIS
Travel Industry Sales Director
Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau
800/322-3319 or 850/651-7647
850/651-7130 fax
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DOUBLETREE HOTEL DOWNTWON NASHVILLE
The Doubletree Hotel Downtown Nashville, located within walking distance of Tennessee’s Capitol, the Nashville Convention Center and the Country Music Hall of Fame, is convenient for business and leisure travelers alike. Whether travelers are visiting a student at Vanderbilt University or conducting business at one of the dozens of major corporations in the area, the Doubletree Hotel Nashville offers a contemporary, relaxed atmosphere that conveys southern hospitalityat its finest.
• Swank’s Martini & Wine Bar offering live entertainment nightly
• The Meritage Grille specializing in steaks and seafood
• The Plaza Café for bountiful breakfast and lunch buffets, or order
off the menu • Outdoor covered patio—a little oasis in the heart of downtown
Nashville
• Gift shop and market
• Business center
• Indoor heated pool with fitness center
Close your eyes, lean back and imagine your wedding or social event in full swing. Marvelous aromas greet your guests as they arrive, and the “look” of the event is gently demanding a “wow” from all who enter! We are the Doubletree Hotel Downtown Nashville, the fullservice, in-house caterer for Nashville’s social clientele, the rising star of Middle Tennessee’s Catering Arena. Having served premier banquet events since the late 1970s, we have experience with—and respect and appreciation for—budgets, timing and image. We understand that we are here to represent your personal or corporate style and preferences, and eagerly, uniquely address this responsibility for each of our special events. Let us create a custom menu for your reception, luncheon or dinner. Our dedicated and experienced team will work together to fit all of the event pieces together with style, regardless of your event’s size or complexity, or let us handle each and every detail. We have 21,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting and banquet space with 5,000 sq. ft. of prefunction space. We guarantee you’ll feel well cared-for!
Denise Tinney
Director of Marketing & Sales
Doubletree Hotel Downtown Nashville
615/244-8200
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