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Triple Play for K.C. Hotel Increase
Construction is under way on three new hotels for Kansas City, including the 123-room Courtyard at Briarcliff, which will be part of a mixed-use complex that will also include a 16,000-square-foot conference center.
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Chicago Makes Deal to Keep Restaurant Show
The National Restaurant Association announced that it will keep its show in Chicago next year, but will move its dates up two weeks to May 5-8 in order to avoid overlapping with the NATO and G-8 summits also scheduled for McCormick Place that month.
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MPI Picks Minneapolis for Future WEC
MPI announced that it will hold the 2014 World Education Congress in Minneapolis, while San Francisco and Philadelphia will be the sites of the 2015 and 2016 congresses, respectively.
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Boutique Hotel Co. Expands to Chicago
San Francisco-based Joie de Vivre Hospitality signed an agreement to manage the Hotel Lincoln, a 184-room property set to open within an historic building near Chicago’s Lincoln Park next February.
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Tips for Contingency Planning
By RUTH A. HILL
Industry consultant, trainer and speaker Tyra W. Hilliard, an associate professor at the University of Alabama, teaches meetings contingency planning at industry events. Some preparedness measures she recommends include the following:
- Include crisis management as part of the organization's strategic meetings management program.
- Form a crisis management external advisory committee, including people from outside the organization (e.g., meeting destination and facility representatives, attorney, insurance representative, law enforcement, etc.).
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Site Scene
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- Homewood Suites by Hilton Fort Wayne recently opened as a six-story, 79-suite hotel. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom suites. Additional amenities include a fitness center, basketball court, 24-hour executive business center and approximately 625 square feet of flexible meeting space. For more information, call 260.432.5100 or visit http://homewoodsuites1.hilton.com.
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