April 10, 2014

Tropicana Buys St. Louis Hotels and Casino for $260M

MIDAMERICA

Tropicana Buys St. Louis Hotels and Casino for $260M

Downtown Chicago Hotel Completes Huge Makeover

Iowa Welcomes New Marriott Meetings Hotel

NATIONAL/GLOBAL

GMIC Readies for April Conference in San Francisco

Big Easy Meetings Hotel Launches $26M Overhaul

Travel Industry Jobs Hit All-Time Zenith

Mesa Breaks Ground on New Conference Center Hotel

MPI Makes Adjustments to CMM Program Revisions

Tennessee Convention Center Wraps Rebrands

New-Build Marriott Launches in Denver Area

Central Illinois delivers a taste of agrarian heritage
Farming has been a way of life in Central Illinois for 200 years, but these days the country’s most productive farmland is growing for the future. Farm-to-table restaurants, cutting-edge agricultural research facilities, pioneering green practices and hands-on farm tours yield a bumper crop...
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More MidAmerica Destinations
Ohio off-sites add affordable fun to events • Fresh offerings in Minneapolis and St. Paul • Ann Arbor offers up local culture for groups • Friendly farming sites in the Midwest

Advancing the Art of Hosting in Des Moines

Make the most of your meeting at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. Flexible meeting/event spaces, comfortably modern guest rooms, exceptional service and lavish amenities make this the ideal destination in Iowa for business. To find out more about meetings or how our 2014 transformation can make your experience an amazing one, please contact our Sales Office at 515-245-5500.

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Positively Cleveland	Michigan	InterContinental Milwaukee Hotel

Preventing Guest Information Theft in Meeting Contacts
Hotels and other meeting industry vendors process millions of credit card charges daily. They are also entrusted with tons of guests’ personal information, including driver’s licenses, birth dates, home addresses and personal email addresses...
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How to Effectively Work With a Revenue Manager
Revenue managers work in tandem with the hotel’s sales department to ensure the best partnership possible is created between the property and a customer. While the sales department holds the primary responsibility to develop and maintain...
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Midwest hotel and resort updates (April 2014)
Three Chicago boutique hotels recently unveiled renovations. The 52-room The Majestic Hote updated its 25-person meeting space and both the 55-room The Willows Hotel ...
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The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis cooks up BBQ competition
Team building gets spicy at The Ritz-Carlton, St Louis, with a new offering that challenges groups to create their own signature St. Louis barbecue sauce. ...
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Chicago Hotel Reimagines the Modern Lobby - 4/03/14
Famed Chef to Bring Nobu Hotel to Chicago - 3/20/14
Columbus Convention Center Plans Major Renovation - 3/13/14
CMM Planners Turn Up Heat on MPI - 3/6/14

April 10, 2014

Invigorate Your
Large Events!

Wed. April 16, 2014
Join Meetings Focus and Dana Freker Doody for this informative—and free!—one-hour webinar that will help you breathe new life into your exhibition, tradeshow or other large event.

Exclusively Sponsored By:
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions

Upcoming Webinars:

Site Selection Best Practices
4/30/2014 - 1:00pm EST

The Future of Mobile and Events
5/14/2014 - 1:00pm EST

Enhancing the Attendee Experience
5/28/2014 - 1:00pm EST

Four culinary masters provide food for thought on group dining

For the chefs, restaurateurs and caterers serving the group market, the meetings industry’s heightened awareness of the “F&B factor” has only made their role more influential, if not integral, ...

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Guard the Grapes
Wine Skin

Invented in 2006 by a wine connoisseur couple from California, Wine Skin can protect precious bottled ...

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Markus Savaglio
The Abbey Resort & Spa
Fontana, Wis.

What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
One service that’s unique to the area is our complimentary shuttle, which transports guests and groups from anywhere...
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