Professional Blog

Outside Magazine, in its August issue, named Boise, Idaho the winner for best overall town in the West.  The article talks about the city, its great recreational opportunities and the popular Northend Neighborhood.   Read the full article here. 

The e-magazine InSite on Student Travel recently profiled Boise as an excellent destination for student travel groups. The publication focused on the wide variety activities, from the World Center for Birds of Prey to the Old Idaho Penitentiary to Boise Trolley Tours, that are both educational and fun.

Student travel is a great example of the diverse types of groups that find Boise an affordable, fun and engaging destination.

Read the full article here.

This Mother Nature Network Destination of the Week story tells you how to eat, sleep, walk, see, float and go green in Boise.

Read the full article here.

The Idaho Statesman is reporting today that Meridian, Idaho-based Scentsy is hosting a National Direct Selling Association Meeting  in Boise this week.

More than 100 members are in town for the meeting to discuss how to succeed in the face of economic or operational challenges. The meeting is being held at the Grove Hotel.

Welcome! We're glad you chose Boise.

Read more here.

Boise Centre rolled out a stunning 360-degree tour of its facilities. It's an easy way to get to see just how attractive and professional these meeting rooms are.

See it for yourself here.

The state's largest convention and meeting facility, the Boise Centre, is celebrating 20 years!

Opened in January 1990, the Boise Centre has worked with the Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau to help make  visitor dollars one engine of economic growth in Downtown Boise.

Congratulations to the team at the Boise Centre.

If you are interested in helping them celebrate, stop by the Boise Centre Thursday, February 4 from 11am to 2pm for some cake and ice cream.

Boise Centre, Boise's 45,000 sq. ft. of exhibition/meeting center has just rolled out a new website. The new site includes interactive maps of the space, a list of upcoming events and more.

Check it out by going to www.boisecentre.com.

Youth soccer players from as far away as Hawaii will be in Boise June 19-26 2011 to participate in US Youth Soccer Far West Regional Championships. It's a big event that is expected to draw more than 10,000 visitors and inject $4 million into our local economy.

The week-long tournament is held at the Simplot Sports Complex in Southeast Boise. The winner of this regional tournament, which spans 13 western states, will advance to the national championships.

This will be the third time in three decades (and second time in five years) Boise was selected to host this prestigious event.

You can read more about the tournament here.

Boise made the list of "Cities That Won't Cause a Stir," the cities planners are increasingly turning to instead of larger, more well-known cities such as Las Vegas or Miami.

Read the article here.