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Marriott Duo Coming to Calgary
Marriott International, Inc. is scheduled to open the 171-room Courtyard by Marriott and 157-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Read more >>
Upgrades Mulled for Benton Convention Center
Renovations could be on the way for the Benton Convention Center, the Winston-Salem Journal reports... Read more >>
Madison Hotel Becoming A Doubletree
The former Madison Hotel in downtown Montgomery, which has struggled to reinvent itself over the years, will undergo a $5 million overhaul and reopen... Read more >>
Hotel Palomar Arlington Changing Hands
HEI Hospitality LLC, a closely held lodging investment and management company, is in talks to buy the upscale Hotel Palomar Arlington... Read more >>
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Southwest
With its rich blend of Native American, Hispanic and Western pioneer cultures, the Southwest offers stellar options for regionally inspired entertainment... Read more >>
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Greater Los Angeles
When thinking of Los Angeles, fun in the sun is likely the first thing that comes to mind rather than the good times that start at nightfall... Read more >> |
Northern California
Logged, mined, panned, shanghaied, railroaded, wagon-trained and pioneered into life, Northern California’s heritage is.... Read more >> |
Pacific Northwest
Blame the caffeine from all that locally brewed coffee, but the Pacific Northwest is constantly on the move... Read more >> |
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Meeting Professionals International Northern California Chapter (MPINCC) announces its Annual Conference & Expo at Moscone West in San Francisco on Thursday, February 16, themed "The Business of Meetings." Morning workshops focus on these key areas: CSR, Legal, Senior Planner and Technology. This full day of face-to-face time provides valuable connections with industry peers, vendors and prospective clients at the morning workshops, during Expo-floor time, and at the post-show reception. |
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Universal Orlando Resort Announces Exciting New Offerings For 2012
Heading to Florida? You may want to check out Universal Orlando Resort this year! Read more >>
LodgeNet Launches Groundbreaking Mobile App For Travelers
LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET), the leading provider
of interactive media and connectivity services... Read more >>
IHG Opens Crowne Plaza in Bogota, Colombia
The 30-story, 271-suite Crowne Plaza Suites Tequendama Bogota is located at the International Center Tequendama... Read more >>
Now there's an app to control your hotel room TV
Thanks to a new app, the TV remote control is becoming a thing of the past in hotel rooms around the country... Read more >>
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Resort Meetings Return
Resort meetings are back. So are sales events, product launches, incentives and all the other business-related functions that once kept resorts—and planners—busy.
“The last time we saw this kind of growth was in 2007,” says Ivo Tomulich, director of sales and marketing at Viceroy Snowmass, in Snowmass, Colo. “After a five-year span, we are finally coming back to where we were before the recession.” 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. Instead, team building was all the rage—the more zip lines and ropes courses the better. But as the economy went south and public scrutiny around lavish corporate meetings intensified, companies looked for activity alternatives... Read more >>
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Presidential? Sweet!
If you're the president of the United States and are in Las Vegas, where do you spend the night? Read more >>
Brand-New House
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced the official rebranding of 38 Hyatt Summerfield Suites and 15 Hotel Sierra hotels to HYATT house TM... Read more >>
Chill Out!
The historic Omni Bedford Springs Resort in Pennsylvania is now extending a special offer for groups seeking to plan their meetings and events in colder weather... Read more >>
Change Agents
The average person might think that, of all industries, the meeting industry must do education right... Read more >>
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Site Scene
California
Last year, the 225-room Beverly Garland debuted a redesigned restaurant, as well as the new Garland Ballroom with space for 650 guests. Updates planned for 2012 include the the North Hollywood hotel’s poolside bar and the Decoy Lounge. The Garland features over 12,000 square feet of event space... Read more >>
Short Takes
Destination Dispatch
Rocky Mountain Connections DMC has shortened its name to RMC and expanded its coverage area outside the Rocky Mountain region to include new Lake Tahoe and California/Nevada offices, in addition to those in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. RMC often hosts large visiting groups and works with high-end hotels such as The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Montage and Four Seasons in their coverage areas... Read more >>
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