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Could GSA Be Disbanded?
A congressional subcommittee is slated to meet later this month to consider the fate of the General Services Administration... Read more >>
D.C. Hotel Workers Strike Deal
A group of Washington hotels and the union that represents their employees have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract 18 months after the previous one expired... Read more >>
Gaylord: Force Majeure? Not Sure!
Gaylord Entertainment Co. has filed a lawsuit accusing the National Weather Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of negligence that heavily damaged its luxury hotel in Nashville and the famous Grand Ole Opry House during flooding in 2010... Read more >>
Spirit Levies $100 Baggage Fee
Would you pay $100 to put your carry-on bag in an airplane overhead bin? If you fly Spirit Airlines this fall and don’t pay before you get to the gate, you almost certainly will... Read more >>
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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 >> |
Buffalo/Niagara Falls
Buffalo’s meetings and conventions business continues to increase. Historic buildings are being reborn, and large ballroom space has been added to the central business district where the primary convention facility has undergone a makeover... Read more >> |
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| Submit an RFP and be entered to win a Pro-Am spot in the LPGA Kingsmill Championship. |
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Successful meetings begin at Kingsmill Resort. For each RFP received by July 15, a representative from your organization will be entered to win a two-person spot at the Kingsmill Championship on September 5, 2012*. Set along the banks of the James River, Kingsmill provides groups with a picturesque setting designed to inspire. With a dedicated staff, an award winning culinary team and 19,000 square feet of IACC-certified conference and event space, your next meeting is sure to be a success.
*Restrictions apply.
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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 >>
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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 >>
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.
But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—which was charged with writing guidelines surrounding the legislation—first released the guidelines in December 2011, two months later than expected... Read more >>
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| UPCOMING WEBINAR MAY 23rd: Feeds & Needs |
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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.
Click here to register. Sponsored by Colonial Williamsburg.
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Five Secrets to Great Events
The National Conference Center has unveiled five secrets to knock the socks off your meeting attendees. According to Eric Whitson, director of sales and marketing at The National Conference Center, “We all have that potential to deliver ‘knock- your-socks-off’ events; it’s a matter of knowing how and having the right tools and elements to make it happen!”...Read more >>
Making Memorable Meetings
For a limited time, the Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah is presenting an exclusive meetings offer that includes overnight accommodations, a daily breakfast and break package, complimentary meeting space, wireless internet access and overnight parking...Read more >>
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 >>
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Short Takes
World Yacht announced the addition of Rendezvous, a modern motor yacht with a lounge and dining room, to its fleet. The 112-foot yacht has a 149-person capacity. From the water, groups will see spectacular views of the New York City skyline. Rendezvous also has a dance floor, cocktail bar and two interior decks. Onboard catering is available. The three other ships in the fleet can accommodate from 50 to 500 people. Cruises depart Pier 81 on the west side of Manhattan, located within walking distance of Times Square... Read more >>
Site Scene
Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel and Casino unveiled plans for a $50 million room redesign, which is scheduled for completion in July. Borgata welcomes groups with more than 70,000 square feet of event space, private dining options and 161,000 square feet of gaming. The redesign will refresh the property’s 1,566 classic guest rooms... Read more >>
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