Central Illinois blossoms with natural settings

Why head outdoors in Central Illinois? There’s far more than corn in this neck of the woods. Picture rolling forested acres, rivers, lakes and

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Luxe Monterrey Hotel to Open in 2019

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon, MexicoJW Marriott Hotels & Resorts revealed development plans of the new JW Marriott in Monterrey, set

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San Diego Marriott Details Epic Expansion

SAN DIEGOMarriott Marquis San Diego Marina

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Silicon Valley Hotel Project Breaks Ground

SILICON VALLEY, Calif.Ensemble Real Estate Investments and AECOM Capital broke ground on a 250-room luxury lifestyle hotel, the first in decades to

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Next-gen Convention Center Design

Today’s attendees need buildings that are intentionally designed for them, maintains Michael Lockwood, convention centers design director for

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Convention centers transform to meet attendees’ needs

As you may have noticed, generic big-box convention centers seem to be going the way of the buggy whip and typewriter.Trends in meetings education

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Insights from six global conference chefs

Conference center cuisine isn’t what it used to be, and that’s actually something our taste buds can be thankful for. Attendee F&B

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Farm Crawl Foray

Designed to engage people with local farmers and provide answers to questions regarding the foods they eat, the farm crawl has become a yearly event

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Midwest ag sites entice with group doings

While the family farm may have lost some ground in recent years, there is no shortage of farm venues where groups can break away from the daily

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Incentivize!: Incentive Gift Ideas (Apr. 2016)

Silver Ion Wax Gel Highlighter Pen Functional combination design that meeting attendees will love. Dual-action black or blue ink

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Watertable Lamb Meatloaf

Ingredients 5 lbs. fresh ground lamb 1/4 cup finely diced shallots 1/4 cup finely diced garlic cloves 3 teaspoons chopped fresh

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Manfred Lassahn

Being on top of the trends is the stock in trade of any elite chef, whether serving two patrons in a five-star restaurant or large groups in a

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Movers + Shakers (April 2016)

Profile: Howard Givner Founder & Executive Director Event Leadership Institute

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Anbang Ups Bid, Starwood Weighs Options

As predicted by various media outlets, the Chinese business consortium led by Anbang Insurance Group raised its bid for Starwood Hotels & Resorts

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Beacon Tech Lights the Way at Events

Beacon technologies (small, digital “lighthouses” sending out signals that interact with mobile phone apps) are making headway for events

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In Case You Missed It... (April 2016)

San Francisco’s The Westin St. Francis completed a $6 million renovation of its meeting space. On a visit to the property, Meetings Today

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Kudos!

Kaitlin Soto, a restaurant and beverage cart server for Eaglewood Resort & Spa, won Benchmark Hospitality International’s Chairman

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Roboservice

A survey conducted by Travelzoo of more than 6,000 travelers in Asia, Europe, North America and South America found that nearly 80 percent of

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All Aboard!

You want to take your group out on the open seas. Okay, maybe just on the bay, but finding a boat to rent, a captain, crew and all that goes along

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Cultural Cooking

Food and drink can tell so much about a region—its people, history climate and more. Hotels and resorts often showcase the culture of their

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