Reno and Lake Tahoe are welcoming a number of major developments that will boost its desirability to meetings and events.

Meeting attendees are likely to see new and refreshed properties and services throughout these Colorado destinations. 

The Inland Empire now ranks as the 12th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S., thanks to Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, the largest cities of Greater Ontario. And the region is investing in its future big time. 

GOCAL, the Southern California region between Los Angeles and Palm Springs with Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, is going big via an impressive array of new and expanded meeting and event venues, hotels and attractions.

Investment in the meetings segment is on display in San Diego in a big way, with new districts, hotels, an airport terminal and more. Plus, updates from nearby Palm Springs.

From its rising upscale dining scene to cultural influences and an unwavering commitment to the farm-to-table movement, here’s how you can bring the taste of San Diego into your next event.

Convention centers are created to make money and provide recognition for their host cities. Once in place, however, they can become agents of change for the better. Here’s how major convention centers in the Pacific Northwest do it.

Few are aware of the idyllic stretch of land between San Francisco and San Jose dubbed The San Francisco Peninsula. Once you’re in on the secret, though, it’s hard to imagine you didn’t know about sooner.

With a prime location between Los Angeles and Palm Springs, the GOCAL region is primed to bump it up a notch with a massive expansion of the Ontario Convention Center.