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Cancellations Pour In On GSA Scandal A combination of election-year politics and heavy media scrutiny over the now-infamous U.S. General Services Administration 2010 conference in Las Vegas has hit the government meetings sector hard... Read more >>
Marriott Enhances Small Meeting Booking Tool Marriott on May 1 added the capability for event organizers to reserve meeting space, food and beverage functions as well as A/V services on its small meeting booking tool, QuickGroup... Read more >>
Profit and Revenue Up at Hotels The U.S. lodging industry recovery may have begun in 2010, but it wasn’t until 2011 that the improved prosperity was shared by nearly all hotels in the country. In 2011, 80.5 percent of the properties that participated in the PKF Hospitality Research, LLC (PKF-HR) Trends in the Hotel Industry annual survey enjoyed an increase in total revenue, while nearly three-quarters (72.3 percent) of the participants achieved growth in profits... Read more >>
Hi-Tech Tools on Tap at Swissotel Chicago The new interior of Swissôtel Chicago isn’t the only thing that went into its recently completed $10 Million renovation; the hotel now boasts some cutting-edge technology unseen anywhere else... 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. These events point not just to Chicago’s undeniable status as world-class meetings destination, but also highlight its identity as a truly global city... 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 and Lansing’s hand-painted state capitol building... 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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What’s the most important tech topic of 2012? It’s mastering a tool that allows you to get out from under the avalanche of information and create content-rich sites for attendees. Social curation makes you a content publisher, as well as provides tools to manage information flow. This free webinar, presented May 23 by meetings industry tech educator James Spellos, will teach you about social curation, social bookmarking and RSS and allow you to identify 10 curation tools that can help you publish and manage information as well as tablet-specific tools to help deliver customized content.
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Baby Boomers and Social Media
The statistics are constantly changing about which demographics are growing on which social networks, so I won’t even bother looking it up now to publish for this article – because it will change tomorrow! What doesn’t change, and what is harder to measure, is the possibility of personality having more to do with social network adoption than age... 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 >>
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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Phoenix Rising
Kimpton's Hotel Palomar Phoenix at CityScape will open its doors on June 5, 2012 in the heart of downtown Phoenix, marking the completion of the highly anticipated development project, CityScape Phoenix... Read more >>
‘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 in downtown Philadelphia just eight miles from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The hotel is currently known as the Crowne Plaza Hotel Philadelphia Downtown... 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. But, it shouldn’t have to. So, to the Don Drapers of the world, the Howard Johnson hotel brand would like to say they're sorry--and are offering the next stay on the house... Read more >> |
Going Places
Todd D. Scholl was appointed director of sales at Elms Hotel & Spa in Excelsior Springs. The Elms is currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation and is scheduled to reopen in April. Scholl is returning to the Midwest after working in Tulsa, Okla. at the Hyatt Regency. He has more than 20 years of industry experience and previously served at The Peabody Little Rock in Arkansas... Read more >>
Site Scene
Wisconsin Sheboygan’s Blue Harbor Resort is undergoing a renovation and repositioning itself as a classic lakeside retreat by upgrading the lobby, two restaurants and all 182 guest rooms. The property added a new outdoor pool and cabana, new landscaping and new dining options... Read more >>
Short Takes
ALHI acquired its first Wisconsin property by adding the American Club Resort in Kohler to its MidWest portfolio of luxury hotels.The National Historic landmark resort offers 240 rooms and more than 21,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 998-seat theatre in the Grand Hall of the Great Lakes... Read more >> |
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Dan McNamee
Loews Denver Hotel
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What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
We’ll really accommodate any guest needs we can within reason. The question should be what won’t we do. ...Read more >> |
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Feeds & Needs
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 What’s the most important tech topic of 2012? It’s mastering the tool which allows you to get out from under the avalanche of information. It’s the same one that enables you to create content rich sites for your audience. Social Curation makes you a content publisher, as well as providing the tools to manage the information flow that comes into your computer, tablet or smart phone. These tools are the critical time savers and information managers every business person needs. Sponsored by: Colonial Williamsburg |
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