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Las Vegas CC Restarts Renovation
The multimillion-dollar overhaul of the Las Vegas Convention Center that was torpedoed when the economy tanked is on again, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors has been told... Read more >>
Meritage Resort Expands
With the completion of a $40 million, 19-month-long expansion, guests of The Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa can experience Crush Ultra Lounge with six luxury bowling lanes... Read more >>
Gov. Travel Budgets Headed for Whopping Cuts
In the wake of the GSA scandal, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget late Friday, May 11, issued a memorandum that proposed cutting travel budgets for government agencies by 30 percent... Read more >>
Hyatt Shakes Up Management, Operations
Executives of Hyatt Hotels Corporation are restructuring the company this year in an effort to increase performance and effectiveness, CEO Mark Hoplamazian said May 10 during the company’s first-quarter... Read more >>
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Anaheim/Orange County
Situated at the heart of Southern California, Orange County is home to many of the things that make people think of fun in the sunny Golden State, from Disneyland and surfing to a creative spirit... Read more >> |
Seattle Area
It’s hard to find a metropolitan area more equally blessed by nature and human innovation than Greater Seattle. Within easy reach of sophisticated downtown centers... Read more >> |
Coastal Mexico
If hosting a national conference for thousands of people is proof of a destination’s ability to handle large group events, then Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit... Read more >> |
S.F. Bay Area
Meetings in the San Francisco Bay Area are on the rebound, with future bookings and hotel occupancies up, leading to a rosy forecast for 2012 and beyond from the region’s destination marketers... Read more >> |
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Three Ideas for Offbeat Group Fun in NorCal
Hosting a group in Northern California and seeking to do something different? Here are three quick suggestions for some group outings that break away from the norm... Read more >>
More laws-More Considerations for Meetings
Our (hospitality/meetings/association) community is not outwardly talking about the ultrasound laws being passed throughout 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... Read more >>
Golden Girls
When hotels are tour destinations in and of themselves, you know you’ve stumbled upon a historic place, and the West is full of them... Read more >>
Road to Wellness
Tapping into a high-end spa culture that is increasingly placing an emphasis on wellness over simple pampering, several leading hotels and resorts have begun the year by announcing investments in health-focused facilities... Read more >>
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Thunder Valley Casino Resort is defined by exquisite decor, flexible space and superb service—featuring 300 elegant rooms and suites, 14 restaurants and bars, luxurious spa, pool and more. Simply because this amazing resort surrounds its guests with endless entertainment doesn't mean they don't know how to get down to business. Whatever your function, this is the one casino resort where guests can do just about anything, except the same thing twice. Lucky you. |
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Long Island Gold Rush?
The award-winning, I.A.C.C.-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, one of the nation’s first dedicated conference center hotels, was once the Long Island North Shore estate of the legendary Pratt family. From the Gilded Age when the house opened, to the Jazz Age so eloquently presented in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby ... Read more >>
The Future is Now
The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)-The Americas held its fourth Thought Leader Summit at the 31st annual conference in Houston last month to discuss “Designing Meeting Experiences for Tomorrow.” The event was broadcast live at the host property, La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa... Read more >>
‘Brand’ New Day for Palm Springs
The Greater Palm Springs CVB is repositioning the entire area as the 'Greater Palm Springs Oasis' with the maxim: 'A Brand New Day,' and the announcement that 'Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau' will be the new name for the former 'Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Convention and Visitors Authority.’... Read more >>
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... Read more >>
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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... Read more >>
Short Takes
Bentley Reserve Conference Center in San Francisco’s Financial District offers cutting-edge iPad meeting technology, allowing for seamless management of projectors, sound, lighting and even windows. The 8,000-square-foot Banking Hall, with a 650-person reception capacity, is the largest of six meeting rooms offering high-end virtual meeting and videoconferencing capabilities... Read more >>
Going Places
Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas CVA, began his term as national chair of the U.S. Travel Association, which aims to increase both domestic and international travel. He hopes to emphasize the importance of meetings and conventions to the U.S. economy and improve the country’s travel infrastructure... Read more >>
Site Scene
Located just outside the western border of Yosemite National Park, Evergreen Lodge offers 90 cedar cabins for guests and updated group space for up to 250, including the new Cedar Room & Terrace. Built in 1921, the wilderness retreat includes a comprehensive recreation and guide program and a 25-seat theater... 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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