Event-Friendly Wisconsin Hotel Bouncing Back

Event-Friendly Wisconsin Hotel Bouncing Back Detroit Casino-Hotel Debuts New Dining Spot Million-Dollar Incentive for Atlantic City Event Hosting California Lodging Unveils High-Tech Website Rebrand Complete for Savannah-area Lodging San Antonio Resort Begins $35 Million Makeover Unique Dual-Branded Hilton Opens in Atlanta Massive Guest Room Boost for Charleston Snazzy New Boutique Coming to South Carolina Marriott Makes Moves in Brazil LaSalle Acquires L’Auberge Del Mar Plenty of Venue Options at New SoCal Lodging Wisconsin From off-site gatherings at Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum and green meetings at Madison’s Monona Terrace Convention Center to partying at Lambeau Field in Green Bay... Read more >> Rapid City/Mount Rushmore Under the steady gaze of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, Rapid City, S.D., Mt. Rushmore and the Black Hills offer a patriotic spirit.... Read more >> Rapid City/Mount Rushmore News >> Kansas City Area There’s something special about Kansas City, and folks in this metro area know the way to every planner’s heart: incredible food, the best in jazz music... Read more >> Kansas City News >> Indianapolis Indianapolis continues to grow as a Midwestern meetings mecca, and this is prominently reflected in its gamut of event-friendly venues... Read more >> Indianapolis News >> Meet in the Middle at Lied Lodge & Conference Center Located in the center of the United States, easy access from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield and major highways is just the beginning.  The professional conference planners and flexible meeting packages make planning easy for creative and productive meetings. Voted “Best of the Midwest”, Lied Lodge has everything you need in an inspiring setting - 144 guestrooms, 14,000 square feet of eco-conscious meeting space, a menu featuring locally-grown food, comprehensive recycling programs, environmentally-responsible golf, and much more. For more information, visit www.liedlodge.org/conferences or call 800-546-5433. What is CSR? CSR—corporate social responsibility—was an acronym you weren’t hearing much a half-dozen years ago. Today, it’s one of the hottest terms in the meetings industry and only getting hotter... Read more >> Is your meeting destination safe? There is no city or country that wants anyone to believe it is anything but safe for residents and for visitors. As a Washington, DC resident (yes, in the District not in a suburb!) I know the comments made... Read more >> 2013 Meetings Focus Trends Sneak Peek More than 600 planners completed our annual Meetings Focus Trends Survey this year, revealing that prices continue to cause consternation... Read more >> Investing in Tech It’s not surprising that in the second decade of the 21st century, technology is a prime driver in determining the kinds of features new and renovated hotels and conference centers are providing their guests... Read more >> Looking Ahead to 2013 With 2013 just around the corner, the IMEX Group (organizers of two award-winning annual exhibitions - IMEX in Frankfurt and IMEX America in Las Vegas) offer their top 10 predictions on trends... Read more >> State of the ‘Art’ The Alexander Hotel is opening in January 2013 in Indianapolis, and aims to draw business, leisure and meetings clientele with its modern design elements, central locale and emphasis on artwork... Read more >> IACC Chooses New Leader Following a thorough one-year global exploration for the ideal candidate, the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) announced... Read more >> Site Scene Alliance Hospitality flagged the former Four Points by Sheraton Indianapolis North/Carmel as the newly renovated Holiday Inn Indianapolis North - Carmel. The property updated its meeting spaces, corridors and all 171 guest rooms... Read more >> Hot Menu Trends Forecast for 2013 - 12/6/12 Massive Makeover Continues for McCormick Place Hyatt - 11/29/12 Study Tags Chicago O’Hare ‘Most Stressful Airport’ - 11/15/12 Massive Changes for St. Louis Casino Hotel - 11/8/12 ‘State of Meetings’ Survey Reveals 6 Key Trends - 11/1/12 Food & Beverage Trends Forecast for 2013 - 10/18/12 Massive Changes for Chicago-Area Hotel - 10/11/12 Dazzling New Event Space Unveiled in Michigan - 10/4/12 December 13, 2012 Contracting with Sovereign Nations Wed. January 16, 2013 Join Meetings Focus and Lisa M. Koop, an attorney for Washington state’s Tulalip Tribe, to discover the many considerations, and advantages, when entering into a contract with a sovereign people, such as Native American tribes. This free one-hour video webinar travels to the Tulalip Resort Casino for the presentation, where we catch up with Linda Botts, the resort’s national sales manager, and take a look around the property with a group of meeting planner FAM participants. Exclusively Sponsored by: Tulalip Resort Casino Ashley James details current F&B trends. Ashley James, host of PBS’s Cuisine Culture and executive chef at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, talks with Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson about some F&B trends that are grabbing meeting groups’ interest.