| In the World War II flying epic "Flight of | | | | Magazine judges Phoenix the best spot to |
| the Phoenix," filmed in the 1950's, stars | | | | start and operate a business. All the area |
| Jimmy Stewart and Ernest Borgnine resurrect | | | | and suburb Hiltons host business meetings for |
| their Sahra desert crashed aircraft just like | | | | executive from around the world. One of the |
| the mythical bird, the Phoenix that rises | | | | top management schools in the world, |
| from the ashes, to fly again. | | | | Thunderbird School of Management, also shares |
| | | | it's campus here. |
| Flying into Phoenix, Arizona, is an easy | | | | |
| adventure for the leisure or business travel, | | | | The Metro Phoenix area has over 26,000 hotel |
| far removed from the movies, and the Hiltons | | | | rooms, with none outmatching the Pointe |
| in the area have you covered - tucking you in | | | | Hilton resorts Tapotio Cliffs and Squaw Peak. |
| whether in the country's sixth largest city | | | | Squaw Peak was the first all suite resort in |
| for fun or profit. | | | | the United States. Tapotio is built |
| | | | reminiscent of a Tuscan, Italy hill town. |
| The Spanish settled in the area in 1752, and | | | | Hilton also offers the Hilton Suites, also |
| today with over three million people in the | | | | close to the airport, for business travelers |
| Greater Phoenix area, spread out over 2,000 | | | | needing a quiet, relaxing, but convenience |
| square miles, it is no bewilderment why | | | | home away from home for doing business in |
| Phoenix Magazine readers voted the Hilton | | | | high tech and manufacturing, tourism and |
| Airport Phoenix the best hotel in town, and | | | | construction, the top Phoenix industries. |
| often rated one of the best business hotels | | | | |
| in the country; the hotel offers a free | | | | Suburbs of Phoenix include Tempe, Carefree, |
| fitness and business center, and you down | | | | Cave Creek, Chandler, El Mirage, Scottsdale, |
| have to run to the airport with the free | | | | Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, |
| shuttle to your flight out of Sky Harbor | | | | Litchfield Park, Peoria, Sun City, and |
| Airport, ( serving 36 million passengers | | | | Taliesen (cliffs or brow in Scottish). |
| annually. (Airport parking Services are 602 | | | | Taliesen is the winter home of famous |
| 683-3615; Ampco System 602/273-4545; info on | | | | architect Frank Lloyd Wright. |
| airport construction and garage closures: 602 | | | | |
| 273-0954.) Sky Harbour is five minutes from | | | | There are 190 golf courses for the snowbirds |
| downtown Phoenix and the Hilton airport | | | | in Phoenix. The annual PGA Phoenix open is |
| facility is only 1.5 miles from the landing | | | | held here and the Standard Register Turquoise |
| lights. | | | | Classic LPGA and the Tradition Senior PGA |
| | | | make it their home as well. The Tapotio |
| Phoenix means business and this regional | | | | Cliffs and Squaw Peak share the facilities of |
| center is home base for America West | | | | the Hilton owned Lookout Mountain Golf Club, |
| Airlines, and the hub for many others, | | | | one of the top ranked courses in the country. |
| including AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air | | | | |
| Jamaica, Alaska Air, America West, America | | | | There are seven Major League Baseball teams - |
| West Express (Mesa), American, American Trans | | | | part of the Cactus League - offering spring |
| Air, British Airways, Continental, Delta, | | | | training camps in the area: the San Francisco |
| Delta Connection (Skywest Airlines) Frontier, | | | | Giants, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, |
| Lufthansa, Midwest Express, Northwest, Scenic | | | | Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee |
| Air (Grand Canyon Flights), Shuttle by | | | | Brewers and Anaheim Angels. The Arizona |
| United, Southwest, Sun Country, United and | | | | Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and the |
| USAirways. | | | | Chicago White Sox train in Tempe, a suburb. |
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| You, and the Phoenix Hiltons are in the | | | | And the trivia question of the day: Which |
| American portion of the Sonoran Desert, | | | | Phoenix pitcher is the only pitcher ever to |
| stretching all the way down into northern | | | | hurl a perfect game in the World Series? |
| Mexico. Living in the desert means Phoenix, | | | | Answer - Don Larsen, in the late 1950's, |
| at an elevation of 1, 117 feet, only gets an | | | | pitching for the Phoenix Giants. |
| average rainfall of 7.66 inches per year, | | | | |
| with an annual high mean temperatures of 85 | | | | THE POINT HILTON TAPATIO CLIFFS |
| degree with 300 annual days of sunshine. | | | | |
| | | | My favorite Hilton in Phoenix is the 583-room |
| If the Airport Hilton is voted one of the | | | | suite resort Tapatio Cliffs, with a close |
| best hotels in town, the town itself was | | | | second, its nearby colleague, The Pointes at |
| selected the "Best Run City in the World," by | | | | Squaw Peak, sharing some management and staff |
| the Carl Bertelsmann Foundation, and the Best | | | | services. The Tapatio Cliffs is a AAA 4 |
| Managed City by Governing Magazine. Inc. | | | | Diamonds, Mobil 4 Star Resort. |