“The Holidays: Spell Them H-Y-A-T-T” by Georgia Hesse
The mood was manic, the message was monetary, and the scene was magical: BATW’s November 19th meeting at the Dressed Up for the Season Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. Glittery, gorgeous, gracious: the setting demanded the most laudatory adjectives.
So did the program, organized by Erin Caslavka and...
BATW’s Media Marketplace a Huge Success
BATW’s November meeting: The saga continues…
For Active Members of BATW, the finest gifts of all were those provided by the 17 Associate Members (and potential Associates) who turned out for the Media Marketplace to supply information about their clients: facts, figures, and other essentials...
“Social Media, Splashy Meeting” – by Georgia Hesse
“Social Media, Splashy Meeting”
by Georgia Hesse
In the splashy company of sharks, skates, sea stars and jellyfish, BATW members met at Pier 39’s Aquarium of the Bay on Oct. 20. The unusual evening “mixer” event starred David Perry, principal of David Perry & Associates, a communications...
“Halloween in San Francisco” – by Dick Jordan
Webmaster Dick Jordan posted “Halloween in San Francisco,” about the first-time-ever underwater pumpkin-carving event at Aquarium of the Bay on his blog Tales Told From The Road.
“Sonoma County Getaway” – by Susan Cohn
In her Oct. 22 column, Susan’s Travels, Tours & Trips, Susan Cohn headed to Sonoma County, whose Tourism Bureau was a BATW host. Read her story in the San Mateo Daily Journal here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/69834688/10-22-11Edition (page 22)
“The Un-Usual Suspects” at the Hotel Monaco – by Georgia Hesse
September’s BATW meeting, an editors’ panel arranged by Board members Carolyn Koenig and Erin Caslavka, was staged at the handsome Hotel Monaco on Geary Street in San Francisco. It starred Avital Binshtock, lifestyle editor of Sierra Magazine; Christine Loomis, editor of Smart Meetings; and Harriot...
“Found In My Own Backyard: A Room With A View To Die For” – by Dick Jordan
The Mandarin Oriental hotel in San Francisco, our August BATW host, provided a hotel tour as well as a delicious lunch. Dick Jordan cleverly covered the tour of this sumptuous property in “Found In My Own Backyard: A Room With A View To Die For,” on his blog, Tales Told From The Road. Check...
Marine Mammal Center Travel Media Open House
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito (a recent BATW host) is holding an open house exclusively for travel media on Friday, September 9, at 10 a.m. The center has graciously extended its RSVP deadline to September 6 for BATW members, so if you’re interested in attending, time is of the essence. Contact...
“The Brave New Worlds of Travel Writing and Publishing” – by Ginger Dingus
Mandarin Oriental Silks restaurant
The August BATW meeting starring renowned travel writer and editor Don George took place in the Mandarin Oriental hotel’s lovely Silks restaurant. The topic of Don’s pre-lunch speech was “The Brave New Worlds of Travel Writing and Publishing.”
Don George is...
“The Mandarin Oriental San Francisco” – by Tom Wilmer
Mandarin Oriental Bridge to Bridge Suite
Click below to see Tom Wilmer’s Mandarin Oriental San Francisco audio/video slideshow. The audio track is from his NPR affiliates interview with Cliff Atkinson, the hotel’s general manager. Along with images supplied by the Mandarin are a few of Tom’s own...
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