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JANUARY 4, 2011
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Baltimore Welcomes New Wyndham
Converted from a 1928 apartment building, the Wyndham Baltimore Peabody Court opened in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon neighborhood.
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Starwood Taps Roby for North America Sales
Tim Roby, who recently resigned as CEO of the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, is the new senior vice president of sales for North America at Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
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Air Travelers Favor Major Screening Changes
A survey of air travelers conducted by the U.S. Travel Association found that 75 percent believe "there has to be a better way" to conduct air travel security screening.
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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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Featured Story
Airport Meetings  

Airport Meetings

Flying High

By KATIE MORELL

Airport hotels are becoming more and more attractive to meeting planners as the economy continues to struggle and corporate purse strings remain tight.

"We weren't sure what to expect this year, but we've been pleasantly surprised," says Paul Williamson, director of sales for the Embassy Suites Philadelphia Airport. "We are running at 80 to 85 percent occupancy."

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Meetings East December/January Digital Edition
Click here In the December/January digital edition of Meetings East 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 Jeff Heilman's story on Ottawa, Canada's stately capital and one of its cultural epicenters, with everything from age-old architecture to gripping museums that double as unique off-site venues.

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Site Scene

Talking Tech

By LAYTON RASCO

Here are some great new tech products to consider for the year ahead:

The Cloud
Commercials and recent articles seem to imply that the "Cloud" is some mythical land where all Earthly information lives and computers frolic together like dragons in '60s folk songs. The Cloud is a great and ever-growing resource, not a mythical land. Simply put, Cloud computing is the sharing of resources by many computers and users. Those resources can be software, memory and information provided to computer or smartphones over the Internet.

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Site Scene

Pennsylvania

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants is planning to open the Hotel Monaco Philadelphia in the historic 1906 Lafayette Building across from the Liberty Bell. The 271-room hotel will feature a ballroom, 12,000 square feet of meeting space and a 120-seat restaurant and bar. The projected opening date is fall 2012. For more information, call 800.546.7866.

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Past Issues

Cleveland Sets CC Groundbreaking - 12/28/10
PKF Releases Optimistic Hotel Forecast - 12/14/10
Meeting Managers Report Higher Pay - 12/08/10
Ground Breaks on D.C. Convention Hotel - 11/16/10
SITE to Eliminate CEO Position - 11/09/10
Hotel Monaco Set for Philly - 11/02/10
Amex Predicts Meetings Increase - 10/21/2010
Marriott Profits Point To Higher Rates Industry Wide - 10/14/2010
Sheraton Launches Fitness Program - 10/07/2010
Virgin Group to Launch Hotel Brand in U.S. - 9/30/201

 
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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.
 
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Corporate Social Responsibility: "Good" Business Practices
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