Elite Meetings International Brings National Show Home to Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) January 13, 2014 -- Santa Barbara–based Elite Meetings International, Inc. announced that its first Elite Meetings Alliance (EMA) of 2014 is set to take place at Bacara Resort & Spa, January 26–28, 2014.
The EMA is a three-day, invitation-only event that brings together prequalified corporate and association planners with leaders in the luxury hotel industry to cultivate relationships and build business. It centers on private, personalized business development meetings, continuing education breakout sessions for CMP credit, and unique networking activities.
"We are thrilled to welcome the EMA back to our hometown,” said EMI’s Chief Executive Officer Kelly Foy. “We’ve been wanting to bring this event back to Santa Barbara since launching it here in 2006. We’re looking forward to welcoming our attendees to one of the most beautiful places on earth, while getting some serious business done.”
Since the first EMA launched in Santa Barbara in 2006, the shows have taken place everywhere from Hawaii to Colorado, New York, Nevada, and Florida. The next EMA, April 27–29, 2014, will be held in Cancun, Mexico, at the Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Resort & Spa.
The education lineup at Bacara Resort & Spa will cover topics ranging from disaster preparation to contract issues, technology solutions, international meeting planning, and time management in the age of schedule overload. Attendees will also make a difference in the community through teambuilding activities with Santa Barbara–based Dream Foundation, the first and largest national wish-granting organization for adults.
Attending meeting planners, whose combined yearly group-business transactions top $60 million, will have the opportunity to experience Santa Barbara first-hand, while meeting one-on-one with over 60 hotel representatives from the upscale and luxury sector including:
• Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Resort & Spa
• Gateway Canyons Resort
• Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
• Hotel del Coronado
• Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos
• JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina
• Loews Ventana Canyon
• Meadowood Napa Valley
• Rancho de los Caballeros
• Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain
• Sun Valley Resort
• The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
• The St. Regis Monarch Beach
• The Venetian and The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino
• The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
• Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
About the Elite Meetings Alliance (EMA)
The EMA is a three-day, invitation-only event that brings together prequalified corporate and association planners with leaders in the luxury hotel industry to cultivate relationships and build business. It centers on private, personalized business development meetings, continuing education breakout sessions for CMP credit, and unique networking activities. For more information, or to register for future events, visit http://www.EliteMeetingsAlliance.com, email EMATeam(at)EliteMeetings(dot)com, or call (805) 879-4485.
About Elite Meetings International
Based in Santa Barbara, Elite Meetings International (EMI) provides integrated solutions to enhance the performance of meeting and hospitality professionals. EMI supports this community through a combination of innovative technology, direct sales support, customized marketing programs, and face-to-face business-building events. Additionally, http://www.EliteMeetings.com serves as a comprehensive and commission-free tool for sourcing luxury, upper-upscale, and upscale properties. EMI's software products include the SpeedRFP™ Network for finding venues and creating, submitting, and managing RFPs online (http://www.SpeedRFP.com), and FaceTime™ Appointment Scheduler, which helps conference attendees identify synergies, manage appointments, and make direct connections with one another (http://www.FaceTimeScheduler.com). For additional information, please visit http://www.EliteMeetings.com or call 805-730-1000.
Karen Cahll, Elite Meetings International, http://www.elitemeetings.com, +1 805-879-3928, [email protected]
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