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Dazzling New Event Space Unveiled in Michigan
CityFlatsHotel is now ready to showcase its new ballroom. Located on the second floor of the neighboring Michigan National Bank building—at 77 Monroe Center—the ornate space has mostly been concealed from the public eye for over 10 years...
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New Holiday Inn Headed for Wichita
A South Dakota company is building a new Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites near the northeast corner of 21st and Greenwich in Wichita, Kansas...
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Boston Resort Transforms to DoubleTree
DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of a newly renovated, upscale, full-service hotel situated on Boston’s prestigious North Shore...
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Major Makeover for West L.A. Lodging
The Orlando on Third—a boutique, family-owned hotel that has been welcoming guests to West L.A. for nearly three decades—has just completed a $6 million dollar renovation, including the October 2011 opening of a stylish new restaurant called The Churchill...
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Southwest Michigan
Encompassing Grand Rapids, the state's second-largest city, Lansing, the capital, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and a chunk of the Lake Michigan shoreline, southwest Michigan is a diverse, growing region that is big on hospitality...
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Northern Indiana
The cities of Northern Indiana are vibrant college towns with proud athletic traditions and strong values focusing on family and faith...
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St. Louis
St. louis is keeping its eye on the ball as it enters the major leagues of the groups and conventions game, significantly modernizing its meetings offerings in recent years...
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Central Iowa
Iowa's population grew at double- and even triple-digit rates throughout the latter half of the 19th century, and most of those new faces were immigrants from various spots in northern Europe...
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The Saint Charles Convention Center in historic St. Charles, Missouri offers a central location just west of Saint Louis and a 10 minute drive from Lambert-St. Louis Airport.
The 154,000-square-foot Convention Center offers flexible meeting and pre-function space in two exhibit halls, a grand ballroom, a junior ballroom and six additional meeting rooms. The flexibility allows for as many as 18 breakout rooms. The facility is attached to a John Q. Hammons Embassy Suites Hotel with 296 two-room suites.
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The Top Motivator for Today's Workforce
How do the best stay ahead of the curve? David Hass, a Destination Sales Executive for Marriott says, "Training – it's how we stay the best at Marriott." Maybe it's biased. Or, maybe Haas is right. Training adds to an individual's learning and development...
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Do You Know the Difference Between a Profile and a Page?
You Are Doing it Wrong… an open letter to anyone using Facebook and LinkedIn in a manner inconsistent with their terms of service...
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Collateral Damage
The fallout from last spring's scandal over extravagant event spending at the General Services Administration (GSA) has prompted drastic cutbacks in federal government meetings, disproportionately hurting venues all across the country...
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Up and Away
Times are good for airport hotels. Occupancy is up, rates are climbing and new competition is scarce. Meanwhile, owners are investing heavily in property refurbishments and planners are taking groups to airport hotels...
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Walking in a Wilmington Wonderland
Experience the magic of the holidays in Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley. From November to January, the region celebrates the season! Discover magnificent du Pont mansions...
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Island Invitational
Island Hotel Newport Beach is offering an easy way to spice up your company holiday party by opening its ballroom to companies large and small for an evening...
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Memorable Montreal Meals
Montréal’s culinary landscape is always evolving. Classics and newer offerings are available side-by-side, to the delight of gourmets visiting Montréal. The next time you are visiting the city for an event or a meeting...
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Dept. of Commerce: Int’l Travel On Pace For Record-Setting Year
The U.S. travel industry is continuing its resurgence, with international visitor spending on track for a record-setting year, according to numbers released by the Commerce Department...
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Site Scene
A 100-room Residence Inn by Marriott is planned for Bloomington. The $6 million hotel will be part of a larger, 20-acre development...
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Starwood, Marriott Face Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Hotel operators Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and Marriott International Inc., and a group of online travel sites, have been accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to fix hotel room prices, according to Reuters...
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Rob Mitchell
Hutton Hotel
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What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
Personal services such as a butler or personal tailoring can be provided, and we have fantastic resources to meet almost any individual need...
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