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SCTB's Annual Golf
Tournament |
The Saratoga
Convention and Tourism Bureau’s annual golf
tournament will be held on Wednesday, June 11th at
Saratoga National Golf Club. Tee time is 1:30
p.m. This year the
tournament will coincide with the springtime
unveiling of Saratoga National’s major expansion of
restaurant and special events space. A buffet
reception will follow the tournament, which is
included in the cost of golf and available, ala
carte, to those who choose not to golf. The
tournament is open to all Bureau members, their
guests and their guests’ guests! For more
information or to register, please contact the Bureau at
518-584-1531 or register online at
www.discoversaratoga.org.
Look for your printed invitation in the mail!
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Reservations should be received by Monday,
June 2nd.
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Please send completed form and payment in
the enclosed self-addressed envelope. $125 per
person includes social golf on one of America's
finest golf courses (a $175 value), range balls,
a putting contest, and a lavish post-tournament
buffet.
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Non-golfers who would like to
attend the buffet reception may also register by
phone or online. The fee is $25.
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Payment must accompany registration form (no
refunds/no shows will be billed) (check, cash,
credit card)
David Zunker, President of Saratoga Convention &
Tourism Bureau and Tom Newkirk, Chief Executive
Officer of
Saratoga National Golf Club get ready for the
upcoming Bureau-sponsored golf tournament.
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Recap of NEMICE
Trade Show 2008 |
Meeting Planners
International (MPI) Northeast Chapter held its annual
NEMICE trade show in Boston in early April. This is the
third largest regional MPI conference, and the Saratoga
Convention Bureau along with several Bureau promotional
partners exhibited. Meeting planners were
contacted by the Bureau by phone, email and direct mail
and encouraged to come by the booth for information on
hosting events in Saratoga Springs. Some were amused by
the invitation they received to celebrate the 155th
birthday of the potato chip in Saratoga, and stopped by
for a sample of the chocolate-dipped potato chips.
Senior Sales Manager Molly Brindle was joined at NEMICE by Judy LeCain of the
Saratoga Springs City Center, Joanne Kirkpatrick of the
Holiday Inn, and Shelly Yeager and Addie Waldie of Saratoga
National Golf Club. Companies and associations
that
stopped by to learn more about Saratoga included Sepracor, McKesson Health Solutions, Conference Hotels
Unlimited (a third party planner), Frozen and
Refrigerated Society of the Northeast, Royal Arcanum,
CONECT, Ameriprise Financial Services, Northeast Energy
and Commerce Association, and McKenna Management.
Judy LeCain from Saratoga Springs City Center,
Kenneth Kolek from Supreme
Council of the Royal Arcanum,
Shelly
Yeager and Addy Waldie from Saratoga National Golf Club,
Joanne Kirkpatrick from Holiday Inn, and Chris Carr from
Boston Butler
Molly Brindle on the NEMICE trade show floor in Boston
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Recap of Spring
Familiarization Tour |
The Saratoga Convention
and Tourism Bureau celebrated the 4th Annual
Spring Familiarization Tour on Friday, May 2nd.
Twelve meeting planners and their guests joined the
Bureau and our partners for the day, learning about the
lodging properties, shops, restaurants, attractions and
services the Saratoga area has to offer. We began the
day with a luncheon at Union Gables Bed and Breakfast,
hopped on a bus for a tour that included a backstretch
tour of the Saratoga Racecourse, and concluded our day
with a reception at the Saratoga Automobile Museum,
catered by Black Diamond Catering. The event garnered
rave reviews from our attendees and many have expressed
an interest in bringing their meeting and event business
to Saratoga. The Bureau hosts two Familiarization tours
a year, one in May and one in July, as well as an event
during the Victorian Streetwalk. Each event brings in
meeting and event planners from around the area and the
country.
Luncheon at Union Gables Bed & Breakfast
Saratoga Automobile Museum was the location for
an after-FAM reception for meeting planners. The event
was catered by
Heidi and Michael Hoyt of Black Diamond Caterers
Spring FAM attendee Patricia Frey, David Zunker,
President of the Convention Bureau and
Spring FAM attendee Tom Frey from New York State
Assessors Association
Spring FAM attendees Brian Buff from Capitol Hill
Management Services, Inc. and his wife Jenn Lemak
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Congratulations to
Our Members! |
Congrats to Bureau member, PJ's Bar-B-Q, a local landmark and
cultural icon, is celebrating their 25th season!
Located on Route 9-South Broadway, they are already opened for the season
and excited to serve their customers!
Visit www.pjsbarbq.com
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Also, a congrats to Bureau member, Mimosa for being nominated for a
2008 NICHE Top Retailer Awards in the category of Best New Store! Thrity-six other
galleries throughout the nation have been nominated in the Best New Store
category and the Bureau is very proud to have a member among the
nominations!
Visit www.mimosagallery.com
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A final
congratulations to Philippe Bevan International
Salon! The Bureau member has been featured in
the national magazine, American Salon, May
2008 issue.
Not only does the
article feature Philippe Bevan International Salon
and their amenities including their product
line Kerastase Paris, but our beautiful city,
Saratoga Springs!
This has been Philippe
Bevan International Salon’s 2nd
write-up in 2008! Philippe Bevan International
Salon was also featured in L’Oreal Professionnel
national magazine for hair salons, UNIQUE ART,
Feb/Mar 2008 issue. This article can be found at
local hair salons that carry L’Oreal products.
Philippe Bevan
International Salon
also won Silver for Best Women's Hair Cut in
the 2008 Best of the Region Awards.
Visit
www.philippebevanintlsalon.com
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