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JW Marriott Chicago Partners with Lagunitas Brewery

Iowa Community Revs Up for Hotel Project

Sunflower State Welcomes New Marriott Property
 
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Hilfiger Obtains Luxe Miami Meetings Hotel

Georgia Resort Island Unveils Major Hotel Project

Hotel G Set to Open in S.F.’s Union Square

Survey Reveals Top Travel Trends for 2014

GBTA Announces Details on Annual Show

Meetings Mean Business Unveils Industry App
 
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Fresh Offerings in Minneapolis and St. Paul
Like the spring thaw that’s currently bringing colorful blooms and shades of green to the Twin Cities, new developments keep this popular Midwest meetings locale fresh for groups. From hotel renovations galore and an...
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Dealing with the Impact of Increased Government Regulations
Over the last few years it has become all too common to hear about government meetings being cancelled or fewer and fewer government employees actually attending the event. Given this environment, many meeting professionals find themselves wondering if there will ever be ...
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Budget Planning Tips for Social Events
When planning a social event, you first need to create a budget. Here are some helpful tips for getting and staying on track: • Create a budget and define what it is you want to accomplish with the event. • Envision what your event looks like and decide what elements are the most ...
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Four Day Weekend uses improve to inspire business
David Wilk and several of his friends launched Four Day Weekend back in 1997 with about $700; “It was all the money we had in the world,” he says. Initially, the improv-style ...
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Groups delight in Michigan’s Grand Rapids Downtown Market
Great for an exciting lunch break or afternoon snack stroll, the new, 138,000-square-foot Grand Rapids Downtown Market houses 24 vendors, shops, a large commercial ...
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Past Issues
Meetings-Friendly Aloft Debuts in Oklahoma City - 4/17/14
Tropicana Buys St. Louis Hotels and Casino for $260M - 4/10/14
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
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Selecting sites is pretty routine for most planners. Sometimes it’s too routine, especially when the meeting or event is a repeat. It’s even more so when the venue has been used before. After all, your group was just there--why bother asking questions or looking again? Experienced or novice, we need to expand our thinking and apply best practices for selecting sites before contracts are signed.

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Convention centers adapt to tradeshows of today
Once upon a time, in the words of tradeshow consultant Traci Browne, the typical event held in a convention center exhibition hall could be described as “a gigantic shopping mall.” As long as a convention center provided ...

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Audience engagement can be a tricky for any speaker. And when you're trying to get the audience to participate by running around like a madman to pass off a standard mic? That's a disaster waiting to happen...

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