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An artistic view from the all-new Ocean Center |
Daytona Beach Area CVB Wins Top Planner Award
Its official. Subscribers to Meetings and Conventions magazine have voted to honor the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau with the 2009 Gold Service Award. This prestigious annual industry award recognizes only those convention and visitors bureaus that display exemplary staff professionalism and offer expert assistance with site selection and inspections, ground transportation planning and guidance on local attractions, vendors and services.
"Customer service is extremely important to the CVB's meetings and conventions department and this recognition really speaks to our longstanding commitment to excellence," says Daytona Beach Area CVB President/CEO Sharon Mock.
Ocean Center Savings But there's even more to talk about regarding Daytona meetings and conventions. The stunning 200,000 square-foot Ocean Center convention complex, fresh from a $76 million expansion, is offering the Ocean Center Hot Dates Program. First-time client bookings in August, September, October and November of 2010 and beyond will get an additional 10% discount on the center's already affordable facility rental rates. Contracts must be signed by December 31, 2009. Additional incentives are available. For details, contact Lori Hunter, director of sales for the Ocean Center, at 386-254-4500 or via e-mail lhunter@oceancenter.com.
On-the-water dining: Daytona Beach welcomes the StarLite Princess, an authentic paddlewheeler, as a unique event option. Groups can enjoy lunch or dinner as 
Gump-inspired events at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. |
they cruise through Daytona Beach's Intracoastal Waterway. Up to 250 guests can be accommodated on the StarLite Princess during its May-September annual schedule.
Just steps from Daytona Beach in the Ocean Walk Shoppes, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
offers a lighthearted group dining experience with Forrest Gump memorabilia as built-in decor. Fresh fish and a variety of entrees named for highlights in Forrest's life appear on the menu, but the star of the show is, you guessed it - shrimp. Attentive servers provide entertainment with Forrest Gump trivia questions. A gift shop full of themed items make great prizes or group amenities.
Groups can enjoy private dining in Mama Gump's parlor, enjoy alfresco dining with an ocean view on the patio or book the entire restaurant for a private event complete with Forrest Gump lookalikes and ping-pong tournaments. The Daytona Beach location also features the adjacent Mai Tai Bar, ideal for meetings or receptions with a tropical twist. In addition to the Daytona Beach location, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. has four Florida locations in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Madeira Beach (in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area). For group information,contact Deana Ramos.
Learn more about Daytona Beach meetings and the Ocean Center
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