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New Edgy Hotel Blowing Into Windy City
The lifestyle Acme Hotel, featuring a hip “cheap-chic” look that emphasizes edgy design, is set to debut here this May... Read more >>

Conv. Center and Hotel Construction Moves Along in Cedar Rapids
The steel support structure for the city's new downtown convention center has started to go up... Read more >>

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Adds Private Dining Room
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa’s Tarpon Bay Restaurant now offers a new option for private dining, The Cove at Tarpon Bay... Read more >>

DHR To Manage Lansdowne
Destination Hotels & Resorts (DHR) announced it will manage Lansdowne Resort here... Read more >>

The Future Is Now
Milwaukee Area
As sure as the Milwaukee area is a stomping ground for everyone from Harley-Davidson devotees and foodies to some hilarious Bridesmaids... Read more >>
The Future Is Now
Kansas
Meeting planners in the know are already well aware of Kansas' affordability and central location... Read more >>
The Future Is Now
Eastern Iowa Cities
The Iowa caucuses are over, and it will be another four years before the Hawkeye State resumes the media spotlight as the first major event in the presidential electoral process... Read more >>
The Future Is Now
Chicago Suburbs
For groups composed of Shakespeare buffs, fine art aficionados, stand-up comedy lovers or music enthusiasts, Chicago’s suburbs share a rich calendar of local performances to please every attendee... Read more >>
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Industry News Features
IMEX takes new approach to education program
Continued strong interest from buyers across Europe and the emerging economies of Brazil, China, and India... Read more >>

ALHI Expands to Asia With Six Hotels in China
Associated Luxury Hotels International's new global sales organization, Associated Destinations Worldwide (ADW), expanded into Asia... Read more >>

Starwood's The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts Debuts in Australia with the Addition of Lilianfels and Echoes Resorts in Blue Mountains
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced it has reached an agreement... Read more >>

Changing of the guard at Marriott (The Miami Herald)
For more than 20 years, the head of Marriott International has vacationed at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale... 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... Read more >>

Do or Die
For meeting planners who don’t have a contingency or safety plan in place—or for those who need to update an old plan—creating such a document can seem overwhelming... Read more >>

Resort Meetings Return
Resort meetings are back. So are sales events, incentive programs and all the other business-related functions that once kept resorts—and planners—busy... 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.’ Read more >>




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Focus Showcase Facilities and Happenings
Meetings Make You Stupid. What?!?!
We all know that meetings can be dull and boring. A new study shows that they can also make you stupid... Read more >>

NYC Comfort Zone
For business travelers seeking an inviting New York City location for upcoming corporate meetings and events, The Kimberly Hotel has announced... Read more >>

Keeping Fit in the Westin World
Westin Hotels & Resorts has announced a complete refresh of the WestinWORKOUT® program to match the evolving fitness trends among guests and further enhance the brand’s goal of promoting well-being in travel... Read more >>

Vintage Valued
New in 2012 at Napa’s Vintage Estate is the just-announced Winter Meeting Package, available through March 31... Read more >>

Happenings - Milwaukee Area
Milwaukee
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in October for the Brewhouse Inn and Suites (608.835.3900; www.gormanusa.com)... Read more >>

Happenings - Chicago Suburbs
Western Suburbs
DuPage
The Glen Ellyn-based College of DuPage Culinary and Hospitality Center (630.942.2380; www.cod.edu), a new 60,000-square-foot building... Read more >>

Site Scene
Michigan
Plans for a boutique Aloft Detroit hotel continue to move forward... Read more >>

Short Takes
Kudos
Hilton hopes to send 1 million bars of soap to countries in need next year through a new partnership with Global Soap Project... Read more >>


Past Issues
Historic Illinois Hotel Gets Refurbed - 2/9/12
U.S. Travel Lobby Effort Targets the Hill - 2/2/12
Westin Comes to Cleveland - 1/19/12
PCMA Convening Leaders May Set Record - 1/12/12
Famous Michigan Prop Gets a Redo - 1/5/12
Chicago Unveils New Marketing Efforts - 12/15/11
Swissotel Chi-Town Upgrading Meeting Space - 12/8/11
MPI Opens New ROI Toolbox - 12/1/11
Could Waldorf Blow Into Windy City? - 11/17/11
The $16 Muffin Crumbles - 11/10/11
New Industry Research Offers Insights Into Attendees - 11/3/11
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