Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay here is offering perks for meetings, including no attrition, waived resort fees and a complimentary welcome reception.
September 23, 2009
NBTA Launches New Meetings Certification Program
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) announced that enrollment is open for Core Week 1 of the Strategic Meetings Management Certification
September 23, 2009
Georgia Meetings Business Normal Following Floods
Flooding in northern Georgia has not affected meetings business, according to the Atlanta CVB.“The convention center and our hotels are fine.
September 23, 2009
Hotel Indigo Planned in Baton Rouge, La.
Construction began on the Hotel Indigo Downtown Baton Rouge Riverfront, which is slated to open in late 2010.The hotel will include 93 rooms, the Phi
September 23, 2009
L.A.’s Westin Bonaventure Earns Green Marks
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites received L.A.’s first Green Seal Silver Certification. The 1,354-room hotel earned the certification
September 23, 2009
MPI Adds Global Training Center in Toronto
MPI announced that Toronto’s Ryerson University will be the newest location for an MPI Global Training Center.The global centers deliver
September 21, 2009
Selling the Sunshine
Lean and green. Two keynotes that Visit Florida—the state’s public/private tourism marketing corporation—has been striking lately
September 21, 2009
Checking In - South October 2009
With the recession lingering on, it’s nice to experience a destination that is defined by its growth instead of projects mired in stagnation.
September 21, 2009
Outta Site - WOW! Hilton Head
Historic Honey Horn For the quintessential Lowcountry experience, this former plantation delivers. The site includes
September 21, 2009
Event Currents - WOW! Hilton Head
Many groups who gather on Hilton Head Island want the Lowcountry, Old South experience, says Siobhan Stolarcyk, director of sales for local event
September 21, 2009
WOW! Hilton Head
Your take-home experience from Hilton Head Island may not be the golf or tennis you play, but rather an encounter with its culture, history and
September 18, 2009
Hotel Shattuck Plaza Set to Open in Berkeley, Calif.
After two years of extensive renovation, the historic Hotel Shattuck Plaza here will open Sept. 24.The boutique hotel includes 199 guest rooms,
September 18, 2009
San Francisco CVB Expands Meeting Tool Kit
The San Francisco CVB expanded its online tool kit for meeting planners.The resource, dubbed “MeetingMarketera,” includes electronic
September 18, 2009
Texas
Texas continues to invest heavily in wide-ranging improvements to meet rising demand from the leisure tourism market and the meetings, conventions
September 18, 2009
San Antonio
Just ask San Antonio locals and you’ll probably get a more positive economic outlook than most destinations provide these days. And residents
September 18, 2009
North Carolina
When English poet William Cowper penned his oft-quoted line in 1785, "Variety’s the very spice of life that gives it all its flavor," North