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BEST InterContinental Paris – Le Grand Hotel Opera Ballroom
Petitcodiac meeting rooms, and board- room space for executive meetings on site. Ballroom space can be configured to accommodate trade shows, recep- tions, or seated dinners for up to 770 guests. Wi-Fi on the conference level plus on-site audiovisual, décor, and convention services — or “Meeting Mae- stros” — help ensure that every event is a success.
THE HOTEL ALYESKA, GIRDWOOD, ALASKA alyeskaresort.com Although it’s a ski resort located in the Chugach Mountains about 40 miles
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south of Anchorage, The Hotel Aly- eska also provides 9,000 square feet of dedicated meeting and event space and 15,000 square feet of special-event space that includes the three-section Colum- bia Ballroom. The Glacier Express & Patio, a mountain-top venue at 2,300 feet above sea level and accessible only by aerial tram, is a casual venue for larger receptions. For small-to-medium- sized groups, Seven Glaciers Restaurant, also located at the top of the mountain, affords panoramic views of the area’s hanging glaciers and the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet.
SOMA STREAT FOOD PARK, SAN FRANCISCO somastreatfoodpark.com Chinese, Guatemalan, Cantonese — there’s no end to the variety of food SoMa StrEat Food Park serves up daily. Work- ing with more than 80 vendors in the Bay Area, the outdoor food-truck park offers 13 new, different food trucks every day. The park is located in the SoMa (South of Market) neighborhood of San Francisco, the “sunniest neighborhood” in the city according to the food park’s owner, Car- los Muela, and in “the hub of tech com- panies in San Francisco,” he said. “We are also really close to downtown. There is a lot of street parking, and we are very easy to get to with public transportation.” Not only is the location ideal, the park itself offers a variety of one-of-a-kind event spaces, including a permanent beer garden; a covered, heated barn; and a converted bus with a large deck and outdoor seating. There’s also free Wi-Fi, a full PA system, projection screens, TVs, and music playing around the clock.
NGALA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA ngala.co.za More than 37,100 acres of untouched wildlife await at the Ngala Private Game Reserve in South Africa, the first to be