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Convention Complex Proposed for Maine
Two of the owners of the Maine Red Claws basketball team are rolling out plans for a $100 million hotel, convention center and entertainment complex in Portland, Maine, according to a report in the Portland Press Herald.
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Caesars Launches Meetings Rewards
Caesars Entertainment Corporation announced the launch of Total Rewards Meetings & Events, a reward and loyalty program targeted specifically to meeting and event clients and valid at Caesars Entertainment properties throughout North America.
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Chatwal New York Joins Luxury Collection
The Chatwal New York, an 83-room property in Manhattan's Theater District, signed an agreement to join Starwood Hotels' Luxury Collection
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STR Forecasts Summer Hotel Rate Hike
The U.S. hotel industry will see a modest increase in demand for hotel rooms combined with noteworthy rate gains this summer, according to STR's 2011 summer forecast.
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There are over 200 daily flights serving three nearby airports – all with rental car and limousine services. By
car, we're a scenic drive on I-64 between Richmond and Norfolk, just off exit 238. Just blocks away, there's an
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solved. Colonial Williamsburg. For meetings that mean business. Go to colonialwilliamsburg.com/meetings or
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Historic Places
Moving History
By RUTH A. HILL
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In America's first centuries, transportation links helped shape the new nation, including its lifestyles and economy. First it was rivers, then dirt roads and long-haul and urban rails that kept the young nation connected.
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When the airplane and the automobile debuted in the early 20th century, everything really took off. The open highway represented independence and freedom, spawning a love affair between Americans and their cars.
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Government Meetings
Gaining Respect
By RUTH A. HILL
Government meeting planners—especially those at the state level—continue to grapple with tight budgets, recognition of meetings value and even their own value to government agencies and departments.
Yet the industry sector is making impressive strides towards improved professional recognition as it prepares for an improved business environment.
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Government Trends
By RUTH A. HILL
Perhaps even more so than those who plan meetings for other types of organizations, government meeting planners are heavily guided by perception issues, market trends, sustainability concerns and other factors when making site decisions.
According to Charles Sadler, executive director and CEO of the Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP), government planners are once again considering all cities and lodging sectors for their meetings. The post-financial crisis days of blacklisted cities are over, with such destinations as Las Vegas, Orlando, San Francisco and Atlantic City back in the running for government business.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Keeping up with technology can seem like an endless task…because it's just that! Luckily, there are experts here to tip you off to the most important tech tools to focus on and which ones you may not need to spend as much time learning.
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