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Industry News and Articles

Striking Chicago Union Workers Settle Contracts With 7 Hotels

15 Music Attractions That Double As Remarkable Off-Site Venues

CWT Predicts Top 10 Meetings Cities for 2019

Columbus’ North Market Checks All the Culinary Boxes

How North Carolina Meetings Destinations Are Faring in the Hurricane Florence Aftermath

5 Things You May Not Have Known About the Chattanooga Convention Center

InterContinental San Diego Celebrates Grand Opening

Unions Authorize Marriott Strikes in San Francisco and San Jose

20 Travel Safety Tips for Women in the Age of #MeToo

Benchmark Names Top 10 Dining Trends for 2019

Airlines Waive Fees Ahead of Hurricane Florence

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Huntington Beach, CA

5/1/2015 - 12/31/2016

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Plan to Shine at Huntington Beach

In Huntington Beach, California, our exhilarating, ocean side environment inspires business professiona...

Occidental at Xcaret Destination

Tucked within an ecological and historical preserve, the all-Inclusive Occidental at Xcaret Destination...

Oregon Convention Center Renovation to Increase National Competitiveness

Last fiscal year, the center generated more than $626 million in total spending A $27 million renovati...

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International Meetings

Industry Pros Weigh in on 2018's Hottest International Meetings Destinations

Convention Centers

5 Things You May Not Have Known About the Chattanooga Convention Center

Attractions

15 Music Attractions That Double As Remarkable Off-Site Venues

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Top Chefs

Michael Goodman Satisfies Refined Palates at Four Seasons Las Vegas

One thing’s for sure; there’s a lot of competition when it comes to being a chef in Las ...

Richard Hales Explores Southern Cuisine at Bird & Bone

The Confidante Miami Beach, part of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt and fresh off a $3.5 million mee...

Meetings Technology

Companies Still Scrambling to Become GDPR Ready

There is still much confusion in the meetings industry following the May 25, 2018, implementation of...

Cvent Connect 2018 Breaks Records—and New Tech Ground—Amid Industry Optimism

“The Power of Live” was the theme of Cvent Connect 2018 in Las Vegas, and by the record-...

5 Essential Questions to Ask Your AV Team

Contracting audiovisual services is one of those areas of meeting planning that can be a mystery&mda...

Going Places

Andrea Cadotto & Sheila R. Neal, CASE | Michigan

DETROIT The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB) promoted Andrea Cadotto and Shei...

Dan Dolan | Wisconsin

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. Dan Dolan was named director of sales & marketing for The Abbey Resort and Av...

Timothy Wolfe | Colorado

Denver The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa announced Timothy Wolfe as complex general manager of the 2...

Destination Close-Ups

Greensboro, N.C., Combines Arts With Industry

Situated in the bustling Triad region of northern North Carolina, Greensboro has risen from a textil...

San Antonio Celebrates 300 Years of Progress

With 300 years under its belt, good-ole San Antone knows a thing or two about history—and prog...

Planner Checklists

Green Convention Center Checklist

The following checklist, provided by Amy Spatrisano, CMP, principal of sustainable meetings company ...

Engage Your Virtual Audience with these tips

There are more distractions to take a virtual audience member’s attention away from your ...

Recipes

Causa Onigiri

Approximately 12 servings Papa Amarillo 4 Yukon Gold potatoes Juice of 3 limes 2 tbs. of aji amaril...

Grilled Peach Salad With Zesty Yogurt Dressing

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