The IMEX Group, organizers of the annual IMEX in Frankfurt and IMEX America trade shows for the global meetings, incentive travel and events industry

CHICAGOHyatt Hotels Corporation has announced plans to offer free Wi-Fi at all Hyatt properties worldwide, regardless of the booking method used,

NEWPORT, R.I.The Newport Marriott has announced a sweeping $35 million renovation, now underway, with a spring 2015 completion date as the target.

NEW YORKThe International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) has just launched a new planner-focused directory with an emphasis on venue-

The Wyndham Bay Point Golf Resort & Spa in Panama City Beach

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.Tropicana Casino & Resort and AtlantiCare have partnered on a sprawling new health and fitness complex, which will open to the

LONDON, UKThe International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) has elected Rachael Bartlett as president of IACC-Europe for a two-year term.She

ALEXANDRIA, Va.The greater meetings and events industry across the United States, Canada and Mexico will join together to host the North American

Robert Rauch, president of R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc. and a recognized hotelier serving a variety of clients in all facets of the industry,

Understand the economics.It's no longer enough to give lip service to inclusivity. Successful courting of diverse groups can

The right rhetoric and people in brochure photos used to suffice for a good diversity marketing effort by destinations and other industry suppliers,

MINNEAPOLISHilton Worldwide has unveiled the

Ibu Sayan joins the Four Seasons Bali at Sayan as the property's resident new wellness mentor at the Sacred River Spa. Fera is a former Buddhist

MIAMICarnival Corporation & plc has named Christine Duffy president of Carnival Cruise Line; with 24 ships, it is the largest of Carnival

MANDAN, N.D.A new Baymont Inn & Suites has been unveiled in Mandan, N.D., a key stop on the Lewis and Clark journey and a hub of outdoorsy and

APPLETON, Wis.Wyndham has opened a new property in Appleton, Wis., in the state’s east-central realms and part of the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah