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North Carolina Casino Wraps $650M Expansion

Rebrand and Revamp for Historic Atlanta Hotel

Galveston Welcomes New Marriott

IACC Forms New Australia-Asia-Pacific Chapter

Major Makeover for Iconic Hawaiian Resort

Chic Boutique: New Palihouse Opening in Santa Monica

New D.C. Property a True Meetings Mecca

New Marriott Coming to Buckeye State

Ritz Gets Ritzier: Historic Revamp for Florida Resort

New Minnesota Hotel Links with Mall of America
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Meeting risks: beneath the obvious
Recently, in the webinar on meeting risk assessment and contingency planning for MeetingsFocus and another for a client, and in a class at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, I talked about risks faced when selecting destinations and sites. What was also discussed was a destination's infrastructure - what keeps a city moving...
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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 (for them and others), bad or unattractive food will be the only thing discussed and remembered! In the 'early days' of meetings, or at least in my career which stretches back 40 years, there were few who looked closely at the what-why-how-when-risk of menus...
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The Current: Upgrades & Openings
The Smith Curry Hotel Group announced lobby upgrades in six of its properties in the Charlotte metropolitan area, including the Hilton Garden Inn Uptown, Hampton Inn Uptown, Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte Northlake, Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte Pineville...
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Galveston Resort Unveils Conference Center Upgrades - 3/20/13
Dallas Hotel Breaks Ground on Snazzy Meeting Venue - 3/13/13
TSA Softens Carry-On Restrictions - 3/6/13
Big Changes for North Carolina’s ‘Mansion on the Hill’ - 2/27/13
Reflag and Revamp for Downtown Tampa Hotel - 2/20/13
New Life for Shuttered Caribbean Resort - 2/13/13
What do Trade Show Attendees Really Want? - 2/6/13
Top 10 Meeting Trends Revealed for 2013 - 1/30/13
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Bobby Sundmaker
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Dallas, Texas

Can you recommend a good place to take a stroll?
Hyatt Regency Dallas' central location is convenient for guests to stroll to downtown attractions of all sorts. I've recently been suggesting Dallas' newest pedestrian-friendly landmark, Klyde Warren Park, the 5.2-acre deck park built over Woodall-Rogers Freeway in the center of Dallas (and just a few miles from the hotel)...
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