Bamboo Conference Centre, Macau

(south-east China)
Seagreen Hotel, Miami, Florida {US)
• location: city centre
location: seafront, close to beach
· Access: 40 minutes from the airport, shuttle service,
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• Access: half an hour from airport, no shuttle service

taxis, buses
Conference facilities: one conference room (capacity 200),
· Conference facilities: conference room (capacity 300),
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two meeting rooms, a large lounge (capacity 60 people) ­

could be used for workshops if necessary
• Bedrooms: small, all with sea views, well-designed with
modern furniture/facilities
• leisure: Olympic-size swimming pool, gift shop, art gallery,
small fitness centre (not much equipment)
Price: $2,200 per participant, including meals and
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all entertainment
• Restaurant: spacious (capacity 250), mainly Spanish and
Mexican dishes, famous Hispanic chef.
• Entertainment: local musicians and singers, lively and
noisy at night
• Guest reviews: excellent service, business centre - limited
hours
eight meeting rooms (extra reservation charge $100 per
room per hour)
• Bedrooms: spacious, luxurious, satellite television, free
mini bar
• Leisure: casinos, night clubs, shopping mall (five minutes
from hotel)
• Price: $3,100 per participant, including meals and two
guided tours
• Restaurant: private dining hall (capacity 1 50), chef james
lee offers Cantonese cuisine, many unique dishes
• Entertainment: wide range available in the area
• Guest reviews: beautifully furnished rooms, reception
desk slow to respond to service calls

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 You are members of GFDC's marketing department.
1 Work in small groups. Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of each hotel as the venue for the conference.

2 Rank the hotels 1-4 (1 = the most suitable hotel for the
conference, 4 = the least suitable).

3 Meet as one group and listen to each other's ideas.

Make your final choice. Take a vote if necessary.

As Chief Executive of GFDC, write a n e-mail inviting the overseas sales

managers to attend this year's conference. Inform them of the dates, the
purpose of the conference and the details of the location.

Hotel Steffanberg, rural area (Sweden)

Hotel Porte Ouverte, Monte Carlo
• Location: a modernised castle, 200 kilometres from Stockholm
(Monaco) Airport

· Location: on a hill overlooking city, 10 minutes to the • Access: regular hotel bus service from the airport to the castle
Palace and beach (three-hour journey)

· Access: at least 45 minutes from Nice airport, longer if • Conf�rence facilities: conference room (1 SO capacity), five
traffic jams, no shuttle service meet1ng rooms, all rooms large and bright

· Conference facilities: conference room (capacity 500), • Bedrooms: bright and comfortable, antique furniture, well
many meeting rooms, with up-to-date equipment equipped, no mini bar

• Bedrooms: award-winning designs, well equipped, some • Leisure: nine-hole golf course near the castle, extra charge
have balconies/sea views for pool and sauna, excellent spa

• Leisure: outdoor swimming pool, spa and fitness centre, · Price: $3,600 per person
free trips to old town of Nice • Restaurant: dining hall for 200 people, two other smaller
• $4,000 per participant
Price: dining rooms, Swedish dishes, other dishes if requested

• Restaurant: capacity for 250 di ners, international cuisine
· Entertainment: pianist plays every night in the hotel lounge
· Guest reviews: service OK, but not outstanding; bars very
busy at night, expensive drinks
• Entert ainment: �vening entertainment by young Swedish
. .
mUSICians, class1cal music at lunch
• G� est reviews: beautiful views of castle grounds; owners
fne�dly/helpful, but staff need more training on customer
serv1ce

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