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...which reopened last year, says it long ago finished taking bookings for 1999's New Year's Eve. Still, many leading hotels continue to have available gala packages that offer everything from champagne breakfasts and elegant banquets to candle-light dinners and late-night excursions around the city. The Hilton features a party for youths, with games, swimming, a kids' buffet and--most essential for guests who are celebrating with their children and grandchildren who are five or older--hotel-provided baby sitters...
...only are women playing more, they are also taking it seriously, to judge by the growing numbers attending golf school. "When we first started, we were getting mostly country-club wives," says Marlene Floyd, sister of tour veteran Ray Floyd and founder of a women-only golf school in Hilton Head, S.C. "But in the past three or four years, the number of career women who are coming for professional reasons has grown to about 60% of our business. We're seeing a lot of stockbrokers, bankers, saleswomen, accountants and lawyers, who are taking their vacation with us to learn...
...Finally, and no, this is not a misprint, 5,000-year-old man Roberto Duran has a title fight at the Las Vegas Hilton against WBA middleweight champion, William Joppy...
RECREATION Guests are expected to join fitness sessions, oyster roasts and beach walks along the shores of Hilton Head...
LOCATION The New Year's weekend is always held at Hilton Head, S.C. The others are around the country, in places like Santa Fe, N.M., and Kiawah Island...