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Vegas Property Slashes Staff
The bad combination of competition and the loss of its Hilton franchise appears to be hitting the LVH—Las Vegas Hotel & Casino—hard, according to the Las Vegas Sun.
The 2,950-room property, formerly called the Las Vegas Hilton, lost $5.3 million during the four months...
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Boulder Hotels On the Rise
Despite the toll the recession has taken on hotel development—including causing the death of multiple projects across Boulder County as a result of long funding battles—experts say the Boulder hotel industry's waiting game may soon end...
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St. Regis Aspen Adds Innovative Restaurant
Capping off its $40 million renovation, the St. Regis Aspen has added a unique restaurant to its property. The June opening of the eatery marked the completion of the hotel’s $40 million redesign...
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Omni Launches Planner App
Omni Hotels & Resorts has joined forces with eMarketing360 to design, develop and pilot a new, customized meeting planner mobile application, optimized for the iPad...
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Denver/Boulder/
Colorado Springs
For planners tasked with booking events for active attendees who enjoy getting outdoors in their downtime, who prefer destinations packed with cultural and culinary variety, and who might be traveling on a budget, Colorado’s top meetings players are standing by... Read more >> |
Reno
Reno has been the scene of constant reinventions during its roughly 160 years of life, first as a crossroads for California-bound settlers, then as a mining and agricultural boomtown thanks to the silver fever of the Comstock Lode, then as the divorce and gambling capital known as the “Biggest Little City in the World.”... Read more >> |
Montana/Wyoming
Long-celebrated for their laid-back atmosphere and adventurous pursuits, Montana and Wyoming are bursting at the seams with awesome and unexpected experiences and venues for groups...
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Downtown L.A./
Hollywood/Valleys
The list of fabulous group-friendly off-site venues in the Los Angeles area is as long—and filled with as many stars—as the Hollywood Walk of Fame... Read more >> |
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| The Meritage Resort in Napa |
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The Meritage Resort in Napa is now the largest resort in Wine Country. With over 50,000 sf of meeting/event space including two ballrooms, covered terraces and 500 guestrooms we make Napa the perfect destination for events large and small. Our Cave holds events up to 200, plus the underground spa and tasting room. Entertainment includes “Crush” ultra-lounge with bowling lanes. Win a Napa getaway or new iPad, book your next meeting by June 30, 2012.
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Planners Know Exactly What They Want in Meeting Service
Type-A, organized, detailed, thorough and determined are all traditional characteristics of planners and trainers. Planners know exactly what they want – down to the exact meeting service they expect and want from a venue. In order to identify and understand what these industry professionals want in their meeting experience...
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Pinterest and StumbleUpon are Worth a Look
While not exactly ‘standard’ platforms of social media, Pinterest and StumbleUpon are possible site/venue selection tools worth exploring—especially for visually leaning planners seeking a bit of creative inspiration...
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Responsible Takeover
The 50 bicycles were wheeled into a conference room, one-by-one, at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle. Also in the room were dozens of workers from a local apparel company, who had united in the mission of assembling the bikes, which were to be donated to needy children in the Puget Sound areas...
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Step By Step
Creating an inspiring incentive involves more than attendees having a great time. While it’s an important part of the process, it’s just one goal of many.
The trip must excite the imagination enough to push employees to perform beyond what an encouraging boss or competitive peer could do during a typical work week. It has to leave them with memories they will draw on for years...
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| Fairmont Kea Lani Hotel |
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For meetings booked before December 31, 2012 The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui invites groups to Mix & Match up to six benefits, depending on room nights booked. Choose those incentives that best fit your group, including complimentary rooms, master credit, increased allowable attrition, and sizable banquet, spa and A/V discounts. A bonus two-night pre/post stay is also offered to the meeting planner at this wonderful 22 acre Wailea beachfront destination, which is fresh off a property-wide multi-million-dollar renovation. |
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Singapore Shines
The Lion City sure isn’t lyin’ around when it comes to high-caliber hotel activity. Here’s a round-up of the top renovations and launches, both new and upcoming...
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Orlando Hotel Blooms
Ramada has advanced its domestic strategy to grow its Plaza tier with the opening of the Ramada Plaza Resort & Suites Orlando...
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Valley Values
The Ojai Valley Inn & Spa has recently launched “Meetings Moments,” a menu of special amenities to help the planner orchestrate the perfect meeting. The Meeting Moments menu includes...
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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...
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Airlines Float Premium Seat Fees
They’re at it again. In an effort to try and make up for rising fuel costs and other expenses, airlines now are levying extra fees for the booking of window or aisle seats...
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Short Takes
Seattle’s waterfront Bell Harbor International Conference Center is offering a summer meetings package for groups of 20 or more. Available through September, the package deal includes room rental, basic AV equipment, a continental breakfast, snacks and an afternoon break. Bell Harbor offers 18 meeting rooms totaling almost 100,000 square feet...
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Site Scene
The 374-room Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel renovated its meeting space, adding approximately 4,000 square feet of event space and a new large room that can accommodate 150 people classroom-style. The Calgary Marriot is attached to the Calgary TELUS Convention Center, which welcomes groups of up to 4,000 with 122,000 square feet of meeting space, 47,000 square feet of exhibit space and a 20,000-square-foot ballroom...
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