December 8, 2010

Dallas Hilton Unveils Major Redo

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DECEMBER 8, 2010


Dallas Hilton Unveils Major Redo The Hilton Anatole in Dallas completed a $120 million renovation of its 1,606 guest rooms, common areas and 600,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Read more »
Meeting Managers Report Higher Pay According to a recent NBTA Foundation survey, corporate travel and meeting managers reported that their average annual compensation grew by 5.3 percent in 2010, for an average of $96,851. Read more »
Cobb [Ga.] CVB Names CEO The Cobb CVB appointed Holly Bass to be its new CEO. Read more »
Tulsa Crowne Plaza to Get Hyatt Flag The Crowne Plaza Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., is undergoing a renovation that will convert it to a Hyatt Regency in January. Read more »

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Baton Rouge/Shreveport-Bossier City

'Sense' of Place

By CAROLYN BLACKBURN

Baton Rouge and the Shreveport-Bossier City metro areas are two Southern meetings destinations that are particularly pleasing to the senses, as wonderful sights, scents and sounds surround delegates convening here.

While New Orleans might be top of mind when Louisiana enters a conversation, planners are increasingly keen to the similar offerings of its neighbors up the road, from fresh, local Cajun food, antebellum architecture and zydeco music to plenty of convention facilities and guest rooms at a more attractive rate.

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Meetings South December Digital Edition
	In the December digital edition of Meetings South magazine, Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson travels to Las Vegas to interview Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, at USTA's Marketing Outlook Forum, about the organization's upcoming travel industry advocacy initiatives. Additional content includes a Hot Topic feature, "Travelers' Travails," which lets meeting planners sound off about all of the hassles, impediments and just plain aggravating elements of the modern travel experience.
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Happenings – Baton Rouge/Shreveport-Bossier City

Baton Rouge

The Baton Rouge River Center (225.389.3030) is adding 22,000 square feet of prefunction space, including nine breakout rooms. The total number of breakout rooms will be 17 by fall 2011.

The Hotel Indigo Baton Rouge Downtown (225.343.1515) is scheduled to open in January 2011 with 93 rooms and a boardroom for small meetings

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Short Takes

Museums & Attractions

Atlanta's High Museum of Art is presenting Dali: The Late Work, which brings together a collection of more than 40 paintings, plus film, sculptures and photographs—many never before seen in public. The exhibition considers for the first time the diverse body of work that Dali created in the last 40 years of his career, using his art to visually explore science, psychology and religion—as he often said, painting the subject matter of his time. For more information, call 404.733.4400.

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ASAE Purchases Convene Green Alliance - 12/02/2010
Memphis CVB to Manage Convention Center - 11/30/2010
Gaylord Opryland Reopens - 11/17/2010
Marriott, Hilton Chart Ambitious Growth - 11/10/2010
Feds to Establish Virtual Meeting Centers - 11/03/2010
Plans Set for Nashville Convention Hotel - 10/26/2010
Sea Island Sold to Coalition of Investors - 10/19/2010
White House Plan Includes Gulf Tourism Support - 10/12/2010
Omni Launches Boutique Brand in Texas - 10/05/2010
Peabody Orlando Unveils Major Expansion - 9/29/2010
Plans Launched for CC Hotel in Biloxi - 9/22/2010

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