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Embezzlement, Sordid Relationship Exposed at S.C. Hosp. Assn.
The former accounting director for the South Carolina Hospitality Association pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling nearly $500,000. Rachel Duncan pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges—both felonies—under an agreement with federal prosecutors.... Read more >>
N’Awlins CC Expansion Delayed, Over Budget
Construction costs on the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center are about $1.4 million over the initial contract price and work is running more than a month behind schedule, the center's board said Wednesda.... Read more >>
MGM Casino is Toronto Bound
The company behind some of Las Vegas’s best-known gambling destinations—including Bellagio, Luxor, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage—has begun lobbying to build its first Canadian casino in Toronto.... Read more >>
Revere Hotel Rides Into Beantown
The Revere Hotel Boston Common, the city's newest independent, luxury boutique hotel, has opened its doors.... Read more >> |
Ohio
Few destinations do history, culture and fun like Ohio. Any state that celebrates the Rolling Stones and the Wright Brothers knows how to throw an amazing party.... Read more >> |
Pennsylvania
Flanked by treasures such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Franklin Institute and Rodin Museum, Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway, known as “Museum Mile,” ranks among the world’s leading cultural thoroughfares.... Read more >> |
Providence
Rhode Island’s capital city is an excellent choice for planners seeking to save money without shortchanging their meeting groups. Combine Providence’s second-tier prices with its big-city offerings of culture... Read more >> |
Maine/New Hampshire/ Vermont
A decidedly foodie region with specialties all its own, New England’s upper half is a treat for groups... Read more >> |
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The Northeast’s premier meeting destination offers a convenient, serene Central New York location, plus over 105,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. World-class diversions enhance cutting-edge conference amenities: 72 holes of top-rated golf, indoor Sportsplex, spas, headliner entertainment, gaming and a range of dining and accommodation options. Proudly owned and operated by the Oneida Indian Nation, this AAA Four Diamond resort earned Meetings & Conventions’ 2011 Gold Tee Award.
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Your meeting RFP, and simple tips to get hotels to stand up and take notice
This is the first of a three-part series focused on delivering concrete, actionable steps you can take to ensure you get timely and complete responses from your hotel partners. By offering just a couple of extra bits of information in your meeting requests, you’ll help your hotel salespeople do what they love to do: Fight for your business... Read more >>
More laws - more considerations for meetings
Our (hospitality/meetings/association) community is not outwardly talking about the ultrasound laws being passed throghout the United States and the impact they may have on the health (physical and mental) and welfare of all families. Perhaps because these laws seemingly only impact women and, to date, we've not heard of meetings being canceled in the states in which these laws have been enacted, there is not (yet) an outcry... Read more >> |
Final Bow
After 26 years of service, the man synonymous with IACC—Tom Bolman, executive vice president of the association—is getting ready to retire. Slated to end his tenure at the end of the year, Bolman was instrumental in the growth of both IACC and the “conference center concept” in North America. He also led the association’s development of both a global.... Read more >>
What's That Meeting Worth?
Three years have passed since the global economic downturn pushed the meetings industry on its back. Industry veterans and analysts say the 2009 fall happened largely because the industry didn’t have information about the value of meetings, with which it could counter criticism from politicians, pundits and business leaders. Meetings became easy targets for budget cuts and cancellations. Planners lost their jobs and hotels went bankrupt.... Read more >> |
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‘Brand’-New Hotel for Philadelphia
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation announces its first hotel in Pennsylvania, the 445-room Sonesta Hotel Philadelphia. Scheduled to come under Sonesta management June 18th, 2012, the hotel is located... Read more >>
What’s in a Name?
We’ve all been there. You plan a weekend away only to check-in to your hotel and find that a much desired amenity—the hotel pool—is closed. It’s enough to make a man mad... Read more >>
HSMAI’s Meet West Coming to Anaheim
With success at the inaugural HSMAI’s MEET National last September, and at HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America in April, the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) now moves west for the first annual HSMAI’s MEET West... Read more >> |
Site Scene
TORONTO The Madison hotel, located near the White House, completed a $20 million renovation. Originally opened in 1963, the hotel offers groups 12,000 square feet of function space, including a ballroom and 12 meeting rooms, plus the adjacent Federalist restaurant and other dining options... Read more >>
IACC Makes Global Push; Universal Criteria to 'Evolve'
For the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), business as usual once longtime Executive Vice President Tom Bolman retires should be anything but usual. Bolman, who began his tenure with IACC as executive director in 1986 and was promoted to executive vice president in 1996, is scheduled to leave by the end of year... Read more >> |
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