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Fenton Confirms Resignation from Team San Jose
Dan Fenton, CEO of Team San Jose, confirmed his resignation from the destination marketing and facility management corporation Dec. 16. Fenton said he will leave his post Jan. 31 and will pursue new ventures. An acting CEO had not been named at press time.
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Duffy Leaves Maritz for CLIA
Prominent meetings and incentives industry leader Christine Duffy resigned as president and CEO of Maritz Travel to assume the leadership of Cruise Lines International Association.
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Schrager Launching New Hotel Company
Trend-setting hotelier Ian Schrager announced plans for a new hotel company, Schrager Hotels, which will include two brands, one involving large-scale urban hotels and the other "luxury lifestyle" properties.
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| Meetings West Digital Edition |
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Additional content in the December digital edition of Meetings West includes an interview with U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow, filmed at the association's recent Marketing Outlook Forum in Las Vegas. Pages 61a and 61b tee-up our "Golf Is on the Upswing" feature, in which an improving business climate is bringing groups back out on the links.
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Happenings
Salt Lake City
Little America Hotel (801.596.5700), sister property to Salt Lake City's prestigious Grand America Hotel, unveiled upgraded meeting space last year. All existing 13 meeting rooms were completely transformed with aesthetic and technological enhancements, and three new meeting rooms were added, boosting the 850-room property's total event space to more than 25,000 square feet
The Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel (801.401.2000) recently underwent a $14 million transformation, including the renovation of all 362 guest rooms and 30 suites, 33,000 square feet of new meeting and conference space, an update of the hotel's Italian-influenced Olio Restaurant and a new outdoor pool.
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Site Scene
Arizona
Four Points By Tucson Airport opened in October with 150 guest rooms. The property offers 3,500 square feet of flexible meeting space with a 55-inch wireless-remote flat-screen monitor. Complimentary high-speed Internet access is available throughout the hotel. For more information, call (520.746.0271).
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LATEST VIDEOS
Meetings: On Location!
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| Managing and Destinations Content Director Lori Tenny headed to Nashville for the star-studded grand reopening celebration of Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, which is back in business and gleaming following last May's floods. |
| Corporate Social Responsibility: "Good" Business Practices |
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Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011
Join Meetings Focus and nationally acclaimed author and speaker Tim Sanders—probably the foremost authority on CSR meetings programs—for this webinar examining the latest CSR trends, and how you can communicate the importance of these programs to the stakeholders in your organization.
Sponsored by: Cedar Rapids CVB and Hotel Contessa. |
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