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•pg_33-37_ICI__BMT_pg3-58 6/21/13 10:38 PM Page 35 the street from The Gulf Coast Exploreum & Imax, Museum of Mobile, Fort Conde, the Dauphin Street Entertainment District and within convenient walking distance of the Carnival Museum. Enjoy dining in the Harbor Room or listening to live music in Fathoms Lounge. The ambience of Fathoms Streetside can also be utilized for your catered function. The property also offers attractive packages for upcoming events such as New Year's Eve, Bayfest, Senior Bowl, and Mardi Gras. For more information, planners should call (251) 415-3086. OMNI HILTON HEAD OCEANFRONT RESORT, HILTON HEAD, SC Experience their fresh new look along with the casual elegance and award winning service for which the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort is known. Each opportunity for the guest experience including the front entrance, lobby, meeting facilities, fitness center and Ocean Tides Spa has been transformed. Outdoor areas are revitalized including beach access and pool upgrades, the addition of a new Oceanfront suites. At over 550 sq. ft. with mini kitchens and private balconies, the resort boasts the largest guest rooms on the island. As part of the prestigious Palmetto Dunes Resort community, the 100% non-smoking luxury Hilton Head beach hotel offers an adult playground consisting of an 11-mile lagoon system ideal for kayaking and canoeing, bike trails, 25 tennis courts and three championship Hilton Head golf courses featuring 54 holes of golf. The resort also showcases a beautiful courtyard poolscape with tropical foliage, three pools, two beachside hot tubs and private cabanas. By no means is the younger set overlooked when it comes for fun things to do and see. From May thru September there's an on site Day Camp with each day having it's own "camp theme." Monday it's "Move and Groove Monday;" Tuesday it's "Talk like a Pirate Tuesday;" Wednesday it's "Wildlife Wednesday;" Thursday it's "Tropical Thursday;" Friday it's "Fiesta Friday;" and Saturday it's "Super Soaked Saturday." The Day Camp is available for children 4-12 years old (must be potty trained). There's also a Just For KidS 2013-"JFK" program each Friday and Saturday from 6pm – 9pm at an additional cost of $55 that includes dinner and allows parents some free time to do some partying of their own. For more information call (843) 8428000. ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS, ATLANTA, GA family pool, updates to both the upper and lower courtyards, the addition of another fire pit off the HH Prime deck and the complete re-invention of the popular poolside/beachside Buoy Bar. With all the beautiful renovations, The Omni has maintained the lavish, sub tropical landscaping and exotic garden atmosphere that has long been the signature of the resort. With more than 20,000 sq. ft. of event space, the resort offers something for everyone with flexible meeting space, premier location and casual resort environment along with unparalleled service and amenities. The Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort exudes style and Southern Hospitality that will make you never want to leave. Located on the sugar sand beaches of Hilton Head Island on the southern coast of South Carolina, this oceanfront resort is a tropical paradise unlike anywhere else in this premier destination. The Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort offers beautiful oceanfront views from 323 studio suites including 20 The Atlanta Marriott Marquis in the heart of downtown Atlanta's Peachtree Center is the largest hotel in the city. This property features 1,569 rooms including 94 luxury suites, 160,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, 51 meeting rooms and three ballrooms, the largest measuring over 25,000 sq. ft.. The lobby has a breathtaking skylight atrium that climbs 50 stories above the lobby floor and a Pool Bar with skyline views of downtown and seating for up to 100. For those who love to shop, the Marriott is connected by a covered walkway to the Mall at Peachtree Center. And for large conventions that require more rooms than the Marquis can provide, the hotel is connected via a series of walkways to two other large hotel properties. In total, the downtown area has over 10,000 hotel rooms. After the meetings are over, the list of family friendly attractions are almost endless. The Marquis counts among its many nearby neighbors, the Georgia Aquarium, the New World of Coca Cola, Centennial Olympic Park, AmericasMart along with the Georgia World Congress Center and Georgia Dome. And for those young (and older) history buffs in your family, just a few minutes from the Marriott Marquis' is the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site and Jimmy Carter's Presidential Library. If the stress of travel or a hectic meeting schedule it getting to you, the Atlanta Marriott marquis has the antidote. Whether you have an hour to spend on a mini-escape with one of their Express Service treatments, or a full day to give yourself over to blissful abandon, The Spa at B M & T ••• May/June 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 35