Troy Hickox appointed general manager at the Conrad Macao, Cotai Central. The hotel will open this month. Hickox is originally from Australia, but

LAS VEGAS With business travel rebounding and Las Vegas still one of the nation’s hottest trade-show destinations, a company has begun

ARLINGTON, Va. The Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel has been awarded a Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for

After taking over management of Chicago's McCormick Place convention center, SMG named its new senior mangement team. Adrienne Tiritilli

Meeting venues in Galveston have recently announced some major upgrades, and the forward progress is continuing full force. From major IT

The results are in for the first Burba Hotel Network (BHN) hotel opinion survey, covering the likes, dislikes and preferences of hotel insiders. More

 San Diego, CA Elizabeth Glau, CMP has actively participated in the meetings industry since 2002. Her experience includes hotel catering,

ANAHEIM, Calif. Charles Ahlers, president of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau (AOCVCB) has announced that he will be

NEW YORK Unruly airline passengers at any of the three New York area airports (JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty) may soon have to go to court and

Bob Gilbert at HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America

Bob Gilbert at HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America

WASHINGTON, D.C. It appears the General Services Administration won’t be making a return trip to the posh M Resort near Las Vegas anytime

PHILADELPHIA The Pennsylvania Convention Center has announced that, effective this July 1, it will get rid of the 8 percent labor management fee

Four Winds New Buffalo has announced that its new nine-story, 250 room hotel tower, will open on Friday, June 29. The new hotel tower contains a mix

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Travel Association today unveiled a new campaign designed to shine some much needed spotlight on the importance of

What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?In my business in the hotel world there are only a few

  U.S. Department of State Your government is at your disposal, offering all

“If I knew then what I know now.” How many times have we heard that expression? I planned my first international event many years ago in

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Meetings Focus International! We’re quite excited to bring you the newest member of the Meetings

What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?We’ll really accommodate any guest needs we can within reason. The