MidAmerica Upgrades & Openings (Jan. 2017)

Illinois Lincolnshire Marriott Resort revealed the details of a property-wide

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Shattering Conventions: Ho, Ho… Huh?

I dressed up as Klingon Santa Claus to celebrate the holiday season and the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. Santa Con is not a convention. It’s

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SPINCon 2016 Enriches and Entertains

SPINCon16, held at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa Nov. 13-15, once again proved that letting your hair down, being true to

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Yellow-Eye and Chorizo Soup

Ingredients 1 pound yellow-eye beans, rinsed 6 cloves garlic, peeled 4 sprigs fresh thyme 1 onion, chopped Zest of 1 organic orange

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Charlie Palmer

The accolades tower high for Charlie Palmer, a culinary legend who was one of the first “celebrity chefs.”Starting with his first

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PCMA Unveils Digital Experience Institute

As a platform to keep planners in the know and educated in the world of technology, PCMA unveiled its new

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Check Out the 2016 Green Venue Report

Convention and exhibition centers are dedicating resources to divert waste from landfills, valuing sustainable food, seeing the importance of

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MGM Fetes National Harbor Debut

The much-anticipated opening of the Washington, D.C. area’s MGM National Harbor

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AC Meets the G&T

Spaniards love their gin and tonic, or "gintonic," as they say. And in Spain, these aren’t the simple drinks with a lime wedge squeezed in, but

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J.D. Power Study Ranks U.S. Airports in 2016

Even with an increased number of travelers moving through airports—many of which are not designed for the volume of people and flights they now

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Marriott Leads in 2017 Hotel Development

Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE), a real estate consulting company, reported

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Miraval Group to Develop Texas Wellness Resort

AUSTIN, TexasMiraval Group acquired the 220-acre

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Checking In: Ringing in the New (Jan. 2017)

Happy New Year! Not only has the calendar changed, but we’ve had a change on the Content portion of our masthead (that thingy up and to the

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ABTA Releases 2017 Travel Trends Report

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) released its annual travel trends report in which it

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Marriott Opens Its First Hotel in Breckenridge

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.A joint venture between Urgo Hotels & Resorts and Triumph Development, LLC, announced the opening of the 129–room

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Social Media Is a Digital Diary of Our Work History

What goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas, but what happens on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc., stays on the Internet forever. Remember that

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Dahlia El Gazzar

One of the meetings world’s most-notable tech experts got her start in the event planning industry in perhaps one of the most unlikely ways.

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Kristy Burns

Kristy Burns joined the Harvard Club of Boston as member events manager. In her new

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Zach Meyers

Vail, Colo.The Arrabelle at Vail Square, A RockResort, announced the appointment of

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Justin Simpson

Huntington Beach, Calif.Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel announced the appointment of Justin

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