 |  | ‘Keep America Meeting’ Campaign Started by U.S. Travel
The U.S. Travel Association today unveiled a new campaign designed to shine some much needed spotlight on the importance of meetings.... Read more >>
Former Detroit Meetings Hotel Coming Back to Life
Detroit’s dormant Pontchartrain Hotel, if reopened as planned, could enhance the city’s ability to attract conventions and trade shows to the city, a local convention official has said.... Read more >>
New Marriott Comes to Chi-Town Suburb
The Chicago Marriott Naperville will open this month, following a $30 million dollar rehabilitation included everything from a brand-new central HVAC plant to a modernized ... Read more >>
ASAE Launches New Assoc. Management Certificate Prorgram
ASAE is introducing a new Certificate Program in Association Management designed to help association professionals begin to build the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in their career... Read more >>
| Chicago
This May, Chicago will become the first American city other than Washington to host a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit and the first city to host both the NATO and G8 economic summits... Read more >> | Lake Geneva
Situated halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago, Lake Geneva, Wis., brims with history while emphasizing the distinctive seasons and the great outdoors... Read more >> | Michigan
Michigan may be best known for automotive history and the Great Lakes, but this state can still serve up some surprises, from the Underground Railroad history of Detroit and Ann Arbor to the covered bridge tours of Grand Rapids... Read more >> | South Dakota
Good ole plains hospitality, wide-open scenery, affordable facilities and good accessibility are among the reasons meeting attendees find South Dakota locations appealing... Read more >> | | 
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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 >>
| Budget Bites
When planning a banquet—or a range of food and beverage events over the course of an event—on a budget, one’s first instinct might be to order the chicken versus the steak, buffet versus plated, and take other basic steps to keep costs low... Read more >>
Sunshine Lost in the Clouds
For close to two years, pharmaceutical and medical meeting planners have been gearing up for the start of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PPSA, or the “Sunshine Act”), which initially required companies to start tracking payments to physicians and teaching hospitals at the beginning of this year... Read more >>
Unlikely Customers
In these uncertain economic times, convention centers—much like most businesses—are repeating this mantra: “Find new revenue sources.”
“Convention centers are under immense pressure to boost and sustain occupancy and there’s never been a greater need to find new events and customers,” says Steven Hacker... Read more >>
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 |  | Royal Re-Flagging in Baltimore
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation has announced its first hotel in Maryland, the AAA-approved 4-Diamond, 195-room Royal Sonesta Hotel Baltimore. Scheduled to come under Sonesta management by May 31..... 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 an additional 320,000 square feet of event space at the Cobb Galleria Convention Centre... Read more >>
‘Resorting’ to Solar
The Cliff House Resort & Spa, consistently named one of the top meeting sites in the East, has gone solar, having installed one of Maine’s largest solar thermal projects. The installation uses 2,100 tubes on 70 collectors, 10 times the size of an average solar project.... Read more >>
A ‘Place’ in the Sun
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has signed a management agreement with an affiliate of Island Hospitality Partners, LLC for Hyatt Place Bayamón and El Tropical Casino... Read more >>
| Museum Medley
Adams Museum, Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center (www.adamsmuseumandhouse.org) in Deadwood is one of the top and Old West museums in the country... Read more >>
Spectacular Off-Sites
Even though Lake Geneva seems “off-site” to begin with, there are numerous options outside the meeting room... Read more >>
Site Scene
OHIO
A 12,000-square-foot Hard Rock Cafe is planned to open this summer at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo with seating for 275 and a live music stage. ... Read more >>
Short Takes
KUDOS
The Cobo Center in Detroit earned Green Venues Michigan Steward certification. The 622,500-square-foot meeting facility implemented environmental initiatives including establishing a green committee... Read more >>
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| | April 5, 2012 |  | | |  | Joni Stevens
Williamsburg Inn - Williamsburg, VA | What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
The concierge staff can meet with groups at the hotel to provide a short orientation (seated) of the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg and can easily add information regarding the period 1769-1781 as requested by our guests...Read more >>
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