The economy drones on, meetings budgets keep getting slashed, and planners face continuing pressure from stakeholders to prove value--of their

Think back to the last association meeting you attended. Chances are the majority of members in attendance were over the age of 45 and paying dutiful

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Hilton is looking to create a better experience for event attendees by creating and renovating meeting spaces inside some of its properties with

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Development is in the express lane all over Las Vegas. Take for example the new $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat

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Eastern Pennsylvania has a unique cache of American heritage sites in its urban districts and rolling verdant valleys, along with modern group

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Whether meeting at a beachside casino or hosting a cocktail reception in a historic prison, it’s easy to mix business with pleasure in Puerto

Comprising Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Triangle is a tempting trio marked by beauty via its lovely campuses and downtown

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While it’s a given that Midwest resort locations offer plenty of family-friendly options for the guests of meeting attendees, what happens when

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Golf is a popular pastime along the Gulf of Mexico’s shore.Southern states with Gulf-front footage are filled with fine fairways and golf-

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