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Casinos Close as South Braces for Floods
As cities and towns along the Mississippi River prepare for record-high water levels that are expected to crest next week, the Mississippi Gaming Commission ordered that nine casinos in Tunica, Miss., close indefinitely, putting 5,000 rooms out of commission.
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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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Omaha Hotel Expansion Tops Off
A ceremony marked the "topping off" of a major expansion for the Hilton Omaha, a downtown convention hotel in Omaha, Neb., scheduled for completion in December.
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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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Beach Meetings
Business on the Beach
By RUTH A. HILL
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| While everyone knows that beachside locations easily fulfill vacation objectives, it may come as a surprise to learn that they can play a big part in fulfilling business objectives as well. |
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Team building, often with an environmental or CSR (corporate social responsibility) angle, is an increasing emphasis at many coastal destinations. Activity choices can range from picking up beach litter to improv-inspired training and building sandcastles.
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The Radisson Our Lucaya sits on 7.5 acres of oceanfront property. The resort includes meeting facilities, multiple food & beverage outlets including three dinner restaurants, five pools including a swim up bar, casino, spa, tennis courts, cigar bar, and two 18-hole championship golf courses. From the hotel's beach your clients will have access to banana boats, jet skis, snorkeling, kayaks, parasailing and more. Across the street from the resort (so no need for transfers) is Port Lucaya Market Place, a planned entertainment area with straw markets, shops, additional restaurants and bars, and an open area called Count Basie Square where there is entertainment in the evenings. Many of the off-site activities will also leave from this area such as Swim with the Dolphins, Deep Sea Fishing, Snorkel Boats, Bone Fishing (fly fishing), Catamaran Boat Cruises, Scuba Diving, and more.
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Going Places
Florida
Jake Ogley was named director of sales for the Courtyard by Marriott in Stuart. Ogley brings more than 18 years of hospitality experience to the Courtyard Stuart team. His most recent position was that of sales and operations manager for the Lake Opechee Inn and Spa in Lakeport, N.H., where he had previously served as the operations manager.
The JW Marriott Hotel Miami appointed Alison Colberg director of social event sales. Prior to her appointment, Colberg served as catering sales manager at Lyon + Lyon, a full-service catering and event planning company in South Florida.
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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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| Technology: The Latest Meetings Tech Tools |
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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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