On a Roll: Trends Reshaping the East Coast Gaming Scene

From Massachusetts to Maryland, runaway expansion in the East Coast gaming market continues. Billions have been invested in some 25 new properties

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Planners (and Suppliers) Say the Darndest Things!

We all see so many posts on social media that read “Can you believe they did…” or “Can you believe they are charging for

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4 Luxury Hotels That Are Redefining the Upscale Experience

From museum-quality art collections to groundbreaking architectural features to hip reincarnations of historic places, today’s upscale hotel

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Minnesota

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F&B Revolution: From Upcycled Food to Eliminating Meat at Meetings

It’s a dirty little not-so-secret that meetings and conventions are rife with food waste. Who hasn’t been taken aback when seeing banquet trays full

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ReFED conference buffet line.

Chicago

Chicago is known for a lot of great things, including award-winning architecture, an attractive lakefront and world-class museums. It has also become

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Upstate New York/Adirondacks

Centered 90 miles north of Manhattan in the Hudson Valley, the prehistoric Shawangunk Mountains were described by the New York Times in 1876 as "one

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Louisiana

Many Americans’ impressions of Louisiana are inextricably linked with a 2005 hurricane and a 2010 oil spill.But there’s a big silver

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2011 Meetings Market Trends Survey

If the last two years were a study in contraction and desperation, 2011 is off to a promising start, with leading economic and hospitality industry

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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Sports fans in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and across Texas had much to celebrate last year, with the Texas Rangers making their first-ever World

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North Carolina

Providing a diversity of attractions and activities that make it the sixth-most-visited state, North Carolina sweeps down from the Great Smokies and

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Missouri

If you come to Missouri once for a meeting, there is a good chance you’ll be back."Missouri surprises people," says Susan Gray, president of

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9 Indiana Event Venues That Add a Dash of Splash

If your attendees are being sequestered within the four bland walls of a cookie-cutter hotel to suffer through endless PowerPoints punctuated by

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7 Unique Offsite Venues in Palm Beach and Treasure Coast

We have Henry Flagler to thank for developing Florida’s many resort towns including Palm Beach, known today as “America’s First Resort Destination.”

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Swank Farm event barn

Alabama

Alabama is not only geographically diverse—think mountainous Birmingham terrain and a sugar-white, sandy Gulf Coast—it’s also a

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Independent Planners

The past few years have felt like a rollercoaster ride for independent meeting planners, never quite knowing what the next curve will bring. In this

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Meetings Market Trends Survey - 2009

Much has been made about a "perfect storm" hitting the U.S.—and indeed, the world’s—economy. The plummeting stock market and

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Metro Washington, D.C.

It’s not only a new administration that has brought change to Washington, D.C. The district is resplendent with new and improved attractions,

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Illinois

While Illinois is blessed with the various pursuits associated with being a four-season Midwest destination, by April of every year, it is poised to

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Alaska (2009 Coverage)

Alaska is celebrating 50 years of statehood in 2009, and in the year of its golden anniversary visitors will find commemorative events that augment

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