 |  | Legendary Grove Park Inn Sold
Asheville's historic Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa has been sold.KSL Capital Partners, LLC has entered into an agreement to acquire the historic inn, the company announced.... Read more >>
Sonesta Adds Hotel on Hilton Head
When the Beach House, a Holiday Inn Resort, unveiled its $5 million re-branding in March, it left the Crowne Plaza as the only one of Hilton Head Island's five beachside hotels without a recent major renovation... Read more >>
Clearwater Biltmore Headed for Restoration
A Miami partnership plans to restore the historic Belleview Biltmore Hotel near Clearwater.Built in 1897, the hotel in Belleair was added to the National Register of Historic... Read more >>
Atlanta Hotel Becoming Le Meridien Property
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has completed the sale of the 275-room Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites to RockBridge Partners, a division of RockBridge. The property is located just north of Atlanta’s city center ... Read more >>
| Hilton Head
Next year will mark the 350th anniversary of William Hilton’s landing on what became known as Hilton Head Island. Following the event in 1663, the British sea captain claimed the land for his country... Read more >> | Georgia
With venues such as one of the country’s most exciting ballparks, a museum dedicated to a world-famous soft drink and ornate historic theaters, thinking up memorable Georgia events is a snap... Read more >> | Tennessee
From the Civil War to music and moonshine, Tennessee’s roots run deep. Whether groups are meeting in Memphis, Nashville, the Smoky Mountains region or anywhere in between... Read more>> | Galveston
Like a Phoenix rising from the shores of another time, Galveston Island is reclaiming the golden era it enjoyed more than a century ago.... Read more >> | | 
| Omni Hotels & Resorts |  | There’s never been a better time to choose Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. The resort’s new 46,000–square foot meeting and function space, opening January 2013, provides more options than ever before. - 128,800 square feet of event space
- 3 ballrooms ranging from 20,000 to 28,800 square feet
- 46 meeting rooms
- 767 guest rooms, suites and villas
- 15 sprawling acres of pools and recreation
- 36 holes of championship golf
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 |  | San Francisco’s best attractions are its neighborhoods
As iconic and eye-catching as many of the San Francisco’s top attractions are—from the towering Golden Gate Bridge to the dramatic curves of Lombard Street—I still think planners who organize their group fun around them are potentially making a mistake. The real treasures of the city are its distinct neighborhoods and their colorful shops, dining options and general ambience.... Read more >>
3 Concepts Planners Should Grasp Between Wi-Fi and Broadband Services
“I’m going to need 150 Mbps for each attendee.” If you catch yourself spouting off IT terms but aren’t really sure what it is you’ve just requested, there’s hope. IT does IT for a reason, they get “it”. For someone who wants to make an educated choice about IT services and not regret it later, Kevin Hall the Systems Analyst for The National Conference Center sat down with me... Read more >>
| Downtown Meetings: Knowledge = Power
When it comes to planning a meeting as complex as a downtown meeting or convention, veteran meeting planners and CVB executives say there is no such thing as too much information.
Knowing the right questions to ask the CVB—and being specific about the needs of the group—may be the most important part of the process.... Read more >>
Insurance Meetings: Moving On
Since late 2008 when the AIG debacle surfaced, the industry has taken more body blows than an NFL running back. Blunt criticisms of insurance meetings and incentives—along with the impact of a seemingly endless sluggish economy—forced the insurance meeting industry to regroup.
The uncertain times have helped elevate the importance of meeting planning, however... Read more >>
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| Villas of Grand Cypress |  | Let the luxurious accommodations and landscaped grounds of the Villas of Grand Cypress entice you to Orlando! This AAA Four Diamond resort offers 146 Club Suites and multi- bedroom Villas, 10,480 square feet of flexible meeting space, and abundant recreation.
With a focus on personal service and price value for smaller, senior level corporate and association programs of 20 to 150 attendees, now is the right time to explore the benefits for you and your participants! | | | For more information, click here. |
 |  | Galvanized Galveston
Meeting venues in Galveston have recently announced some major upgrades, and the forward progress is continuing full force. From major IT improvements at the beachfront Galveston.... Read more >>
Survey Shows ‘Inside’ Story
The results are in for the first Burba Hotel Network (BHN) hotel opinion survey, covering the likes, dislikes and preferences of hotel insiders. More than 1,000 hotel insiders from around the world.... Read more >>
Tall Order
Four Winds New Buffalo has announced that its new nine-story, 250 room hotel tower, will open on Friday, June 29. The new hotel tower contains a mix of standard rooms... Read more >>
New Name, New Deal in Atlanta
The newly renamed Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center provides groups with 60,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and a direct connection to.... Read more >>
| Close-Up: Columbia, S.C.
While South Carolina’s capital may evoke that slow, genteel Old South way of life—it’s offical nickname, after all, is “The Capital of Southern Hospitality”—it’s been on fast-forward... Read more >>
Corporate Planners' Event Focuses on Meeting Strategy, Tech
Cvent’s first annual Corporate Meetings Summit—held Feb. 29-March 2 at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center, just outside of Washington, D.C.—addressed numerous topics.... Read more >>
Cause for Industry Optimism
There is reason for guarded optimism in the meetings and conventions market in 2012, according to research firm RRC Associates’ DestinationMAP (Meeting Assessment Program), formerly METROPOLL... Read more >>
Site Scene
GEORGIA
Opening in early 2014, Westin Jekyll Island will be a key part of the island’s convention center complex. The Westin property will include 200 rooms and more than 5,000 square feet... Read more >>
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| | April 11, 2012 |  | | | |  | John Flores
Hilton Palacio del Rio - San Antonio, TX | What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
We have built relationships with various ticket broker agencies that allow us to offer groups tickets to sold-out city attractions, sports venues, concerts and shows....Read more >>
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