Global Meetings Forecast Projects Stable 2014

Trouble viewing this email? View in browser. Global Meetings Forecast Projects Stable 2014 New Sales Director for Santa Cruz Meetings Resort Top Benchmark Properties Wrap Revamps Denver Marriott Offers High-Tech Incentive Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah to Open for New Year Renaissance Chicago Downtown Acquired for $139 Million Montage Hotels & Resorts Expands Across US Hard Rock Debuts ‘Rocksino’ Concept in Ohio West Virginia City Plans for New Conference Center Nashville Meetings Hotel Wrapping Revamp Mexico is an engaging mix of past and present In some ways, Mexico is ancient. In others, it’s modern. And that’s great news for meeting planners, since it means lots of possibilities for meetings and group activities... Read more >> More West Destinations Group dining on Central California’s coast • Central California communities draw strength from history • Downtown diversions in Nevada VIDEO DESTINATION DEAL Holman Ranch Vineyards & Winery Utah Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino First Kiss or First Tweet: Connected Over the Holidays? An association colleague has already turned off her office email. She'll be out until the first of the year and plans not to check it until then. Will you disconnect? Or will you sneak peeks and respond to email while shopping for last minute... Read more >> 5 Ways to Make Technology Work for You Dozens of new high-tech advancements promise to impact the meetings and events industry going forward, both from the perspective of industry insiders and everyday attendees. Looking to give your business or promotional campaign an upgrade? Here are five ways to better connect with audiences and tap into these solutions (sometimes quite literally) in... Read more >> Dine from the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort’s organic garden Everything flourishes in the warm Arizona sunshine, and the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix has unveiled a new private dining program for small groups, where guests can experience the... Read more >> New wellness offerings at Arizona’s Miraval Resort Arizona’s Miraval Resort in the High Sonoran Mountains outside Tuscon, unveiled a series of new wellness programs, designed to help groups take advantage of the property’s serene setting... Read more >> Exciting Expansion for Acclaimed Seattle Lodge - 12/17/13 Top Cruise Trends Projected for 2014 - 12/10/13 IACC-Americas Names New Board - 12/3/13 Top Historic Hotels for 2013 Revealed - 11/26/13 December 31, 2013 Ryan Tucker The Modern Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii A party of 12 wants to have dinner right away. What restaurant can accommodate last-minute requests of this size? The Wine Cave holds Rancho Valencia’s most valuable and rarest selections, ranging in price from $150 to over $10,000 a bottle, showcasing vertical collections of some of California’s most prized cabernets including Chateau Montelena, Pride Mountain Vineyards and Shafer Hillside Select. The wine cave holds approximately 250 bottles from 750ml to as large as 18 liters (a Melchior) of Silver Oak 1994, which is the only one of its kind in Southern California... Read more >> View All Insights >> New Technology Tools for Events Wed. January 8, 2014 Sure, there’s a lot of “whiz-bang” technology out there that can be used in a meetings environment, but which ones are really relevant to your mission and which ones seem impractical. Google Glass? 3-D printers? Geo-fencing? Join Meetings Focus and meetings industry tech educator-extraordinaire James Spellos, president of Meeting U., for this free webinar that cuts through all of the clutter to inform you about what specific tech tool options you should be exploring for your meetings and conventions. Sponsored By: Greater Fort Lauderdale Upcoming Webinars: Meetings Budgets & Cost Savings Strategies 1/29/2014 - 1:00pm EST Social Tsunami: Guide to Content Curation 2/26/2014 - 1:00pm EST Strategic Hotel & Contract Negotiations, Part 1 3/12/2014 - 1:00pm EST Copyright © 2013 Stamats Meetings Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Stamats Meetings Media Meetings Focus 655 Montgomery St., Ste. 900 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 788-2005 To be removed from future Meetings Focus West Newsline emails, follow the link below.