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Meeting Space Revamp for Unique Florida Resort

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Louisiana Airport Lodging Changes Hands

Acapulco Travel at Standstill from Storm Fallout

Flood Crisis Continues in Colorado

Tempe Welcomes Meetings-Friendly Marriott

New Calgary Airport Hotel Takes Flight

Four Seasons Unveils Traveling Food Truck

Element Brand Makes International Debut

Kimpton Conversion for Historic Pittsburgh Building
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Inbound Marketing: 5 Ways to Create Content that Connects
One of the most underutilized resources meeting planners have access to are CVBs and/or DMOs. Why?! Partly because there is a misconception assistance is only available for planners of large meetings. In actuality, this free service is available to planners everywhere and can be an asset...
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The Attrition & Rebooking Puzzle – Further Explained
Draft an Attrition Clause that Works for You: Anticipate the effects of an attrition situation, and make sure that your contract addresses your concerns. Want the attrition clause to require the hotel to resell your group’s rooms (and apply your resale credit) before reselling rooms from other groups? Try to negotiate that into the contract...
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The 'Moonshine Man' delights groups at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
“Old-fashioned” and “down home” are terms rarely used to describe Ritz-Carlton properties, but at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga...
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The Charleston Place Hotel adds a new, local catering option: Custom biscuits
South Carolina’s Charleston Place Hotel has a new “biscuit bar” program for guests, led by Chef Michelle Weaver, who heads the property’s Charleston Grill restaurant...
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Wanna “Elle” Petchakul
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Phuket, Thailand
What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
Apart from the excellent service provided by our angels (hotel attendants), and impeccable product, we can arrange outside entertainment to show the group a true Thai-inspired evening. Popular entertainers come from Phuket’s famous Simon Cabaret Show and they perform a lively concert with lots of color and showcase a little bit of lady boy culture...
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