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A.C. Hard Rock Resort Clears Hurdle
A proposed Hard Rock casino resort for Atlantic City, N.J., took a giant step closer to reality when the city council cleared a major redevelopment hurdle for the planned $275 million, 850-room property.
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Akron Hotel Gets New Brand
The 243-room Akron City Centre hotel in downtown Akron, Ohio, has been sold and renamed the Ramada Plaza-Akron.
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Online RFP Service for Cruise Meetings Launched
Seasite.com, an online portal dedicated to cruise meetings and events, launched Version 2.0, which enables planners to send a customized, electronic RFP to cruise lines and negotiate directly for group pricing.
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Study Compares Behavior at Online and In-Person Events
A study jointly released by PCMA, UBM Studios and the Virtual Edge Institute compares the business motivation and social behavior of attendees and exhibitors at virtual and in-person events.
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ASAE Creates Ideas Site
ASAE recently launched a new website, www.199ideas.org, for professionals and volunteers to share ideas on ways to benefit the performance of associations, nonprofits, community programs and civil service groups.
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Small Meetings
Regal Retreats
By JUDY JACOBS
When Dan Tunnell, president of the Broadband Cable Association of Pennsylvania, was considering a new place for his board meetings, he found just what he was looking for in the Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pa.
“It’s set in a remote part of Pennsylvania but has fine dining, great golf and other outdoor activities like horseback riding, hiking and trout fishing,” he says. “It’s self-contained, and you don’t crave an urban setting. There’s enough to do for several days. It’s a quiet retreat. We’ve had three board meetings there over the past two-and-a-half years, and I’d go back for every meeting if I could. It’s a great place.”
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International Meetings
World Affairs
By ZACHARY CHOUTEAU
While organizing a conference close to home can be challenging enough, the task of planning one thousands of miles away in a foreign-speaking destination with very different customs and cuisine can really put skills to the test.
With the increasingly global nature of business these days, international meetings are on the rise—and so is the likelihood that planners will need to know how to facilitate them. To get some perspective on trends, as well as planning tips, Meetings Focus West spoke to some key players in the international meetings arena.
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