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IMEX Unveils Sustainability Results
Organizers of IMEX America, the IMEX Group, have announced key results from the inaugural Las Vegas show’s first sustainability program. The report was conducted by IMEX America’s sustainability consultants, MeetGreen...
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Sheraton New Orleans Hotel Launches $45 Million Renovation
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has embarked on a $45 million renovation of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, resulting in a floor-to-ceiling transformation of the hotel's 1,100 guest rooms and suites, Sheraton Club Lounge, meeting facilities and lobby...
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DHR Adds Houston’s Hotel Derek
Destination Hotels & Resorts has announced it will manage Hotel Derek, a Houston, Texas hotel. This latest addition to Destination’s portfolio of 40 hotels and resorts across the country is a result of the company’s aggressive growth strategy in 2012 led by the newly appointed president and chief operating officer, Jamie Sabatier...
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Omni Austin Updates Suites
Omni Hotels & Resorts has completed a multi-million dollar renovation of five floors of private suites—located on the top floors—at the Omni Austin Hotel...
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New Orleans
When it comes to legends and lore that go beyond the norm, it’s hard to top the doings the “Big Easy” offers for groups. With a history and heritage ranging from voodoo magic to plundering pirates, New Orleans has a colorful and captivating past that can be embraced in myriad ways...
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South Texas
From the beaches of the state’s Coastal Bend area to the cities of its citrus-growing Rio Grande Valley where it meets Mexico, South Texas presents a whole other country for planners to consider...
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Central & West Tennessee
From soul music’s roots in Memphis to landmarks representing the Civil War in Hardin County, music and history are among Central West Tennessee’s top cultural highlights...
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Triangle, North Carolina
There is a lot for meeting planners to love about North Carolina’s Triangle region, home of the famed Research Triangle Park...
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Industry Senior Education: Do we know it when we see it?
In all the years in which I've served on committees, boards, councils and task forces, read and moderated industry discussions online and off, read industry trade publications, and facilitated learning at industry and industry-related programs, the meetings and hospitality industry has struggled to determine what "senior" education was...
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Tips for Dealing with Obscure Diet Requests and Rules That Venues Need to Break
For planners and venues, there seems to be an explosion of special diets at meetings and events. Are these special dietary needs medical or personal preference? Either way, it doesn’t matter. As hospitality professionals we need to know how to manage special meal requests, whether these are legitimate allergies or just a specific diet the guest is following... Read more >> |
The Next Big Thing
Like the judges on American Idol, it seems meeting planners are always looking for the next big thing, and like with the dedicated followers of Idol, fresh faces are always in season.
Granted, some newly emerging meetings destination in the Caribbean and the Southern U.S. may not be the next Atlanta or Orlando, but they still have the promise of becoming as well-known as, say, runners-up Daughtry and Bo Bice... Read more >>
On the Rebound
While the business environment is not as robust as it was back in the pre-recession days, resorts—which bore much of the brunt of the meetings industry’s recent challenges—appear to be bouncing back.
This is in part, according to group sales managers in several Southern resorts, because the perception issue—the so-called AIG Effect—that afflicted resorts so harshly during the recession has finally faded away... Read more >> |
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Scandal Sheet Sojourns
After the big success of the “TMZ Hollywood Tour”, TMZ has followed up with an expansion into customized private event charters. TMZ producers have created customized Charter experiences for corporations and other specialized groups looking for a unique way to celebrate... Read more >>
Small-Town Trio
Cobblestone Hotels continues to grow its reach into small-town America with the opening of a 44-room Cobblestone Hotel and Suites in Killdeer, North Dakota. The new hotel–located at 158 Rodeo Drive–is the third new Cobblestone Hotel that has opened in North Dakota this summer and has been much-anticipated by the community of Killdeer...
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Dynamic Duo
With more than 60 plus years of meetings industry experience, Jorge Hernandez, CHME, CAM and Patricia Palacios have joined together in announcing the establishment of GlobauxSource, a dynamic meetings resource company, poised to make huge inroads in today’s meetings market... Read more >>
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Site Scene
The New Orleans culinary scene will get a boost from the recent opening of Criollo Restaurant and Lounge in the French Quarter’s Hotel Monteleone and the new 6,000-square-foot Restaurant R’evolution at the Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans. Led by Chef de Cuisine Joseph Maynard and Executive Chef Randolph Buck, Criollo serves ‘Louisiana fusion’ style cuisine... Read more >>
Sweeping Upgrades Planned
for W Hotels
W Hotels Worldwide has announced plans to reinvigorate more than 10 of its hotel properties across North America within the next 18 months. The renovations, which vary by hotel, are slated to include cutting-edge updates to public spaces, new signature bar and restaurant concepts, and stylish revamps to guestrooms, enhancing the W portfolio overall for both its jet set travelers and locals alike... Read more >>
Short Takes
The Seagate Hotel & Spa in Delray Beach, Fla. is offering a “Comfort Meets Convenience” meeting package. Companies booking a minimum of 20 rooms per night through Nov. 30 will receive a choice of three concessions. Options include waived attrition or resort fees, suite upgrades, a welcome reception and complimentary meeting space. Room rates vary by month... Read more >> |
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David Navarre
Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel - Arlington, VA |
What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
Renaissance “Navigator” is a unique on-property, online, and mobile program providing guests with local indigenous recommendations about a variety of venues including food, spirits, retail, music, entertainment and culture. If a group is checking into our property, they can let our Navigator Concierge know ahead of time of any particular requests or interests of its meeting attendees. This allows us to create a unique In The Know document providing the group with customized recommendations that allow them to be “In The Know” and discover the many hidden gems in our local area...
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