January 9, 2014

Massive Meeting Space Revamp for O’Hare Lodging

Massive Meeting Space Revamp for O’Hare Lodging

Ambitious Expansion for Popular Madison Venue

Unique Chicago Hotel Readies for 2014 Launch

Visit Phoenix Announces Key Personnel Moves

Westin Revamp for Historic Maine Hotel

Mississippi Casino Hotel Sells for $250 Million

Memphis Plans Ahead for New Hilton

New Build Hyatt Slated for Miami Airport

Hawaii Convention Center Names New GM

Lux Castle Hotel Debuts in Orlando

Varied venues punctuate Wisconsin’s landscape

An array of scenic settings might not be the first thing that comes to mind when considering Wisconsin, but the landscape throughout the state is about as geographically diverse as it gets. The Northern Highland region is made up of forests and glacial lakes. Wisconsin’s...
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More MidAmerica Destinations
Creative spaces thrive in Kansas City • New Cultural Trail a group highlight in Indianapolis

VIDEO	DESTINATION	DEAL

Remarkable Cleveland	North Dakota	VISIT Milwaukee

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...
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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. Some meeting planners are eligible for...
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Westin Kansas City Crown Center debuts flexible Tangent meeting space
The Westin Kansas City at the Crown Center debuted the brand’s new Tangent meeting concept as part of a...
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Midwest hotel news and renovations of meeting properties (Dec. 2013)
Hyatt Chicago The Loop is scheduled to open in 2015 with 257 guest rooms and eight meeting rooms totaling 5,000 square feet. Construction is slated to begin the end...
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Chicago Property Tops List of Best U.S. Meeting Hotels - 12/12/13
PCMA Hails Industry’s Best Young Professionals - 12/5/13
Studies Predict National Air Travel Crisis - 11/21/13
Global Meetings Report Reveals Hot Trends - 11/14/13

December 19, 2013

Featured: New Technology Tools for Events

Wed. January 8, 2013
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

Luggage Locator
TrakDot GPS

If airline travel has got you down because of another wayward suitcase, place a TrakDot GPS device in your bag the next time you hit the road. The device, which runs on AA batteries and can be...

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