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Vegas Airport Releases Upgrade Guide
With only five weeks remaining before McCarran International Airport welcomes the first flights into its new Terminal 3 expansion, airport officials have released a T3 guidebook... Read more >>
N’Awlins Revises Upgrade Plan
Representatives from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, will sit down soon with other members of the hospitality industry and city leaders to discuss how to proceed with funding infrastructure improvements... Read more >>
Storied NYC Property Undergoing Renovation
Come September 2012, the United Nations will have a new fashionable neighbor that will be a fitting complement to its illustrious namesake. The two iconic glass skyscrapers of Millennium UN Plaza Hotel will be transformed... Read more >>
Sonesta Debuts in Texas
Sonesta International Hotels Corp. has announced its first hotel in Texas; the AAA approved Four Diamond, 485-room Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston... 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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Beachy Boutique
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort has announced the official opening of LeCiel, the Destin area's only contemporary boutique hotel experience. LeCiel officially opened in time for this year's summer travel season ... Read more >>
Big Upgrade in Big D
Construction is under way on a $50 million makeover and upgrade of Hyatt Regency Dallas’ 1,120 guest rooms, bathrooms and corridors, with completion set for year-end 2012. Dallas-based Woodbine Development Corporation, original developer and asset manager of the hotel and adjoining landmark Reunion Tower, is managing the project... Read more >>
Team Building Gets Techie
The competitive advantage today goes to businesses leveraging the power of technology to help drive success. And tech-related activities are top team building trends for business events, meetings and conferences nationwide. Always up to speed with the latest and very best, Wildly Different developed the iPad Hunt... 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
Planners who book a British Columbia event in 2012 through Tourism Richmond can receive up to a $2,012 credit toward their final master folio. RFPs for qualifying new events and conferences must be submitted through Tourism Richmond’s online RFP form and be actualized by March 31, 2013. Richmond is home to Vancounver International Airport... 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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