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Legionnaires' Disease Plagues Luxury Chicago Hotel
The Chicago Department of Public Health has alerted the JW Marriott Chicago that three previous guests of the hotel have been diagnosed Legionnaires’ disease, a type of a pneumonia. The hotel responded immediately investigated and, on the advice of CDPH, in drained and closed the property’s fountain, hot tub and pool...
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Indy CVA Becomes Visit Indy
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association has changed its name to Visit Indy and dramatically altered its logo to appeal meeting planners and convention attendees as well as leisure travelers...
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Milwaukee’s Frontier Center To Change Name
The Wisconsin Center District has found a new sponsor for the naming rights for the Frontier Airlines Center, said Franklyn Gimbel, district chairman...
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Travel On Pace For Record-Setting Year
The U.S. travel industry is continuing its resurgence. According to new numbers released by the Commerce Department, the travel industry is on track for another record-setting year. International visitors have spent an estimated $82.2 billion...
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North Dakota
Planners looking for alternative meeting space options when visiting the Roughrider State are in luck. The communities of Fargo-Moorhead, Bismarck-Mandan, Grand Forks and Minot all offer plenty of spaces that reflect the rich culture and history of the region...
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Southwest Missouri
Southwest Missouri beckons planners with history, culture, attractions and meeting venues for groups of every size...
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Minnesota
Outdoor activities abound in Minnesota year-round, making it a favored destination for groups composed of active adventurers.
The Land of 10,000 Lakes is home to every imaginable recreational pursuit...
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Madison, Wisconsin
In many ways, Wisconsin’s capital city is the epitome of the likeable college town, but that descriptor also sells Madison a bit short. “Mad City” is a deeply progressive community that shows off superior sustainable dining, superb art and architecture, and an eclectic nightlife...
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Greater Lansing’s Midwestern hospitality will make your attendees feel right at home. The region offers over 4,300 hotel rooms, affordably priced, and conveniently located near area attractions and restaurants. The Lansing Center offers over 71,000 square feet of column-free exhibit space and an additional 25,000 square feet of pre-conference public space. For post-event fun, visit our many family-friendly attractions, parks, galleries and over 30 golf courses. Make your next event truly memorable—choose Greater Lansing! |
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Randy Travis, Publishing and YOU!
Just a quick jot to alert you of perhaps a major new trend in publishing.
Well, it’s not new at all, in that news of a sensationalist tilt tends to reap a bounty of attention.
Our recent case in point is an item we posted about country singer Randy Travis’ alleged drunken, naked dustup with Texas police...
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The Inventor of Social Currency
Based on the articles I have read by Douglas Rushkoff in the MPI One+ magazine, my impression of him was not favorable. I wonder if his strategy is to be thought provoking so he puts forth views on social media that are controversial. After viewing a couple of his sessions from WEC, I realized we actually agree on a few points...
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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...
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Entertaining Locales
The best part of planning an event in a destination with a thriving entertainment district could be the stress-reducing...
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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...
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For Good Measure
After years in the making—good things take time, after all—the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards were released earlier this year...
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A World of Perks
A club lounge and complimentary glass of champagne on arrival no longer cut it for the time-poor travelling business person.
Instead, unique spa concepts, sleep support and nutrition services have been designed to offset punishing work schedules and lure travel-weary business people...
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Hail the Quail
Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel Valley, Calif., has announced plans to re-open the resort's 90-room hotel in April 2013. The hotel has been closed since November 2009, while Quail Lodge Golf Club has continued operation...
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Resounding Resurgence
The U.S. travel industry is continuing its resurgence. According to new numbers released by the Commerce Department, the travel industry is on track for another record-setting year. International visitors have spent an estimated $82.2 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods...
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Amex: Prices for Business Travel Spiked in First Quarter
Business travelers paid significantly more for travel-related purchases in the first quarter of 2012, with domestic airfares showing the largest increase, according to the most recent Business Travel Monitor survey from American Express Global Business Travel...
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Site Scene
Hilton Chicago completed the first of four phases of its $150 million renovation. The 238-seat 720 South Bar & Grill restaurant was added to the lobby level and the opening of the Buckingham Room added meeting space on the same level. The hotel is located near McCormick Place and offers 234,000 square feet of exhibition space...
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Short Takes
Driving America is currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. The 80,000-suqare-foot exhibition of automotive history includes 130 vehicles, hundreds of artifacts and 18 interactive touchscreens...
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Dan Hockaday
Hotel Murano
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What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
Aside from top-tier guest service that one should expect at a hotel like the Murano, the guest services staff of the Murano offers personalized service to every guest who steps through our door...
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