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Great Wolf Lodge New England Set for 2014 Splash

Travel Guide Veterans Name Top 100 Hotels in 2013

Philly Hotel Boosts Small Meeting Spaces

Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C. Tops Off

Celebrity Cruises Unveils Mobile Gaming App

Special Honor for Chicago Concierge

New Site Board Reflects Global Diversity

Fantastic Facelift for N.C. Omni

Marriott COO Stepping Down After 38 Years with Company

K.C. Meetings Hotel Complex Wraps Upgrades
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Historic venues in Springfield and the Berkshires offer a step back in time

Groups with a taste for yesteryear will find much in store in pioneering Springfield, popularly known as the "City of Firsts" for innovations including basketball and the nation's first armory, and throughout mountainous Berkshire County...
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Visit Oakland takes its show on the road
Earlier this month, Meetings Focus spent an afternoon with Visit Oakland, as the CVB celebrated the opening of its new welcome center in Jack London Square and launched a rebranding. From our San Francisco office, it's a quick jaunt on the San Francisco Bay Ferry to Jack London – one of Oakland's dining and culture hubs...
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Airline & Hotel Rewards Points – Personal Perk or Company Property?
Everyone loves to earn airline and hotel points, including meeting industry employees. In exchange for patronizing a favorite company on business trips, an employee can earn points that may be accumulated and used for later free travel...
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Vermont's Shelburne Museum expands hours and offerings
The Shelburne Museum, outside Burlington, Vt., celebrated the opening of the new Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education. The center houses 5,000 square feet of gallery space...
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Hotel group offers social mapping to tour NYC
Gansevoort Hotel Group partnered with Citymaps to create socially generated maps that guests can use to pinpoint local hot spots for dining, shopping and eating in New York City...
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Concierge Insights
Charlie Loor
Hotel Chandler
New York City, New York
Can you recommend a good place to take a stroll?
A great place to take a stroll would be the Highline Park. It is an elevated park that starts on 30th Street and goes all the way down to 12th Street along 10th Avenue. It has a great view of the Hudson River, as well as shops and markets along the way. One of my personal favorite places to take stroll is Sakura Park. It is located on the Upper West Side, between Riverside Drive and the Westside Highway. You have an amazing view of the New Jersey skyline, and it also features a floral garden which is amazing in the spring. This is a great place to relax in the busy city...
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