Tourism Tribune

Venus and Serena.  Same Team.
One Hot Ticket.

Fed Cup 2007

Don't miss the very best U.S. and Belgium female tennis stars on April 21-22 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center during the opening round of the 2007 Fed Cup World-Group. The U.S. Fed Cup team includes tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams as well as Zina Garrison.  Call 1.888.334.USTA for tickets or visit palmbeachfl.com for more information.

Palm Beach County's Newest Artificial Reef

The Korimu

The West Palm Beach Fishing Club recently partnered with Palm Beach County's Environmental Resources Management Department to create Palm Beach County's newest reef. 
The ship named the Korimu was sunk on the outside edge of an existing artificial reef that includes nearly 7,000 tons of concrete.  This new reef will primarily serve as a fishing reef.

Resident of Canyon Lake, Texas Wins "Spring Training" Contest

Deb Hurd, PGA National Resort & Spa joins Linda Ellis of Canyon Lake, Texas and her mother Juanita Motika during their stay in Palm Beach County.  Ms. Ellis won the "Spring Training" Web Contest sponsored by the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau.  Over 4,000 people entered the contest.  Our special thanks to Continental Airlines, Hertz, PGA National Resort & Spa and Roger Dean Stadium for their generous participation.

Hot off the Press

Hot Off the Press

A delightful complement to our new seasonal specials offered at hotels and resorts is the ever popular "1,000 Worth of the Palm Beaches Free."  To order please e-mail: amccants@palmbeachfl.com.

Travel Writer for AAA Tours Palm Beach County

Travel Writer Beverly Mann Enjoys Mizner Park in Boca Raton
Andrea Knibbs, Smith & Knibbs, Inc.
Beverly Mann, Writer
Beth Hendrick, Mizner Park
Ari Schneiderman

Beverly Mann of San Francisco on assignment for Copley News Service recently visited Palm Beach County where she enjoyed the Boca Raton Resort & Club, Mizner Park, The Chesterfield Hotel, the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the Norton Museum of Art.  Special thanks to Max's Grille and Gigi's in Mizner Park and Boston's on the Beach in Delray, Beach.

Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau Begins 2007-2008  Membership Drive

The Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau's membership drive for the 2007-2008 membership year will soon be under way.  Our membership year is aligned with our fiscal year - October 1st to September 30th.  Membership renewal packets are being sent out to current members with a requested return date of Friday, May 25, 2007. 

Convention Center Hotel Groundbreaking
Scheduled for 2008

On Tuesday, April 10, 2007 the Palm Beach County Commissioners approved the building of a Convention Center Hotel.  Ocean Properties LLP will break ground in April 2008 on a 400-room, 25-story Westin hotel adjacent to the convention center.  The convention center hotel is expected to be completed by 2010. 

Palm Beach County Florida Residents
Summer Special

During June, July and August 2007 the Palm Beach County CVB will present an opportunity for all hotels, attractions and cultural venues to promote their businesses through the Florida Residents Summer Special program.  The program is designed to attract overnight visitors from Florida drive markets outside the county.  Hotels will offer their regular Florida Resident Summer Rates plus a gift at check-in and breakfast daily.  Attractions and cultural venues will offer two for one admission. To participate in this exciting promotion, please contact: Enid Atwater or Bill Vervaeke by calling 561.233.3000 or via e-mail: enid@palmbeachfl.com or  bvervaeke@palmbeachfl.com.

Pamela Whitmore Named Northeastern
United States Sales Manager

Pamela Whitmore Joins Groups & Meetings Department at CVB

An employee of the CVB since 2000, Pamela Whitmore has recently transferred to the position of sales manager, northeastern U.S. territory in the Groups & Meetings Department. Pamela was sales manager at the Palm Beach County Convention Center for the past four years.

Palm Beach County Represented
at ITB Trade Show in Berlin

Sophie Gaeta, CVB Marketing Manager Europe and Wolfgang Wekwert, Representative for Palm Beach County in Germany with client at ITB in Berlin which is the largest tourism show in Europe.

Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau on Sales Mission in Buenos Aires

Federico Jager, Delta Air Lines, Tarrah Marks-Zedower, Four Seasons Resort, Cecilia Vazquez, CVB, Maria Gross, CVB, Maria Hirt, formerly of Four Seasons Resort and Fernando Salas, American Airlines posed for a photo during a recent CVB sales mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Palm Beach County Takes Home
Three Adrian Awards

Left to right: Cathy Decker, Lou Hammond,
Enid Atwater, Stephen Hammond

Enid Atwater, vice-president of corporate communications for the CVB joined Lou Hammond & Associates, Inc. at HSMAI's Adrian Awards Ceremony in New York City. There she accepted three awards, two gold awards for editorial features and a silver award for Value Season.  HSMAI receives more than 1,200 entries annually from all over the world.

Where the Music Meets the Waterfront

More than 50 concerts in 4 days plus children's activities, food from 40 vendors, the National City Fine Art & Craft Show and on Sunday night, the Verizon Wireless Fireworks Show. 

It's a Boy

A male zebra foal was born Friday, March 2nd in the Hwange National Park preserve at Lion Country Safari.  The foal was born overnight and keepers found the new baby with its mother during opening rounds.   

Lion Country Safari is home to the largest herd of zebras in the world (beyond the wild herds in Africa). Eighty zebras roam free on over sixty acres in their habitat at Lion Country Safari's drive through preserve. This foal is the first to be raised within the herd in four years. For more information visit lioncountrysafari.com.

Degas in Bronze

Boca Raton Museum of Art Executive Director George Bolge announcing 2007 - 2008 season at a recent press conference.

For its upcoming 2007-2008 season, the Boca Raton Museum of Art is offering a wide range of artistic exhibitions, including 74 Degas sculptures cast in bronze and 80 precious objects from Tiffany Studios. For more information visit bocamuseum.org.

Ziggy Marley, Neville Brothers, Clay Aiken and Sinbad Coming to the Kravis Center

Former American Idol Contestant Clay Aiken will appear at The Kravis Center.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts recently announced 10 new shows that will close out the 2006-2007 season and usher in the new 2007-2008 season. Performances by Ziggy Marley, Neville Brothers, Clay Aiken and Sinbad are among the new shows announced by The Kravis Center.  For tickets call: 561.832.7469.

The Resort at Singer Island Makes Grand Debut

The Resort at Singer Island boasts two beautiful swimming pools.

The Resort at Singer Island, a dramatic and modern take on Palm Beach luxury, made its grand debut on April 10, 2007.  The 21-story, all-suite Resort at Singer Island is the newest member of Starwood Hotels & Resort Worldwide, Inc.'s, The Luxury Collection.

Jessica Perkins-Miller, Loggerhead Marinelife Center; Karen Braley, Palm Beach Kennel Club; Fran Cohen, Strand Media Group; Caroline Breder-Watts, WXEL-FM

Let Them Eat Cake

JetBlue Now Offers Nonstop Service From PBIA to White Plains