CIAA Announces Details Of 2010 SIAL Traditional Biennial Trip

The Cheese Importers Association of America is excited to announce details about their exclusive and exciting travel package to 2010 Paris. SIAL, The Global Food Marketplace will be held October 17-21, 2010 at Paris Nord-Villepinte Convention and Exhibition Center. The CIAA offers the chance to join an exclusive and exciting trip beginning on Friday, October 15.

Traveling to the SIAL trade show with the CIAA offers a unique opportunity for individuals to attend the show with other key leaders in the cheese industry, while enhancing networking opportunities through our exclusive CIAA nightly events. Our package deal makes it all seamless as we handle your flight, hotel and your daily transportation to and from the show.

Included are daily buffet breakfasts, several sensational dinners sponsored by the "crème de la crème" of the cheese industry, daily private bus transportation to and from the SIAL, transfer to and from airport and hotel in Paris and baggage handling at the hotel.

Special events scheduled include:

• A cocktail party in the grand setting of the Champagne Room of the Concorde Saint-Lazare;
• A historical evening with dinner in the Grand Louvre Restaurant, and a behind-the-scene private tour of the Louvre castle – former home of the Louvre museum;
• An exclusive evening organized by the French Milk & Dairy Board in the superb Napoleon III Rotunda of the Intercontinental Hotel, complete with music to accompany a Champagne cocktail, a spectacular cheese buffet, a gastronomic dinner and some surprises that will be unveiled during the course of the evening;
• A half-day trip to create your own perfume at world famous Fragonard in a 19th Century townhouse on rue Scribe;
• Spectacular and exclusive dinner cruise along the Seine River!

One of the highlights of the trip is a SPECTACULAR ONE-DAY EXCURSION TO MONACO. Highlights include:

• A panoramic helicopter flight over the Principality of Monaco and surrounding coast and mountains;
• A drive along “la Corniche”, the coastal road made famous by Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in the movie To Catch a Thief, and the famous “Promenade des Anglais” seafront in Nice;
• Strolling around the old town of Monaco;
• Lunch in Monaco and dinner on the Riviera in two well-known “must –see” restaurants;
• A visit of the Prince’s Palace;
• And some free time for exploring on your own. (5-night package only).

The Cheese Importers Association of America is a member-based organization that serves its members, the world dairy community and – ultimately – the end consumer by helping to facilitate the efficient import of dairy products from around the world into the United States. The CIAA endeavors to support dairy trade, within the context of compliance with international trade agreements and all applicable US regulations.

For more information or to register for the trip, visit the CIAA website or call our Headquarters at (202) 547-0899.

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