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Meetings Mean Business Amps Up Effort

Upscale New-Build Hotel Slated for San Francisco

Las Vegas Hotel Revamp Adds New Meeting Space

ALHI Boosts Golf Portfolio in Texas and California

Red Lion Hotels Names Seasoned New Leader

Merger Fallout: American Airlines Curtails Flights

Florida Golf Resort Debuts Elegant Lodge

Chicago Airport Hotel Wraps Revamp

Meetings-Friendly Hyatt Launches in Houston

Savannah Boutique Celebrates City’s Past
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Arizona and Mexico are hot spots for memorable outings

Attendees convening in the Southwest make a tradition of infusing exploration into the agenda, and Arizona and New Mexico have plenty of intriguing group offerings...
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Southern California outdoor escapesHorticultural venues of the Pacific NorthwestNorthern California provides dynamic experiencesGreater Ontario, California, has affordable amenities


San Jose Theaters
Logo Meet San Jose’s family of four historic sister theaters:

• “Soul Sister” City National Civic (seats 3,036)
• “Little Diva” Montgomery Theater (seats 475)
• “Drama Queen” Center for the Performing Arts
(seats 2,677)
• “Glamour Girl” California Theatre (seats 1,122)

Each theater is spectacular with its own unique personality and size to suit your next event.

For further details on each theater, visit: www.sanjosetheaters.org
or call 408.792.4540.
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Illustrations can attract or repel us. When marketing products - and in our industry, facilities, destinations and attractions, images are used to draw us in, so we can imagine ourselves in the portrayed setting. Photos and illustrations are used to generate emotion...
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If you have explored the Meetings Focus homepage via your mobile device of choice as of December you may have noticed things looked a little bit different… and hopefully better! Our web team worked hard to get the site converted to a format that is optimized for the device you are currently viewing this post from...
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Solage Calistoga offers movie nights, fitness challenges and wine education
The 89-room Solage Calistoga resort in Napa Valley launched new interactive group programming, from spa offerings to classic wine education sessions...
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Barsmithing and craft cocktails in Southern California
Listening to Barsmith Tricia Alley Carr talk about the history of cocktails offers an intoxicating glimpse into something that is often taken for granted...
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Past Issues
Lux Palo Alto Boutique Set for Early 2014 Launch - 1/14/14
San Francisco Travel Responds to Boycott Call - 1/7/14
Global Meetings Forecast Projects Stable 2014 - 12/31/13
Exciting Expansion for Acclaimed Seattle Lodge - 12/17/13
January 21, 2014
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On Location: Contract and Negotiation Tips from PCMA 2014
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Tyler Davidson, Joshua L. Grimes, Tyra Hilliard, and Terri Woodin discuss new and existing contract clauses you need to be on the lookout for, at PCMA in Boston, MA.
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Eric Zawid
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, Nevada
Are there any quirky places we should check out?
I love anything quirky and in Las Vegas there are a lot of options! I would suggest my favorite bar crawl which highlights old Las Vegas. The first bar I would visit is Don’t Tell Mama. This bar is a really cute piano bar with a heavy dose of Adele and Lady Gaga covers. You then cross the street to Insert Coin(s).This lounge features dozens of classic arcade video games like Frogger and Pac Man...
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