• 2009 Fiesta Bowl Video Recap

    Are you getting fired up for this year’s Fiesta Bowl? The teams will be announced next week and the planning and festivities will go into full swing for the 2010 game. Here’s a look back at 2009′s…

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  • The Fairmont Scottsdale Offers Special Christmas Dining Menus

    Fairmont Scottsdale Christmas Day Dining Menus:

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  • Scottsdale CVB Represents the City at World Travel Market

    Listen now: Guest: Ashlee Ciora, Scottsdale CVB tourism sales manager Summary: Ashlee Ciora speaks about her recent trip to London for World Travel Market. Hear what some of the top trends are for tour operators and travel…

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  • Cafe Carumba: Spirited Southwest Grill

    Scottsdale has a wide selection of restaurants ranging from American to Western style dishes making where to eat sometimes a difficult decision. If you’re in downtown Scottsdale and unsure on where eat let me make a recommendation…

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  • Boutique Brands Expand on Style, Affordability

    Major hotel chains, including Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and InterContinental Hotels Group, have been introducing boutique brands in order to offer fashionable standards but better compete in a budget-minded travel climate. The boutique hotels offer unique…

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  • TSA to Expand Whole-Body-Imaging Program

    The Transportation Security Administration is planning to buy another 150 whole-body-imaging machines to expand the controversial program. The imaging units take a black-and-white image of travelers’ naked bodies at security screening checkpoints in airports. Critics have blasted…

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  • New York Times article reinforces value of meetings and events

    A recent article in the New York Times supports the value of meetings and events, citing the U.S. Travel Association’s recent Oxford Economics study on business travel’s return on investment to the bottom line. The article highlights…

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  • Celebrate the 28th Annual Orme Dam

    This particularly special celebration for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation prevented the federal government from building the Orme Dam back in the 1970s. This dam would have been built roughly 25 miles northeast of Phoenix on the…

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  • Network Night at J&G Steakhouse

    More than 100 Scottsdale CVB members and industry partners gathered Nov. 18 at J&G Steakhouse at The Phoenician to enjoy freshly prepared appetizers and cocktails, as well as meet and mingle. Thank you to our host and…

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  • Upcoming Scottsdale Holiday Events 2009

    RAILROAD PARK’S HOLIDAY LIGHTS PROGRAM BEGINS DEC. 11 More than 100,000 lights will adorn trees and displays during McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park‘s Holiday Lights event this season. Festivities kick off at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 with a tree…

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