Take 10 - Measuring ROI: Proving Your Worth

1. How do you determine which elements contribute to the Meeting Benefit figure?

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Hotel in Glen Cove, N.Y. Hires DoSM

Alfred Leuthold was named director of sales and marketing for the Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center here.Leuthold previously served as

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AH&LA Releases H1N1 Guide

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) released its “H1N1 Influenza Management in Hotels,” a guide for lodging

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Colorado Resorts Names DoSM

Pete Hayda was appointed director of sales and marketing for the RockResorts Vail Collection, a group of properties here that includes The Arrabelle

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Aloft Debuts in Dallas

Aloft Dallas Downtown opened in a former historic railroad freight depot.The 193-room hotel offers 11 meeting rooms, including a 5,150-square-foot

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Colorado Resorts Names DoSM

Pete Hayda was appointed director of sales and marketing for the RockResorts Vail Collection, a group of properties here that includes The Arrabelle

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Boston Area Hotel, Meals Tax Raised

The hotel tax and meals tax are set to increase in Boston and Cambridge, effective Oct. 1, according to the Greater Boston CVB.The hotel tax will

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Occidental Hotels Offers Meetings Specials

Occidental Hotels & Resorts launched meetings savings and perks for its properties located in Mexico, Costa Rica, Aruba and the Dominican

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Atlantic City CC Gets Grant Money for Wind Power

The Atlantic City Convention Center received a $1.5 million grant from the state of New Jersey for the construction of a single wind turbine to

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San Diego Task Force Approves CC Expansion

A citizen’s task force voted to recommend that the San Diego Convention Center be expanded to the tune of $753 million.The 16-member task force

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Chicago Hotels, Union Disagree as Contract Expires

A contract covering 6,000 workers at 30 downtown hotels in Chicago expired this week, and labor and management have been unable to come to an

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Scottsdale CVB Launches Challenge Promo

The Scottsdale CVB launched a Scottsdale Room Rate Challenge program for meeting planners.The program allows planners to submit a proposal to the

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Kimpton Set to Debut in Philly

Hotel Palomar Philadelphia is accepting reservations and is slated to open Oct. 15.The 230-room hotel is located in the historic Architects Building

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Scottsdale Inn Gets Revamp

The Hermosa Inn here is undergoing a multimillion-dollar revamp, which is expected to be completed in October.Upgrades at the property include

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Talking Tech

There has been wide distribution of the newest generation of smart phones such as iPhones, Blackberries, Treos and all the others, along with a vast

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This Month On MeetingsFocus.com

We’ve been hard at work making some very significant improvements to our website,

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Site Scene

Illinois The $56 million, 230-room Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center is expected

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Checking In - MidAmerica September 2009

Everyone has something to say these days—and myriad channels in which to say it.Facebook, Twitter, social review websites such as Yelp and

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What's Ahead

More CoverageHigh TechWhat kind of tech

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Columbia University Venue Gets Facelift, Names GM

The Faculty House of Columbia University will reopen next week following the completion of an extensive renovation. During the 18-month renovation,

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