MPI Taps Van Deventer for Top Job

BREAKING NEWS: MPI Taps Van Deventer for Top Job Makeover Complete for Marin County Lodging San Diego Property Wraps Big Revamp Cape Cod Comeback for Marvelous Mansion DMAI Announces New Board of Directors Passengers Share Pet Peeves on Airline Food Historic Treasure Transforming to Hotel in Omaha Major Makeover for Illinois Lodging Phoenix Airport Debuts New Sky Train Famed Nashville Attraction Debuts New Event Spaces Modern New Hotel Brand Launching in Texas Rooms for Improvement: Orlando Resort Wraps Guest Room Revamp Rejuvenating Rendezvous Arizona's resort spas are boosting the wellness quotient for meetings With its healing desert plants, Native American traditions, sunny climate and long history as a wellness destination, it shouldn’t be too surprising that Arizona boasts a stellar concentration of resort spas offering much more than massages and facials. From Sedona to Tucson, resort spas are enriching meeting programs with everything from lifestyle lessons to energizing meeting breaks and stress-relieving meditation sessions... Read more >> More West Destinations Greater Seattle • Lake Tahoe Glacier County, MT Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Need meeting space fast? The Anaheim Convention Center has space available now! As a premier meeting and convention destination, Anaheim/Orange County is ready to impress you with our offerings. With the largest convention center on the West Coast, world-famous attractions and distinguished beach resort properties, nothing is better than meeting in Anaheim! Come discover the place where sunshine is always in season.  For more information, visit our website. VIDEO DESTINATION DEAL The Broadmoor Resort California Paradise Point Offer expires April 20, 2013 What fuels you - before, during, after meetings? The Sunday, April 7 New York Times Magazine - the food and drink issue - was chock full of great articles and photos about food and drink. One of the featured stories was What fuels New Yorkers? I smiled in recognition and laughed out loud reading the choices... Read more >> 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... Read more >> Team Players: Back to Nature Nothing brings a group together like the great outdoors, and El Capitan Canyon, outside of Santa Barbara, Calif., offers a full slate of team-building activities, including ropes courses, horseback riding... Read more >> The Current: Upgrades & Openings The 343-room Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Island of Hawaii will undergo a $38 million renovation this year. Inspired by the property’s “aquacultural” past, and the project will include new pool areas... Read more >> Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Winner of Meetings West Best in the West award, Atlantis is Reno's only resort directly connected to the 500,000-square-foot Reno-Sparks Convention Center via a glass-enclosed Sky Bridge. Atlantis boasts 50,000 square feet of flexible meeting space with two ballrooms, multiple breakout rooms and a state-of-the-art Executive Boardroom. All meeting space is conveniently located on one level. Stay in luxurious resort rooms, dine in eight award-winning restaurants and experience a world-class spa. For more information, visit AtlantisCasino.com/Meetings. New Hotel ‘Campus’ for SoCal Community - 4/9/13 New Flag, New Look for L.A. Hotel - 4/2/13 IACC Forms New Australia-Asia-Pacific Chapter - 3/26/13 San Diego Meetings Mecca Wraps Guest Room Revamp - 3/19/13 Multi-State Effort Creates Western Wine Trail - 3/12/13 Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Lodging, Tourism - 3/5/13 April 16, 2013 Social Media Strategies Wed. April 24, 2013 Join Meetings Focus and Event Engagement Specialists and Technology Evangelists Jessica Levin from Seven Degrees Communications and Midori Connolly of AVGirl Productions as they help you better navigate social media to create a better experience for all event participants. Sponsored By: Casino Del Sol Wisconsin Dells Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa Hershey Meetings Valley Forge Casino Resort Greater Wilmington & Brandywine Valley Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa The Broadmoor Billings CVB Palm Springs Convention Center Tropicana Las Vegas Upcoming Webinars: Conference Centers: Sample the Best! 5/29/2013 - 1:00pm EST F&B and Other Budget Tips 6/26/2013 - 1:00pm EST Hybrid Meetings: A Planner's Checklist 7/31/2013 - 1:00pm EST Wandering Wine The Wine Check The Wine Check itself is light, so it can transport up to one case of wine (12 bottles) and still meet airlines’ 50-pound weight limit for checked luggage. It is wheeled, padded, collapsible and can be specially branded with company or event logos. Read More >> Dan Sotelo InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco, California What are your bar or nightclub recommendations? Top of the Mark of course and the Comstock bar in North Beach are great bars. Clubs are always a little difficult to recommend depending on the guest but Ruby Skye is very good and close to the hotel. Also, Mezzanine, Slide and the Supper Club are fun places... Read more >> View All Insights >>