Entertain on a Higher Level
Living the "high" life takes on a special
meaning when you entertain your guests at the Plimsoll Club. From
our vantage point on the 30th floor of the World Trade Center, the
city of New Orleans serves as a dramatic backdrop for your business or
social events.
We have five different rooms suited to all sizes and types of events.
We offer an extensive selection of menus and hors d'oeuvres or we can
easily create a custom-designed menu based on your personal preferences.
We also offer complimentary validated parking for you and your guests
for luncheon and evening events.
Let us cater to your good taste by calling Barbara Montgomery or Pam
Corrigan at 529-1701 for more information.
Easy Parking at WTC Garage
The 1,000-car WTC parking garage is conveniently located on Poydras
Street next to the Hilton Hotel and across the street from the WTC Building.
The garage is just steps away from Riverwalk and a fiveminute walk from
the CBD, the Warehouse District and the French Quarter. The garage offers
safe, covered parking and is accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Competitively priced daily and monthly rates are available. Call (504)
584-3994.
Check Your Lucky Number
This month's lucky number is 1129. Congratulations to Dr. Carl Franklin!
You are the recipient of dinner for two with cocktails during the months
of January or February. Special events are excepted.
Call the Plimsoll Club at 529-1701 for details and reservations.
Watch for your membership number in the next newsletter. You could be
a winner, too!
Thank You for Your Generosity
The staff of the Plimsoll Club would like to express our sincere thanks
to all the members who contributed to The Plimsoll Club Employees Christmas
Fund.
Your generosity is greatly appreciated and made our holidays a happier
time for celebration.
Best wishes to you all in the new year.
New Trade Directory Now Available
The World Trade Center, in cooperation with the Louisiana
Department of Economic Development and the Delta U.S. Export Assistance
Center, has published the 1998 Louisiana International Trade Directory.
The new edition of the Directory contains more than 1,900 listings of
Louisiana exporters and importers throughout the state, as well as a host
of allied service industries such as ports and airports, steamship agencies,
freight forwarders and customs brokers, international banks, chambers of
commerce, foreign consulates, consultants, attorneys, and many other categories.
Many new listings have been added to the Directory since its last publication
one year ago, making it the most complete and up-to-date resource of information
on international business in Louisiana.
The Directory is available in hard copy, on diskette, or mailing labels.
For details and to order the Directory, please call the WTC at (504)
529-1601, or fax to (504) 529-1691, or visit the Louisiana World Trade
Web site at http://www.wtcno.org.
Sample Early Menu Before Going Out
Going to the theatre or the symphony?
We offer a delicious Early Evening menu from 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesdays through Thursdays when a la carte dinner is offered.
Our Early Evening menu begins with starters such as crawfish cake with
tartar sauce, grilled andouille sausage with turnip greens and black-eyed
peas, soup du jour and Caesar and Plimsoll salads.
Our main courses provide a choice of Chicken Lafitte, Tilapia Pecan
or Veal Piccata. Desserts include carrot cake, sherbert du jour, chocolate
mousse or bread pudding with praline sauce.
The cost is $13.95 per person. Two hours of complimentary validated
parking is included in this special price.
Dinner at the Plimsoll Club is the perfect way to begin your evening.
Call 529-1701 for reservations.
Tennis Tournament Winner's Circle
On November 19 at the Hilton's Rivercenter Racquet and Health Club,
WTC members and friends gathered together for a doubles round robin tennis
tournament.
In the Men's Division, Haris Tsaoussidis and Ruperto Chavarri claimed
first and second prize while the tournament's Women's Division champions,
Kitty Spara-cello and Cathy Chavarri, earned first and second place.
Our thanks go out to all of the participants for their enthusiasm and
support of the tournament.
WTC Membership: Benefitting You in 1998
- Full privileges in the Plimsoll Club in New Orleans. Reciprocal rights
with 318 other World Trade Centers and clubs in 97 countries and 95 additional
clubs in Louisiana and other states.
- Free enrollment in the 10-K Club, a network of exclusive private clubs
for business travelers which also offers hotel discounts of up to 50%.
- Enrollment in international trade seminars, training courses and luncheon
briefings at reduced rates.
- French, German, Japanese, Spanish and other language classes at reduced
rates.
- Enrollment in WTCA ON-LINE, an Internet based import/export information
service (http://www.wtca.org)
that offers worldwide database access and free trade lead opportunities
to members.
- A free company listing on the WTC's new Internet web site (http://www.wtcno.org) and a free hyperlink
to your home page.
- Free subscription to the monthly Louisiana International Trade Bulletin
and reduced rates for the Louisiana International Trade Directory, World
Trade Magazine, the daily Journal of Commerce and a selection of international
trade reference books and foreign language learning tapes.
- A free spouse membership.
- Substantial discounts with these service providers:
January Calendar
1 -- New Year's Day
6 -- Epiphany
16 -- Taste of Provence Lunch Buffet, PC
19 -- Martin Luther King Day, Club and Offices Closed
21 -- Doing Business in Spain, WTC
