Massive Changes for Chicago-Area Hotel

Massive Changes for Chicago-Area Hotel RockBridge Partners, a division of RockBridge, has announced the acquisition of the former Renaissance Oak Brook, a 172-room, full-service hotel located in Oak Brook, Illinois... Read more >> Detroit Can’t Be Contained Michigan's largest city is getting creative with green lodging and event space, as plans are developing for Collision Works, a new property by Detroit Hotel Project that will be built out of shipping containers... Read more >> Four Seasons Comes Home The new flagship Four Seasons Toronto Hotel opened in the city where it all began. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts was born with the opening of the company’s first location in 1961, a motor hotel on Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto.... Read more >> DMC Does Away With Paper Scott Mifsud, vice president of operations of Just Right DMC, estimates that his company used to go through an entire ream of paper per program they hosted, but with their recent transition to paperless, Just Right is eliminating waste, saving money and trees, and setting a new standard for green events... Read more >> 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... Read more >> Southwest Michigan News >> Northern Indiana The cities of Northern Indiana are vibrant college towns with proud athletic traditions and strong values focusing on family and faith... Read more >> Northern Indiana News >> 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... Read more >> St. Louis News >> 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... Read more >> Greater Lansing Michigan CVB Greater Lansing is Michigan's Capital City and our 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. Area meeting facilities include everything from large arenas and convention halls to unique and intimate settings. The region is home to Michigan State University, putting some of the most influential minds in America at your fingertips as speakers and panelists. Choose Greater Lansing! For more information, click here! 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... Read more >> 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... Read more >> 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... Read more >> 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... Read more >> Meet Me in Middleburg Progress continues on the Salamander Resort & Spa, which will open in less than a year in the historic 18th century village of Middleburg, Va. .. Read more >> 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... Read more >> 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... Read more >> Short Takes Cuisine at the new Artisan Table restaurant at Chicago Marriott Naperville highlights local farmers, artisan cheese makers and the hotel's rooftop bees. The 114-seat restaurant is led by chef Sean Curry... Read more >> Site Scene The Commons Hotel will open in Minneapolis this month with 304 guest rooms and more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space. The property is located on the University of Minnesota campus and will offer guest experiences themed around education and discovery... Read more >> 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... Read more >> Dazzling New Event Space Unveiled in Michigan - 10/4/12 Tornado Can’t Stop Hilton Branson - 9/20/12 CIC Launches Healthcare CMP Program - 9/13/12 Travel On The Rebound - 9/6/12 Legionnaires' Disease Plagues Luxury Chicago Hotel - 8/23/12 Hotel Survey Reveals Key Trends - 8/16/12 St. Louis Leader Carole A. Moody Dies - 8/9/12 Hacker Departs IAEE, DuBois Takes Over - 8/2/12 October 11, 2012 CVBs: Negotiating for Services Wed. October 31, 2012 The top trendsetting CVBs are setting a new standard of service for meeting planners. By participating in this webinar you’ll learn what the most-innovative CVBs offer, often for free, to secure your business and help you negotiate a budget-friendly event at local facilities. Sponsored by: Utah Valley Meetings & Conventions Calgary! Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Stratosphere Las Vegas Anaheim/Orange County CVB Valley Forge Casino Resort New Bern Convention Center CVB of Dunwoody Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau Chapel Hill Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment Hilton Milwaukee City Center Mississippi Gulf Coast   Carolyn Bartels Hotel Teatro Denver, CO What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive? My first job and most important service as concierge at Hotel Teatro is something a little intangible - anticipating the guests' needs before they even arrive. Many times, I can accomplish that through e-mails we have exchanged or notes in their reservations... Read more >> View All Insights >> "There are 21 major religions and if I...try to accommodate all of them I would probably never hold a meeting..."