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Keynote MPI Speaker Faced with Scandal
A day after MPI kicked off its World Education Conference, the opening general session speaker—a journalist, Rhodes Scholar and the author of Imagine: How Creativity Works...
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Waikiki Getting New High-Rise Hotel
Waikiki may soon see its first new high-rise hotel in more than three years. A California developer plans to start construction on a 34-story tower with 459 condominium-hotel units as early as March...
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DoubleTree Opens In Salt Lake City
DoubleTree by Hilton has announced the opening of an all suites hotel, located in downtown Salt Lake City and situated 15 minutes away from the Salt Lake City International Airport...
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PSAV Debuts Industry Experts Website
In an effort to share best business practices and inspire differentiation in the meeting and events environment, PSAV Presentation Services has unveiled The Inspiration Café website, an online extension of the company’s technology showcase area typically present at industry conventions where experts’ interviews are broadcast live on the Internet...
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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...
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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.”...
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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...
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| Idyllic Indian Wells - A Meetings & Events Destination Beyond Compare |
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Indian Wells paints an engaging tableau for visitors with its lovely palm-lined streets, sparkling pools, championship golf courses, luxurious resorts and state-of-the-art conference facilities.
Add to this the international reputation Indian Wells enjoys as one of the country’s premier golf and tennis destinations. The Indian Wells Golf Resort, the city’s public golf facility.
At the state-of-the-art Indian Wells Tennis Garden, celebrities join thousands of fans annually for the prestigious BNP Paribas Open.
Four acclaimed resorts – the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas & Spa, Indian Wells Resort Hotel, Miramonte Resort & Spa, and Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa – offer the ultimate in amenities.
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Event Dates Impact on Attendance and Inclusion
Meeting and Event Planning and Hotel Sales 101:
- Know your audience.
- Make no assumptions about who they are and what will impact their attendance...
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Alameda's unexpected group pleasures
The East Bay’s group offerings can be easily overlooked—and understandably so, residing in the shadows of one of America’s great meeting cities. But planners who take the time to investigate will be rewarded with some memorable outings and venues, and this applies to the island city of Alameda as much as anywhere...
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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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| Your Very Own Private Island Meeting |
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The Montana Island Lodge offers an exclusive full-service conference facility specifically suited to high level, strategic planning meetings, for groups of up to 25 participants. Our attentiveness to every detail provides maximum productivity and focus. What’s more, our island location lends your meeting a completely unique, secluded environment, with outdoor recreation in between sessions. Once you've experienced these remarkable conference facilities, you'll be looking for reasons to come back. |
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Grand Opening Planned for LeGrand Center
Fred Julius, chief operating officer for The Wilderman Group, announced the debut of the LeGrand Center to coincide with the exciting events for the American Legion World Series (ALWS) on August 17-21 at its new official permanent home at Keeter Stadium—Veteran's Field—in Shelby, N.C....
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Omni Powers to the Top of Upscale Hotel Poll
Omni Hotels & Resorts ranked highest among nine upper-upscale hotel brands, according to the recently released J.D. Power and Associates 2012 North American Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index StudySM. This year’s highest ranking marks Omni’s fifth time as the leading hotel brand in this study. ...
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Refreshing Retreats
Starwood Caribbean Hotels & Resorts is helping companies get away from it all by offering the new “Meetings Refreshed” promotion. When booking a group program of 25 rooms or more at any of the participating resorts, one VIP will receive a three-night stay at the resort for each group booking...
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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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