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New S.F. Hotel Aims for Innovation Regal Resort Revamped in Santa Barbara Austin Welcomes Second Westin Big Renovations for Southern Mountain Resort Historic New England Property Revamping Le Méridien Comes to Chicago Buenos Aires Four Seasons Wrapping Lux Upgrades Marin County Welcomes Transformed Lodging Atlantic City Continues Rebound Mississippi Casino Launches $100 Million Revamp MPI Releases Second ‘Future of Meetings’ Whitepaper Regal Retreat Reopens on Riviera Maya Kalahari Resorts Heads for PA Report Reveals the Science of Meetings Eastern Iowa Welcomes New Hotel IACC Announces New Board Members Southwest Boasting some of the world’s most arresting and unusual geology, the high desert landscape of Arizona and New Mexico presents an ideal canvas for inventive team-building activities, memorable events and just-plain outdoor fun... Read more >> Southwest News >> Northern California From bicycling along vineyard-lined trails in the Sonoma Wine Country to zipping along San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on a Segway, Northern California brims with exhilarating options for planners looking to add outdoor experiences to a meetings itinerary... Read more >> Greater Los Angeles For a swath of topography known throughout the universe for its big entertainment and sports industries, Greater Los Angeles percolates with seemingly endless alternatives for groups to venture beyond the grandiosity... Read more >> Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest, commonly known on the nation’s culinary stage as a major purveyor of wild salmon, mushrooms, game meats and berries, is also an increasingly recognized wine producer with a hopping microbrew scene... Read more >> Need your meeting ‘summarized’? I’ve got your guy! Dale Irvin has trademarked himself the Professional Summarizer, and I have to believe he’s the best in the biz. Okay, he’s possibly the only one in the biz, but if you’re hosting a convention or event that needs a spark of fun I’m confident Irvin will deliver... Read more >> 3 Predictions for 2013's Meetings Industry A search for predictions for the hospitality industry for 2013 yields lots of hope for occupancy and RevPar. This one from Deloitte made me smile for all the same stuff we've heard before and the hope with which we can begin the new year... Read more >> Bouncing Back Luxury is in. During the recovery, corporate America has found that without a doubt resort meetings play a crucial role, whether for training, sales or as a performance incentive. The AIG Effect, which stole the headlines more than four years ago, has largely disappeared into history... Read more >> Making Good Maybe you’ve built the bike and donated it to a needy child during a meeting program, or pounded some nails to help construct a house for a cash-strapped family before or after a convention. Sure, it felt good —as it should —to give back to the community as part of your event... Read more >> Classy Castle The Castle Hotel & Spa in Tarrytown, N.Y., has started a five-month, multi-million dollar renovation that will suspend operations through May 1. Management has commented that closing the property for the next few months will allow the effective facilitation of the $10M renovation project that began with the construction of the luxurious THANN Sanctuary Spa in October... Read more >> Site Scene Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center began a $5 million renovation in December, adding a restaurant and redesigning the lobby space. The update is expected to be completed in spring 2013. Renovated public and prefunction areas will debut in February, accommodating up to 800 guests. The 451-room hotel is located within the Denver business district and offers 30,000 square feet of event space... Read more >> North Tahoe Launches First-Ever Free Ski Shuttle - 1/8/13 Ski-in Hungry, Ski-out Happy - 12/11/12 Denver Hotel Revamps with Dinosaur Theme - 12/11/12 Palm Springs’ Future Under Debate - 12/4/12 Four Hawaiian Resorts Wrap $230 Million Upgrade - 11/27/12 Ski-in Hungry, Ski-out Happy - 11/20/12 World’s Tallest Hotel Debuts - 11/13/12 Phoenix Hilton Facing Foreclosure - 11/06/12 East Coast Copes with Superstorm - 10/30/12 January 15, 2013 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 Corporate Social Responsibility • Meet with your client to determine a likely charitable partner in the meeting or incentive trip location. Has the destination been chosen already, or do you need to identify the destination and an organization within that destination? View full checklist >>