Southern California

Beyond the beaches, big ears, and booming economy, Southern California has amenities to offer corporate meetings executives that few other destinations can boast, and it is building more. The biggest? During the 45th anniversary of "the theme park that started it all," a $4.2 billion resort complex is growing around Disneyland, looking toward completion in mid-2001. In Los Angeles, the Hollywood & Highland development project is a $385-million undertaking to renovate Mann's Chinese