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Omni Orlando Announces New Conf. Center
The Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate has announced plans to build a new conference center, featuring 46,000 square feet of meeting space. Scheduled to open in January 2013...
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Louisville CC Looks to Expand
The Louisville CVB retained an architectural firm to conduct a feasability study to evaluate a possible expansion of the city's Kentucky International Convention Center...
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Conf. Center Opens Outside Charlottte
The LeGrand Center in North Carolina’s Cleveland County—between Charlotte and Greenville—is about to debut.
Slated to open in time to coincide with the American Legion World Series August 17-21 at its new official permanent home at Keeter Stadium-Veteran's Field, in Shelby...
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Hard Rock Cancun Debuts
The Cancun CVB welcomed the first Hard Rock Hotel to the area with the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Cancun. Formerly, Cancun Palace, this resort was re-flagged Aug. 3...
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Savannah and the Georgia Coast
Steeped in tradition and draped in moss, coastal Georgia doesn’t toss words like “transformation” and “explosion of growth” around lightly, but the new Jekyll Island Convention Center has ushered in a new chapter for the region, significantly increasing its capacity and drawing larger conferences back to the area...
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Caribbean/Cancun/
Riviera Maya
The Caribbean is drawing a line in the sand and inviting groups across. Close to home, undeniably exotic and already a strong player in the incentives market, the Caribbean has raised its profile as a destination for meetings and conventions, expanding its portfolio of luxury hotel brands and welcoming major convention centers within the past few years....
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Central/Western Virginia
The Old Dominion State is capitalizing on its role in the country’s evolution, as it commemorates the sesquicentennial of both the Civil War and Emancipation Proclamation with special events being held through 2015...
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Are your online and offline networks separate entities?
The focus of Nicholas Christakis’s research was interesting. He spoke about how the people in your network (up to three degrees of separation) can affect whether or not you are likely to be obese, altruistic, or get enough sleep...
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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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Hire Authority—
Job Market Outlook
In a recent report from U.S. News and World Report, the job of planning meetings, conventions and events is the top business job for 2012, and 16th best job overall...
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Going for Broke
Despite continued soft markets, new casinos have been opening and others have been expanding in the South, providing more opportunities and choices for upscale meetings and entertainment. ...
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Virtual Realities
"I’d be concerned about virtual shows replacing live ones when virtual honeymoons replace the real thing.” So said industry leader Jason Chudnofsky many years ago about virtual shows...
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Hotel Contessa is the only All-Suite Luxury Hotel on the Riverwalk in San Antonio offering a unique, non-chain option. Benchmark Hospitality’s signature Benchmark Conference Package offers the opportunity to experience conference center amenities in a dedicated learning environment. Encompassing over 10,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space that can accommodate a variety of functions from executive business meetings to technical symposiums, Hotel Contessa provides an experience that is Uniquely San Antonio and Uniquely Contessa. |
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Decadent Dining on the Vegas Strip
In an earlier era, Bacchanal at Caesars Palace represented the decadence of a Roman feast set within a fine dining atmosphere; before closing in 2000...
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Uncommon Opening
Set to open in October, the new Commons Hotel will launch in Minneapolis as an industrial schoolhouse chic property inspired by its collegiate ties to the University of Minnesota and industrial history of the Twin Cities...
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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...
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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 Study...
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Site Scene
SLS Hotel South Beach opened in Miami Beach on the former site of the Ritz Plaza Hotel. The brand’s first East Coast property has 130 guest rooms, 10 new villas and a restaurant serving Latin-inspired cuisine...
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PKF Stands By Strong Forecast
Despite news that will likely influence the short-term performance of the U.S. economy, PKF Hospitality Research affirms its strong forecasts of RevPAR growth for the nation’s lodging industry. According to the recently released June 2012 edition of its hotel forecast, Hotel Horizons, PKF-HR is projecting RevPAR for U.S. hotels will increase by 5.8 percent in 2012, and another 6.6 percent in 2013...
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Short Takes
Running through early November at the The Charleston Museum, Charleston Couture displays fashion and textiles from the 1770s to the 1970s, including rare haute couture pieces and Low Country accessories. The museum also continues its recognition of the Civil War sesquicentennial with exhibits including Blasted: Assorted Projectiles and Explosives of the Civil War, which runs until September...
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Carol Bush
Westin Casuarina Resort and Spa
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
Private Island Tours: Carol is happy to suggest a private island tour. All tours include a seasoned guide and will bring guests all over the island. Some of the noted places the tour visits are...
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