January 18, 2012

Orlando Getting Cluster of Biz Traveler Hotels

Orlando Getting Cluster of Biz Traveler Hotels In the heart of one the nation's biggest hotel markets sits a downtown where a new hotel hasn't opened in more than a decade. That's about to change.... Read more >> Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Starts Big Upgrade Hyatt Regency McCormick Place announced that the first phase of a multi-million dollar expansion and renovation has begun... Read more >> Hotel, Conf. Center Plan Revived in North Texas Interest from a Missouri company has revived a dormant project to bring a hotel and conference center to the University of North Texas campus... Read more >> Casper Wyo. Delayed in Conf. Center Plans The city of Casper will have to wait a little bit longer before finding out how big, where and what kind of conference center to build... Read more >>

West Virginia Distinguished by spectacular river valleys and rugged mountainous terrain, West Virginia has heritage that runs as deeply as the seams of its mighty... Read more >>

Inland Mississippi The inland portion of the Magnolia State consistently provides music to planners’ ears, quite literally... Read more >>

Coastal Carolina The waterfront settings and waterborne activities available along the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina make... Read more >>

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex In 1930, John Ankeney, then director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (today, the Dallas Museum of Art)... Read more >>

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Regent names new China exec Luxury hospitality group Regent Hotels & Resorts has appointed Cai Shuo as vice president development for China... Read more >> Former Moscow mayor's wife to buy Dublin's Morrison Hotel The Moscow Times reports that Yelena Baturina, wife of former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov and one of Russia's richest women... Read more >> Mövenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach Phuket certified Green Globe Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket has been certified for its sustainable operation and management... Read more >> The world's strangest hotels Following the opening of A Room for London, a one-room hotel perched atop Queen Elizabeth Hall, on London's South Bank... Read more >>

Taking Responsibility Take yourself back about 10 years and imagine sitting in an event-planning meeting where someone brings up the term ‘corporate social responsibility. ’ Chances are, that person would have been met with a boardroom full of blank stares... Read more >> Case Study: Helping Youth In Maui Back in October, about 90 attendees from around the world descended on Maui, Hawaii, for a five-day incentive program. Spirits were high, each person worked hard to earn the trip, and many brought along spouses and partners... Read more >> Driving Awareness Given the current climate of rising air fares and hotel rates—as well as companies’ continued efforts to reduce costs—drive-to meetings have never looked better... Read more >>

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Meet (Like) The Beatles! Abbey Road Studios has announced a global partnership with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts— providing Fairmont guests the chance to enjoy once-in-a-lifetime experiences... Read more >> Four Seasons Launches New Website, Luxury Trend Report Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has introduced a new, highly experiential global website... Read more >> A New ‘Key’ to Finding the Right Hotel TA new platform known as Room Key, owned by six of the world’s top hotel groups, will comprise essentially all of the 23,000 hotels in the companies’ combined global brands... Read more >> Beautiful Minds VThe Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has released its ninth annual list of the "Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing... Read more >>

Happenings - Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex DALLAS Spanning its namesake freeway in downtown Dallas, the new Woodall Rodgers Park (214.716.4500; www.theparkdallas.org) is on schedule for a fall 2012 opening. The 5.2 acre green space is intended to bring new pedestrian, trolley and bicycle connectivity throughout uptown, downtown and the Dallas Arts District, where it will serve as the “front lawn” for surrounding cultural venues... Read more >> Site Scene FLORIDA Postcard Inn Beach Resort and Marina recently completed a $10.5 million renovation. The Florida Keys resort offers groups 5,780 square feet of updated indoor meeting space and more than 130,000 square feet of outdoor waterfront space. There are 143 guest accommodations, seven meeting rooms, two pools and resort-wide Wi-Fi. Two meeting rooms on the sixth floor of the resort’s tower building, 3,689 and 1,680 square feet respectively, showcase panoramic ocean views... Read more >>

HQ Hotel Shot Down in Va. Beach - 1/11/12 Houston Planning Major Convention Area Development - 1/4/12 Ft. Lauderdale's Airport Hilton Must Be Demolished - 12/29/11 Houston Again Mulls Conv. Center Hotel - 12/22/11 Northern Kentucky CVB Adds CEO - 12/15/11 Hilton Focused On Luxe Growth - 12/8/11 Cruise Meetings Picking Up Steam - 12/1/11 Omni Miami Moves Closer to Becoming Casino Complex - 11/17/11 Benchmark Hospitality Heads South - 11/14/11 CIC Finishes 8 of 9 Green Standards - 11/3/11 Massive Redesign Project Unveiled at Grande Lakes Orlando - 10/27/11 Ground Breaks on New Georgia Conference Center - 9/29/11 Four Seasons Resort Slated for Disney World - 9/15/11

January 18, 2012

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