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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


Georgia Welcomes First Hyatt House

California Capital Welcomes Revamped Westin

New Hotel ‘Campus’ for SoCal Community

Tucson Resort Makes Over Meeting Space

Going ‘Global’: Massive New Cleveland Venue Rebrands

FAA Delays Closure of Air Control Towers
Chicago Turns Up the Heat
4 Seasons of Fun
Minneapolis and St. Paul have something in store for groups year-round

Each time the weather changes, the Twin Cities opens up to visiting groups like a four-drawer chest containing all the necessities of each season. In one drawer you’ll find ear muffs, mittens and ice skates; in the next, shorts, a bike helmet and sunblock; and in another, a comfy sweater along with a camera to capture all the lovely autumn foliage. “The fact that we truly have four distinct seasons to celebrate makes us an appealing destination,” says Karolyn Kirchgesler, president and CEO of Visit Saint Paul...
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Saint Charles Convention Center
Logo The Saint Charles Convention Center in historic St. Charles, Missouri offers a central location just west of Saint Louis and a 10 minute drive from Lambert-St. Louis Airport.

The 154,000-square-foot Convention Center offers flexible meeting and pre-function space in two exhibit halls, a grand ballroom, a junior ballroom and six additional meeting rooms. The flexibility allows for as many as 18 breakout rooms. The facility is attached to a John Q. Hammons Embassy Suites Hotel with 296 two-room suites.
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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...
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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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The Current: Upgrades & Openings
Across the street from Grant Park, Hilton Chicago completed a $1.8 million renovaion of its two-story Conrad Suite. The property offers 50 meeting rooms and 230,000 square feet of function space...
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high-fashion at the new Prairiefire development

Liron Bendor of the Overland Park CVB and Candy Merrill of Merrill Companies answer questions about the Prairiefire project....
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Past Issues
New Missouri Property Joins Luxury Collection - 4/4/13
New Minnesota Hotel Links with Mall of America - 3/21/13
Native American Tribe Purchases Pair of St. Paul Hotels - 3/14/13
World's Largest Hyatt Unveils $168 Million Revamp - 3/7/13
Funding Cuts Fallout Looms over Travel Industry - 2/28/13
McCormick Place Hyatt Expansion Ready for Summer Debut - 2/21/13
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Faith Czajkowski
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Chicago, IL

What are your bar
or nightclub recommendations?

Chicago is known for its blues clubs, so I definitely recommend visiting one during your stay. Buddy Guy’s Legends, a famous Blues club located in our Loop neighborhood, offers live Blues nightly—Buddy himself has even been known to perform! Our location in the heart of Chicago’s Loop also puts us in close proximity to Jazz Showcase, the second oldest Jazz club in the country and a great place for nightly jazz in an upscale venue...
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