Tons of tips… Sometimes I feel like the “Queen of Lean,” and it’s led me to some pretty creative outlets for design

Museums & Attractions The Chicago History Museum, formerly known as the Chicago Historical Society, reopened recently following a $27.8

Illinois At press time, the Skokie Banquet and Conference Center was scheduled to open Jan. 4 adjacent to the Holiday Inn Chicago North

Michigan Duane Schroder joined the Radisson Detroit–Bloomfield Hills as general manager. Schroder most recently served as general

In my last column I posed the following questions: Why is it taking so long to determine the Return on Investment, or ROI, metrics for meetings and

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Jon WinkeThe Ritz-Carlton ChicagoWhat service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive? We offer a Conference Concierge that

What do you get when you mix bikers, quilters, Civil War re-enactors, and a wedding? Ask the folks in St. Charles, Mo., and they might exclaim,

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In what might be the end of a long and bitter battle between four airline titans for a new route to China, the U.S. Department of Transportation gave

The political capital and cultural center of China—a country at the forefront of innovation and culture for millennia and eager to reclaim that

Although most of the travel tips to China have already been compiled on the Asia-Pacific portion of MeetingsFocus.com, there are a few special

The city of San Marcos and John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts broke ground Jan. 31 on a hotel and conference center. The $50 million hotel will

Hyatt Place, a growing brand of Hyatt Hotels, plans to break ground in February on a new property in South Bend, Ind. The hotel is slated to open

Ground is expected to be broken Feb. 5 on the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center here. The property, estimated to cost about $73 million, will

The Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel was reflagged the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel in mid-January. The hotel’s reflagging

The Detroit Metro CVB (DMCVB) unveiled its new brand identity Jan. 31: “D. Cars, Culture, Gaming, Music, Sports.” The new slogan was

The Oswego Hotel, located here, is scheduled to debut in April. The boutique property is planned to offer 80 guest rooms and a board room that

The Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa, located about 25 minutes north of Victoria, British Columbia, is scheduled to open May 1. The hotel will contain

The Las Vegas Monorail Company plans to extend its service to McCarran International Airport beginning in 2011. The new extension will span 4.2