Rosen Hotels & Resorts launched Amazon Echo voice technology to empower meeting planners with instant information about three of its Orlando convention hotels. Meeting Planners simply have to command “Alexa, Ask Rosen..." to an Echo device or mobile app to get key event information.

The Sarasota Modern opened its doors in downtown Sarasota, within the epicenter of the urban 'Rosemary District.' With European inspired design details, the Tribute Portfolio hotel features 89 guest rooms, indoor and outdoor meeting and event space as well as two pools.

Dream Nashville opened in Music City. Located on Fourth Avenue North in downtown Nashville’s historic Printer’s Alley, the hotel is set on the site of the city’s first boutique hotel, The Utopia, and its notorious neighbor, The Climax Saloon, all dating back to the 1890’s.

Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa, Philippines launched Collabor8, an interactive teambuilding program that utilizes the resort’s secluded island location and surrounding natural beauty.

With a career firmly rooted in the food scene of Southern California, chef Octavio Sabado has an acute sense of culinary trends and which of them are here to stay. He gets to put this knowledge to good use as executive chef of the Westdrift Manhattan Beach. Sabado’s menu at the hotel’s signature eatery Jute Coastal Kitchen + Bar and the group banquets it serves, is filled with dishes that could be considered special dietary menus elsewhere.

Corporate Executive Chef Octavio Sabado, who is behind the menu at Westdrift Manhattan Beach’s Jute Coastal Kitchen + Bar, shared this recipe for a refreshing Spring Vegetable Salad with Lemon Chive Dressing.

Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel completed its multimillion-dollar renovation. Included in the project is a newly revamped 53,000 square feet of meeting and event space as well as newly designed guest rooms. The property is located minutes from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

Rosewood Hong Kong opened in the Victoria Dockside arts and design district on the shores of Victoria Harbour. The site is the former Holt’s Wharf, dating back to 1910, which was subsequently acquired and developed into New World Centre, a lifestyle magnet for the city in the 1980s. New World was the creation of Dr. Cheng Yu-tung and Dr. Henry Cheng, the grandfather and father (respectively) of Rosewood Hotel Group CEO, Sonia Cheng.

Getting to Hilton Head Island is now a lot easier and a lot more convenient. This spring both United Airlines and Delta Airlines begin service to and from the Hilton Head Island Airport. American Airlines began service in and out of the airport in July 2018.

The coastal communities of Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Daufuskie Island offer outdoor adventures that give groups a sense of the area’s landscape, history and culture along with a healthy helping of excitement. From a dinner cruise on the water, to horseback riding on the beach, to a helicopter tour, attendees can experience Hilton Head Island and the neighboring enclaves through sea, land and air activities.