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Omni to Acquire Florida Resort
Omni Hotels and Resorts announced it is acquiring Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Fla.
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Direct Air Offers New Palm Beach [Fla.] Flights
Direct Air will connect The Palm Beaches and Boca Raton with six new nonstop domestic and international flights.
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PCMA Reorganizes to Increase Education Focus
PCMA announced reorganization aimed at aligning the activities of the PCMA Education Foundation and PCMA.
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Hotel Guests Place Wi-Fi at Top of Amenity List
Hotel guests consider complimentary Wi-Fi to be the most important amenity, according to a recent survey.
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Texas

Simply Super

By JEFF HEILMAN

Big, bold Texas can dish out superlatives without really trying—but when it saddles up and gets down to business, the results can be extraordinary. How else to explain the state's certain economic stride coming out of the recession?

Among the bullish reviews in 2010, CNBC ranked Texas No. 1 for business in America, while Forbes proclaimed "Don't Mess With Texas" because its big cities are "entering economic recovery mode well ahead of almost all the major centers along the East or West coasts."

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Grapevine CVB
Click here With meeting venues like vineyards and wineries, you know that Grapevine's breakout sessions will have a little extra something that most others don't. Now add 11,000 area hotel rooms, a combined 800,000 square feet of meeting space, over 200 restaurants, recreation on Lake Grapevine, the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, 81 holes of golf, unique shops and Historic Downtown Grapevine—all within 10 minutes of DFW International Airport. It's the perfect balance of business and pleasure. A rare vintage served only in Grapevine.

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Site Scene

What's New

Bigger and Better

By JEFF HEILMAN

Boots on, hat adjusted and eyes steeled, Texas is fixin' on new horizons. From a vital new Dallas headquarters hotel to the state's first—and the world's largest—JW Marriott resort, the Lone Star State, in the spirit of the Chisholm Trail cattle drives, keeps marching ahead.

North Texas Metroplex
As North Texas readies for Super Bowl XLV, Dallas is preparing for the confirmed January 2012 opening of the 1,001-room Omni Dallas Hotel—its long-sought convention headquarters hotel. Monumental in its own right, the Trinity River Project is shaping up as one of the most ambitious public works and economic development projects ever attempted.

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Team Building

Together in Texas

By JEFF HEILMAN

Texas has flown under six different flags, but unity has always been an essential Lone Star characteristic.

The name "Texas" itself means "friend" or "ally," translated from the Caddo Nation (the southeastern Native American tribe once inhabiting East Texas) word taysha. Working together is the Texas way, prompting initiatives like the North Texas Tourism Ambassadors Program, which inspires DFW-area hospitality industry front-liners "to turn every visitor encounter into a positive experience."

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Past Issues

Houston Gets First LEED Hotel in Texas - 9/01/2010
SLS Hotel Planned in Miami - 8/24/2010
Hotel Set for Alabama Gulf Coast - 8/17/2010
BP Gives Grant to NW Florida - 8/10/2010
Omni Takes Top Spot in Guest Survey - 8/03/2010
MPI Draws 2,700 to WEC in Vancouver - 7/27/2010
Hyatt Launches Green Meetings Rebate - 7/20/2010
Survey Says Gulf Hotels Coping with Spill Effects - 7/13/2010
Miami CVB Gets Funds to Address Oil Spill Fallout- 7/06/2010
New Orleans CVB Asks BP for $75M Grant - 6/29/2010
PCMA Survey Shows Meetings Upswing - 6/22/2010

 
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Tyler Davidson caught up with David G. Gabri, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International, at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, where he was honored with an Academy of Leaders Award.
 
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One major contract mistake can sink your organization and derail your career. Know what to look for and what to include when you get down to the details with facilities and suppliers. Join Meetings Media and top industry attorney Joshua L. Grimes of Grimes Law Offices for this fast-paced and informative webinar on cutting-edge contracts.

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