Disney World Resort Wraps Major Makeover

Disney World Resort Wraps Major Makeover Regal Reinvention for Caribbean All-Inclusive Virginia Hotel Launch Aids Wounded Warriors Top Historic Hotels for 2013 Revealed Big Changes for North Hollywood Hotel New Operator for Acclaimed Santa Fe Resort USTA Urges Caution with In-Flight Phone Calls Chicago Hotel Debuts ‘Fiscally Responsible’ Meetings ALHI Grows Sales Team United Debuts New Atlantic City Service Goldman Sachs to Purchase PSAV Picturesque Puerto Rico’s environmental offerings At just 100 miles long by 35 miles wide, Puerto Rico proves the old saying about good things coming in small packages... Read more >> More South Destinations Triad, North Carolina’s notable off-sites • Southwest Florida is increasingly green-minded • Planners share expertise on southern drive-to meetings • Knoxville, Tenn., gives attendees a taste of the south VIDEO DESTINATION DEAL New Bern CVB Louisiana Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa Three Highlights from a Ft. Lauderdale Foray Recently I made my first visit to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as part of a meetings FAM organized in conjunction with the Greater Ft. Lauderdale CVB, and came away with some very cool impressions. I’d known of course that the city was a haven of beaches and sunshine... Read more >> If everyone is playing the game… International Hospitality Ethics A few years ago at an ethics seminar I facilitated for an industry organization chapter, international students from a nearby college were puzzled by how to apply the industry standards set by US-based meetings/hospitality organizations when they moved back home... Read more >> The Hilton Sandestin is a great group escape on Florida’s Gulf Coast The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa launched a $12.5 million renovation that will update... Read more >> New Orleans’ Ernest N. Morial Convention Center wins architectural award The engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti received a 2013 Structural Engineering Association of Kansas and Missouri (SEAKM) Award for its work on a $55 million expansion project... Read more >> Omni Tabs New Global Group Sales Leader - 11/20/13 Agreement Clears Way for Huge Airline Merger - 11/13/13 Greater Miami CVB Unveils New Strategy - 11/6/13 AmEx Partners with NASDAQ on Meetings Tech - 10/30/13 November 27, 2013 Guard the Grapes Wine Skin Invented in 2006 by a wine connoisseur couple from California, Wine Skin can protect precious bottled cargo in checked luggage. Travelers can avoid additional shipping... Read More >> 2014 Meetings Focus Trends Wed. December 18, 2013 Get both a recap of 2013 stats and a forecast for next year from hospitality industry analyst Bobby Bowers, with Smith Travel Research, as well as a sneak preview of our as-yet-unpublished poll results. This free one-hour webinar will put you on the path to success for 2014. Sponsored By: Tropicana Las Vegas Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Indian Wells Hotel Site Inspection • Check the acoustics between function space walls to insure that your meeting attendees will not be distracted by sounds coming from the next meeting room. • Make sure you secure easily accessible office space for your program managers and travel staff who will accompany your group. View full checklist >>