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Why are festivals becoming popular with the corporate crowd? We continue to see an influx of corporate executives and corporate

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Starwood CEO Steps Down

STAMFORD, Conn.Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced that Frits van Paasschen has resigned by mutual agreement with the Board of

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IBTM Presents American Meetings Research

BALTIMORE The IBTM global meetings industry research presented its first report on the Americas at AIBTM in Baltimore last week with the highlights

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Shanghai: Serious Shopping

Shanghai has earned its nicknames "Shopping Paradise" and the "Oriental Paris" by managing to be all things to nearly all shoppers. Here, courtesy of

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Austin Steps Up its Game

AUSTIN As Austin gets set for an influx of new hotels, some of the area's existing hotel properties are undergoing remodeling projects to stay

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What’s Next for Social Networking?

Noted meetings industry technologist Jeff Rasco admits that he has not fully embraced it. Industry hall of famer Joan Eisenstodt is overwhelmed by it

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What's Next for Social Networking?

Noted meetings industry technologist Jeff Rasco admits that he has not fully embraced it. Industry hall of famer Joan Eisenstodt is overwhelmed by it

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Talking Tech

Noted meetings industry technologist Jeff Rasco admits that he has not fully embraced it. Industry hall of famer Joan Eisenstodt is overwhelmed by it

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One Challenge, Three Solutions

The challenge: Satisfy religious protocols for Orthodox Jewish groups over the Sabbath, sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Observant Jews are

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IBTM Trends Report Shows Optimism

It’s that time of the year again, when the major industry organizations and associations reveal their trends lists. 

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Healthy Tips for Busy Planners

No, you can’t do everything, but please, choose a few! We get one life and one body to live it in, full stop! As awesome as events are, as

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New U.S. Travel Chair Spotlights Meetings

WASHINGTON, D.C. Rossi Ralenkotter, president & CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, has called for a new national agenda

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Attendee Travel Monitoring Eased By New Tech Tool

DULUTH, Ga. Group Travel Partners, the group air specialty firm based in the Atlanta, Ga. area, has rolled out a real-time itinerary monitoring

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Lubbock Welcomes Meetings-Friendly Marriott

LUBBOCK, TexasLubbock, Texas, has welcomed the brand-new Courtyard by Marriott Lubbock at Texas Tech University to town, a 103-room hotel that will

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Marriott Donates $3 Million to Cornell

ITHACA, N.Y.The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation donated $3 million to the Cornell University of Hotel Administration to name the

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New Apps and Websites Expose Insider Hotel Info

New websites and apps offer previously unavailable insight about hotels. Check out these great new resources:

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New Management for Massachusetts Hotel Conference Center

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass.Officials of Shaner Hotels, a developer, owner, and operator that currently owns and manages more than 40 hotels, announced it has

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New Jersey Hilton Unveils New Look

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.The 427-room Hilton

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Vibrant Valley

Few regions anywhere have mushroomed in importance over the past few decades as California’s Silicon Valley, the world’s technology nerve

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Great Wolf Lodge Splashes Into SoCal

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.Great Wolf Resorts celebrated the grand opening of Great

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