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Resort at Squaw Creek Announces Major Incentives to Planners

Group discounts offered in a variety of areas

Olympic Valley, Calif. - Resort at Squaw Creek, a Destination Hotels & Resorts-managed property, located at the base of Squaw Valley USA, five miles from Lake Tahoe, has announced a series of incentives for meeting planners and association members for their events taking place between March 1, 2009 and December 17, 2010.  The resort located on over 650 meadow and forested acres features with over 33,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 14,750 feet of outdoor conference space, along with 365 rooms and suites, a full-service spa, shopping promenade, year-round pool complex, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. championship golf course, fly fishing center, and during the winter months, ice skating, on-property dog sledding, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and a complete Nordic center. 

Incentive for planners include:

• 50% off Squaw Creek Transportation service to and

from RNO airport

• 50% off greens fees on our Robert Trent Jones Jr.

18-hole championship course

• 15% off AV charges from SWANK, or free wireless

in meeting rooms

• $25 Resort at Squaw Creek credit per stay*
• $25 off any spa treatment** at Spa at Squaw Creek

Programs with 30-150 total room-nights choose two of the savings options.  Programs with 151or more total room-nights choose three of the savings options.  Program must be booked by June 30, 2009 to receive these offers.  Other discounts apply, depending on group type.  Offer applies to new bookings only.  Discounts cannot be combined with already discounted services or other offers.

"In light of the current economic climate, it's more important for companies and associations to educate employees, focus on team-building, encourage brainstorming, and recognize employee achievement," said Denise VanNorman, director of sales for Resort at Squaw Creek.  "Our intention by offering these discounts is to help meeting planners in their important role to maximize the cost and effectiveness of group meetings, which will keep companies and associations on-track with their goals in a very competitive environment.  From the feedback we receive, we know meetings at Resort at Squaw Creek are successful for meeting attendees."   

Squaw Valley USA, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, is slated to celebrate the 50^th anniversary with an Olympic Heritage Celebration in 2010 that will feature events throughout the winter.  With a lift connecting to Squaw Valley USA's 4,000 acres of skiing and riding, Resort at Squaw Creek was recently recognized in Condé Nast Traveler as one of the "Top 50 Ski Hotels" in North America. 

For more information on Resort at Squaw Creek visit http://www.visitsquawcreek.com/, or call 530.583.6300. 

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