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Byron Nelson Championship. Last year, the resort added 40 new guest villas, enhanced its 30,000-sq. ft. conference center, built an outdoor wedding and event lawn, and refurbished their sec- ond 18-hole course, Cottonwood Valley. Also on the drawing board in Las Colinas is the country's third NYLO Hotel. The upscale boutique hotel slated to open in July 2009 will feature 200 spa- cious, loft-style rooms, a state-of-the-art business center, high-tech gym, clothing boutique, 24-hour healthy-alternative restaurant and bar, and 6,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, including a 3,000-sq. ft. ballroom with a dramatic urban loft ball- room. And a joint Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo project was recently announced. The 150-room Crowne Plaza and 85-room Hotel Indigo will be developed under one-roof. A 2010 open- ing date is anticipated. Contact (800) 2-IRVING or www.irv- ingtexas.com for more information. PLANO Plano, minutes from Dallas, has 210,000 plus sq. ft. of meeting space, 4000 hotel rooms and a restored historic downtown. Plano Convention Centre offers 86,400 sq. ft. of meeting space with 17 breakout rooms, state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment, a full-service business center, and free wireless inter- net. Along with an Aloft Hotel, Plano opened the first NYLO hotel in the country – the new Hyatt Place brand and a new Staybridge Suites hotel to better serve tourism and meeting needs. Plano has also rolled out a new website and its Plano Perk Card which is a com- plimentary cell-phone based concierge service to assist it's cooperate travelers. For additional information contact (800) 817-5266 or www.planocvb.com. SAN ANTONIO San Antonio has options for meeting needs. The River Walk connects hotels, restaurants, museums and shopping with various meeting facilities. Along with its riverfront location, the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center offers more than 600,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, as well as grottos and outdoor ter- races for special events. The Westin Riverwalk located on "Paseo del Rio," offers 473 guestrooms and 23,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. There are Hill Country resorts with golf courses, including the planned JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa with 1,000 rooms, two TPC courses, a 26,000-sq. ft. spa and six-acre water park. More info is available at (866) 517- 7771 or www.visitsanantonio.com. Trying Texas again won't be disap- pointing. There's a Texas city to fit your group's needs. What are you waiting on? Contact the Convention Visitors Bureau now and you're on your way to the best meeting ever! Black Meetings & Tourism April/May 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 46 Large Meeting Room, NYLO Hotel Photo Credit: Plano CVB Photo Credit: San Antonio CVB Family reunion at San Antonio's River Walk