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McCormick Place Launches New Reforms
Chicago's McCormick Place has announced Phase II of a reform process designed to lower costs and provide more flexibility for events held at the convention facility.
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New Westin, Sheraton Room Designs Unveiled
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is introducing new guest room designs for hotels in its Westin and Sheraton brands, with features that include fold-out tables for room service trays and laptops, bedside tables with built-in outlets and LED reading lights.
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Kansas Hotel Gets New Flag
The former Grand Prairie Hotel and Convention Center in Hutchison, Kan., joined the Wyndham Hotel Group and is now called the Ramada Conference Center.
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Amex Predicts Meetings Increase Next Year
American Express Business Travel announced pricing projections from its annual Global Business Travel Forecast, indicating increases of up to 10 percent for airfare and hotel rates in key markets around the world. The forecast also predicts that companies will hold more meetings next year.
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Just steps from the Arch in St. Louis, Lumière Place is a 75,000-square-foot casino boasting over 2,000 slot machines and more than 45 table games. For your event needs, take advantage of the 8,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space, a 10,000-square-foot atrium and modern business center. HoteLumière offers 294 suites and amenities such as a new fitness center and pool. Planners can also reserve a room in the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis—Missouri's only AAA Five Diamond hotel.
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| Meetings MidAmerica October 2010 Digital Edition |
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What's your travel gripe? The digital edition of the October issue asks what you really think about the state of the hospitality industry? The "Travelers' Travails" Hot Topic feature is your first-class ticket to sounding off about airlines and other institutions that seemingly conspire to make life on the road a challenge.
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Close Up: Wichita
The "Air Capital of the World" is on Group's Radar
By TYLER DAVIDSON
While Wichita, Kan., is celebrated as the 'Air Capital of the World' for its aviation history, the largest city in the state recently went galactic.
"People that are interested in aviation, aerospace and airlines all gravitate here, and we just had the head of Virgin Galactic speaking at a luncheon," says Maureen Hofrenning, vice president of the Go Wichita CVB, adding that the Hyatt Regency Wichita was positively buzzing after the presentation.
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Site Scene
Nebraska
The Omaha Holiday Inn Convention Center is now operating under the banner of the CoCo Key Water Resort-Hotel & Convention Center, Omaha. The 383-room hotel is the brand's third flag. For more information, call 866.754.6960.
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| On Location: Corporate Social Responsibility |
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Doing good translates into a good reputation for your company or organization, a loyal customer base and the resulting boost to the bottom line. Join Meetings Media, the Hilton Head Island VCB and nationally acclaimed author and speaker Tim Sanders for an hour-long video webinar that demonstrates the value corporate social responsibility programs bring to your organization and best-practices for planning them.
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