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Red Rock Reviews
The Newsletter of Conference Travel
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Conference Travel LLC
P.O. Box 2792
Sedona, AZ 86339
Conference Travel LLC
P.O. Box 2792
Sedona, AZ 86339
What's New
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Vol. XXIX, Number 1
Spring, 2019
New public venue set for Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Our
groups have thoroughly enjoyed viewing the night skies at Lowell, and
now we have a new venue -- the Giovale Open Deck Observatory. This
will be a circular outdoor deck with a rolloff building that reveals a
suite of 6 public telescopes. The deck will be staffed by 4 to 6 Lowell
educators on site to assist, and has a capacity of several hundred.
Slated to open next Spring, the project is just one part of what
eventually will be a 24,000-square-foot "Astronomy Discovery
Center" on Mars Hill. Feel free to contact us to include Lowell on your
next trip to Northern Arizona.
Historic Castle Hot Springs reopens. The 1896 resort was once cutting edge, attracting the rich and famous of its era, including names like Rockefeller, Kennedy, and Wrigley. It was also one of Territorial Arizona's first developments with electricity and telephone. Now a multi-million dollar renovation brings back 32 cottages and cabins to the public on seasonal basis. Three swimming pools, filled by the hot springs, are in addition to the several natural hot pools. The healing water is also piped into roughly half the cottages. The resort is open from about mid-September through mid-June.
Marriott Residence Inn coming to West Sedona. The 85-room hotel sits on a 3-acre site across from the high school, and adjoins the existing Courtyard by Marriott. The new project includes a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Feel free to contact us for insight on all your excellent lodging options in Sedona.
Flagstaff adds nonstop flights to Denver in 2019. United Airlines will begin daily service in March. These new flights are in addition to the nonstops from Flagstaff to Dallas-Forth Worth and LAX started in 2018 by American Airlines.
Enigmatic Roden Crater may finally open to the public, after a management agreement is reached between Arizona State Univeristy and artist James Turrell. Mr. Turrell has been developing the extinct cinder cone volcano as a perception art experience for some 40 years. Located northeast of Flagstaff, the interior of the cinder cone has been shaped to manipulate light and space, challenging the viewer's real world perception in the process. For more information, feel free to contact us.
Zipline opens at Grand Canyon West, on the Hualapai Reservation. The cumulative length of the steel cables run over a half-mile, and soar about 1,000 feet over a side canyon off the main gorge. Four people can run simultaneously at speeds up to 50 mph. This development is located about 100 miles west of the park headquarters in the South Rim Village.
Phoenix Sky Harbor rated best airport in nation for reliability, third overall by the Wall Street Journal. The rankings are based on both a survey of readers and objective metrics. With generally fine snow-free winter weather, Phoenix was rated especially desirable both as a destination and as a reliable connecting stop.
Historic Castle Hot Springs reopens. The 1896 resort was once cutting edge, attracting the rich and famous of its era, including names like Rockefeller, Kennedy, and Wrigley. It was also one of Territorial Arizona's first developments with electricity and telephone. Now a multi-million dollar renovation brings back 32 cottages and cabins to the public on seasonal basis. Three swimming pools, filled by the hot springs, are in addition to the several natural hot pools. The healing water is also piped into roughly half the cottages. The resort is open from about mid-September through mid-June.
Marriott Residence Inn coming to West Sedona. The 85-room hotel sits on a 3-acre site across from the high school, and adjoins the existing Courtyard by Marriott. The new project includes a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Feel free to contact us for insight on all your excellent lodging options in Sedona.
Flagstaff adds nonstop flights to Denver in 2019. United Airlines will begin daily service in March. These new flights are in addition to the nonstops from Flagstaff to Dallas-Forth Worth and LAX started in 2018 by American Airlines.
Enigmatic Roden Crater may finally open to the public, after a management agreement is reached between Arizona State Univeristy and artist James Turrell. Mr. Turrell has been developing the extinct cinder cone volcano as a perception art experience for some 40 years. Located northeast of Flagstaff, the interior of the cinder cone has been shaped to manipulate light and space, challenging the viewer's real world perception in the process. For more information, feel free to contact us.
Zipline opens at Grand Canyon West, on the Hualapai Reservation. The cumulative length of the steel cables run over a half-mile, and soar about 1,000 feet over a side canyon off the main gorge. Four people can run simultaneously at speeds up to 50 mph. This development is located about 100 miles west of the park headquarters in the South Rim Village.
Phoenix Sky Harbor rated best airport in nation for reliability, third overall by the Wall Street Journal. The rankings are based on both a survey of readers and objective metrics. With generally fine snow-free winter weather, Phoenix was rated especially desirable both as a destination and as a reliable connecting stop.
For further information on any of these activities, to request an
information kit, or just to ask a question, feel free to contact us .
Interior of Roden Crater, an art and
perception experience currently being
designed by artist James Turrell.