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Native American Tribe Purchases Pair of St. Paul Hotels

North Dakota Welcomes New Cobblestone

Dallas Hotel Breaks Ground on Snazzy Meeting Venue

Hilton Head Resort Upgrades Meeting Space and More

Storied Texas Hotel Gets Big Refresh

FairBridge Hotels Expands Eastern Presence

Revamped Philly Hotel Ready for Biz

Salt Lake Area Welcomes Meetings-Friendly Lodging

New IACC Approach Focuses on the Meeting Experience

Multi-State Effort Creates Western Wine Trail
Chicago Turns Up the Heat
Chicago Turns Up the Heat
Chicago
The Windy City is on fire. No, it’s not a replay of the 1873 conflagration that destroyed what is today downtown Chicago. The fire is demand by meeting planners, sponsors and attendees that is driving hotel occupancy and rates higher, driving hotel construction and driving 12 percent growth in convention attendance in 2012...
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F&B Can Make or Break A Meeting
What we know: if the food at meetings and events is good, meeting participants are happy; if it's not to their liking, even if all other aspects of a meeting or event are great...
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5 Steps to Smarter Meetings
Some of the following five steps to smarter meetings will be 'old hat' to some; others will be known to but not practiced by many; and some will be new to your meeting planning process...
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Fun exercise to begin to create better meetings.
It seemed the comments made on my last blog and in other outlets where it was posted didn't calm me down much. Too many folks are still asking me to be patient and wait for changes...
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The Current: Upgrades & Openings
A new boutique hotel in a historic Milwaukee neighborhood, Brewhouse Inn & Suites, is scheduled to open in April. Located on a block formerly owned by the Pabst brewery, the hotel will offer 90 suites and artfully showcase the existing masonry arches...
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Bytes: Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa in Galena, Ill., launched a new meetings-focused website last month, featuring a blog and interactive planner resources. In 2012 Eagle Ridge hosted more than 250,000 overnight guests and the community offers...
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