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Big Easy Attraction Debuts $35 Million Boeing Center
Palmetto State Buzzing Over New Boutique
Pensacola Adds New Event Venue
Chi-Town Anticipating New Loews
Reflag, Revamp for Providence Property
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
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Coastal Carolina
A combination of accessible seaports, historic sites and scenic beauty has attracted visitors and residents to coastal North Carolina and South Carolina for centuries, giving it a larger role in history and pop culture than sheer size would indicate...
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Inland Mississippi
Each destination that encompasses inland Mississippi, a region that’s rich in music and history, offers planners a blank canvas for memorable meetings...
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
As celebrated Dallas chef Kent Rathbun once explained to me, the rich variety of the North Texas culinary scene owes much to the region’s central U.S. location, and in particular, the daily import of global food and delicacies into DFW International Airport...
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Northwest Florida
Baton Rouge and Shreveport are at opposite ends of the state, but they still share a spicy Louisiana passion for music, food, history and fun...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Test Drive
On the face of it, leaving the driving to attendees is a great concept.
Meeting planners avoid a variety of logistics issues inherent with flying and gleeful attendees bypass airports with long lines, security hassles, add-on costs...
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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...
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Site Scene
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa unveiled a new gaming and entertainment zone, adding 500 electronic games and 15 table games. The expansion replaced a portion of the facility that was destroyed in a 2011 blizzard. Later this year, a 10-story hotel will open, increasing the Hard Rock’s room count to 456. The venue offers 35,000 square feet of event space, including a 23,000-square-foot convention center...
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CSR Tips and Trends
Wed. January 30, 2013
Join Meetings Focus and tech team-building expert John Chen to discover unique new ways to incorporate CSR (corporate social responsibility) elements into your team-building programs. Learn how a good CSR program can invigorate attendees while also reinforcing organizational branding and giving back to the community.
Exclusively Sponsored by:
Marriott Innovention Network
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PRE-PLANNING
• Contact (by phone AND e-mail) several preferred organizations to explain your idea/cause/client, etc. If they’re interested in moving forward, schedule a site visit or further conversations. Muster all the diplomacy and respect you have for these calls and e-mails. The last thing a charity wants is to be told what they need. Prepare to listen!
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