SMERF Meetings

When the corporate group market tanked after 9/11, CVBs and meetings hotels sought refuge in the SMERF (social, military, education, religious and

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San Francisco Radisson Sold for $132 Million

SAN FRANCISCOPebblebrook Hotel Trust announced that it has acquired the Radisson Hotel Fisherman’s Wharf and Retail for $132.0 million. The 355

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Exciting Expansion for Acclaimed Seattle Lodge

SEATTLECedarbrook Lodge, located less than five minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, broke ground Thursday, Dec. 12, on an

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Meetings Today LIVE!: Clearwater Beach Emerges as Inspiring Destination

As winter approaches and 2019 nears its close, Meetings Today took its last live event of the year to a warmer, sunnier locale: Clearwater Beach,

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Santa Cruz Makes Push for Meetings Biz

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif.In an effort to market the destination to conference and meeting planners, the Santa Cruz County Conference & Visitors

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Positive Impact Invites Event Professionals to Share Stories of Inspirational Female Peers

Positive Impact, a global not-for-profit providing education and

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South Dakota surprises with memorable venues

Sure, Mount Rushmore is magnificent, but South Dakota’s memorable venues and attractions go well beyond the grand granite faces that draw 3

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East Upgrades+Openings

MarylandSagamore Pendry Baltimore debuted in the city’s

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Latest+Greatest: Central West Florida

Tampa International Airport is in the middle of a $1

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Sipping in the City

Rooms lined with oak barrels and racks of bottles aging wine provide an inviting backdrop to any event, but getting to wine country isn’t

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New hotel and venue news in the West (Dec. 2013)

Arizona L’Auberge de Sedona unveiled new group

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Home Share Stays Rise, Despite Lack of Policy

Home-sharing properties are allowed in one out of every six travel polices (17 percent), according to a new study released by the

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Agreement Clears Way for Huge Airline Merger

WASHINGTON, D.C.American Airlines and US Airways are one step closer to completing their merger.AMR Corporation, the parent company of American

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Mighty. Beautiful. Ideal. Pittsburgh.

What do New Zealand, Finland and Pittsburgh have in common? They are among top four worldwide locations named as the “Best Places to Travel in

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IACC and MPI Enter Five-Year Partnership

Conference center association IACC announced it has entered into a five-year partnership

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Waikiki Hotel Completes Royal Rebrand

HONOLULUFollowing an extensive repositioning, the former Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club announced a new identity as

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Phoenix Resort Unveils Snazzy Culinary Additions

PHOENIX, Ariz.The Valley’s resort culinary scene is now home to the trendy, new stonegrill restaurant and twenty6 lounge at JW Marriott Desert

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Industry innovators share social media strategies

If you’re not already using some form of social media before, during and after your meeting or event, you’re already behind the curve.

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San Diego spills with iconic attractions

San Diego is known for surf, sand and sun, and when you are there you want to experience it all. Melding that with the convenience of the 2.6 million

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Travel and Tourism Groups Lament Gov’t Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.American Hotel & Lodging Association President/CEO Katherine Lugar has issued the following statement in

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