February 19, 2014

Benchmark Hospitality Reveals Top 10 Meetings Trends for 2014

SOUTH

All-Inclusive Casino Resort Debuts in Bahamas

ALHI Expands Into Southwest Florida

South Carolina Island Welcomes New Boutique

GLOBAL

Benchmark Hospitality Reveals Top 10 Meetings Trends for 2014

New York City Hotel Partners Up with Celebrity Chef for Relaunch

Classic San Francisco Hotel Sells for $120 Million

Major Moves for Hawaiian Meetings Mecca

Marriott Brand Goes Global with Mobile Checkout

Boise Convention Center Plans Huge Expansion

Thought Leadership Paper Dissects Medical Meetings

Flavorful food and drink spice up Atlanta’s culinary scene

If the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, as the saying goes, the South undoubtedly has scores of admirers. In the Atlanta area alone, planners will find a celebrated culinary scene featuring new restaurants, classes, tours, farmers markets and more to delight attendees’ taste buds...
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More South Destinations
New developments in Arkansas keep meetings fresh • Pampering spas in Miami and Fort Lauderdale • Tampa targets conventions with new Riverwalk

VIDEO	DESTINATION	DEAL

Gatlinburg Convention Center	Kentucky	Lago Mar Resort & Club

FAM Trip Abuse: A Legal and Ethical Dilemma
Recently reported in the news: An association CEO traveled to a well-known island destination for a 5-day FAM trip to evaluate sites for the association’s lucrative annual meeting. The island’s convention officials met with her airfare, and provided local accommodations and other VIP...
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Delivering Your Best Presentation
Sometimes it’s a daunting task to manage the requirements for your group’s audio visual needs…especially since we’re not all “tech-knows.” Here’s a list of helpful hints that may make your journey to technology a little more manageable. What will you need on stage...
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Dine on a private island at the Regent Palms Turks & Caicos
Sparkling ocean views abound at the Regent Palms Turks and Caicos, a luxury property well-suited for corporate incentive...
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Castle Hotel joins Marriott Autograph Collection
Orlando’s 214-room Castle Hotel was added to Marriott’s Autograph Collection. The Bavarian-inspired property offers 8,000 square feet of meeting space with a 2,200-square-foot...
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Simplify the way you plan: Meetings Focus Live! TPC Sawgrass

Special Golf Event
November 2-5, 2014. If you plan golf meetings,
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Have a great time!

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Eden Roc Miami Announces Nobu Addition - 2/5/14
Georgia Mountain Resort Debuts ‘March Meetings Madness’ - 1/29/14
Kessler Breaks Ground on Birmingham Boutique - 1/22/14

February 19, 2014

Technology eases pharma and medical meetings into the future

Imagine a meeting with almost no paper. No program, no schedule, no handouts, no daily meeting newspaper. Paper is an option for anyone who wants it, with dozens of laser printers placed around the venue. And almost nobody uses them. More than 11,000 attendees and less than 500 pages printed over five days. That was the scene at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting held in San Francisco last...

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Why Go Mobile?

Thurs. February 20, 2014
The average person looks at their phone every 6.5 minutes, and 85% of that time is spent using apps. The competition is heating up for event planners to grab their attendees' attention spans and get sponsorship dollars while they're at it, too. Event planners have one of the toughest jobs out there, and they're expected to do it bigger and better each year. Could a mobile app help you?

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Upcoming Webinars:

Social Tsunami: Guide to Content Curation
2/26/2014 - 1:00pm EST

A Planner’s Guide to Navigating Hotel Promotions
3/5/2014 - 2:30pm EST

Strategic Hotel & Contract Negotiations, Part 1
3/12/2014 - 1:00pm EST

Les Tomines
JW Marriott Orlando
Orlando, Florida

A party of 12 wants to have dinner right away. What restaurant can accommodate last-minute requests of this size?
Our top recommendations would be Citron & Vineyard Grill. These are both on property and equipped to accommodate parties of this size on short notice...
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