Ohio Hilton Openings and a New Illinois Hotel

OhioTwo new Hilton properties joined downtown Toledo, Ohio under one roof in April. The Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood

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Cabarrus County CVB Taps Adam Rich as Sales Manager

Cabarrus County, North Carolina Convention and Visitor’s Bureau has hired Adam Rich as sales manager. In his new role, Rich will oversee promoting

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Adam Rich

Report From MPI WEC: Puerto Rico Emerging From Pandemic Trending Up

Puerto Rico is emerging from the pandemic on a wave of positive visitor arrival numbers and the influx of cash that comes along with them. “

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MPI Shows Its Resilience at 2022 WEC San Francisco

Further emerging from a pandemic that crippled the meetings and conventions industry, and in a city that was particularly hard hit, MPI WEC 2022,

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Paul Van Deventer at WEC San Francisco

U.S. Travel Association Taps Geoff Freeman as President and CEO

The U.S. Travel Association has selected Geoff Freeman as its next president and CEO, effective September 1. Freeman re-joins the U.S. Travel

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Geoff Freeman

Live From WEC: Transformational Meetings Tech Change From Encore

Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with Encore's Cathy Schlosberg, senior VP of marketing, and Amanda Armstrong, SVP of Brand & Community

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Huntsville, Alabama Boutique Hotel Welcomes Jeremy Sadler as General Manager

Huntsville, Alabama’s first boutique hotel, 106 Jefferson, announced Jeremy Sadler as general manager.  “I am thrilled to be joining the 106

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Jeremy Sadler

Taking Risks, Getting Noticed and Designing Your Playbook

Season 3, Episode 6 Details Featured Guest: Monique Ruff-Bell, Head of Conferences at TED How can we

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Hotel Council of San Francisco Names Alex Bastian as President and CEO

The Hotel Council of San Francisco has named 

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Alex Bastian

Discover the Massive Meetings Property Renovations in Greater Palm Springs

While California took the safe and steady road during the pandemic, its hotel stock was busy with renovations, such as in the Greater Palm Springs

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Pool area at Renaissance Esmerelda

Meet Minneapolis Names Ka Vang VP of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

After an extensive local and national search, Meet Minneapolis has named Ka Vang as the organization’s first-ever vice president of equity, diversity

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Ka Vang

On the Scene: Experiencing Marriott’s Meet With Momentum Series in Chicago

Growing up in the city where buildings first scraped the sky turned me into a city girl at heart. With Chicago in my backyard, I saw streets of

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Chicago Skyline From the Chicago River

Choice Hotels to Buy Radisson Hotel Group Americas

Choice Hotels announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the franchise business, operations and intellectual property of

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Don’t Sleep on Columbia, South Carolina, for Meetings and Events

South Carolina

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U.S. Eliminates Pre-Departure COVID Test Requirement for Inbound Air Travelers

The Biden Administration lifted a pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirement for all inbound air travelers to the U.S., effective June 12. “

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Wild Dunes Resort Names Nico Scherman GM

South Carolina’s Wild Dunes Resort named Nico Scherman as its general manager, a role that oversees the day-to-day operations of the 1,600-acre

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Nico Scherman

An Overview of New Jersey’s Exciting Epicurean Scene

Group dining options are as prodigious and varied as the Garden State’s powerhouse agricultural and food industries. From local treasures in Atlantic

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MPI Introduces 5 Credentials for Emerging Professionals

MPI unveiled five credentialing initiatives to increase hospitality standards in the meetings and events world, including several aimed at higher

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A Hospitality School Leader’s Take on the Industry Pipeline Problem

MPI’s launch of an Emerging Meeting Professional (EMP) certification could help prime the meetings and events industry pipeline with people just

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Sheraton Dallas Names New Director of Event Management

Sheraton Dallas named Brad Barbour its new director of event management.  Bringing over 30 years of hospitality experience to his new role,

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Brad Barbour