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Plans Launched for CC Hotel in Biloxi
A developer is being sought for a convention headquarters hotel to support Biloxi's Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. The plans call for a 500-room hotel with a minimum of 10,000 square feet of meeting space to be up and running in 2013.
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Higher Hotel Rates Predicted for 2011
Higher rooms rates are looming on the horizon, according to a lodging industry forecast that predicts robust growth for 2011.
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Sol Melia to Operate Atlanta Renaissance
Sol Melia plans to take over operations of the 502-room Renaissance Atlanta Hotel, which will be the first property for the Spain-based hotel company in the U.S., in mid-October.
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GSA Unveils 2011 Per Diem Rates
GSA, the agency that sets per diem rates for federal government travel, issued its 2011 per diem reimbursement rates for lodging, meals and incidental expenses incurred while on official government business.
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Located in Kingsport, Tenn., at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this newly expanded Tennessee conference hotel offers the ideal environment to host meetings of any size and complexity. Now through Dec. 31, 2010, qualifying groups will receive 35 percent allowable attrition; one comp room for every 35 rooms booked; and up to 100,000 Double Marriott Rewards® Points or up to 150,000 Triple Marriott Rewards Points when paid with Visa card.
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East Tennessee
Treasures of the South
By BETH BARTLETT
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| East Tennessee knows a thing or two about spotlighting its riches—from Chattanooga's Civil War tours and the historic homes of Knoxville to the amusement parks and zip line adventures of the Smoky Mountains and the musical and storytelling heritage of Johnson City, Jonesborough and Bristol. |
Planners looking to put together interesting agendas in Tennessee will find that this stretch of the state leaves a lasting impression on attendees.
Chattanooga
Off-site activities are a large part of Chattanooga's draw, from the team-building possibilities of the new Aerial Adventure at Ruby Falls, featuring zip lines and ropes courses, to downtown dine-arounds, starting with an appetizer reception at the Tennessee Aquarium and moving on to a different eatery for each course. The city also gets attendees up close and personal with history, as the aquarium offers a Civil War tour along the Tennessee River by speedboat, and the Delta Queen riverboat is permanently docked at Chattanooga as a boutique hotel
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Happenings – East Tennessee
The 293-room Holiday Inn Downtown at the Convention Center, (865.522.2800), adjacent to the Knoxville Convention Center, is under new ownership, and current renovations are slated to wrap up this month. The property offers nearly 4,800 square feet of meeting space.
Smoky Mountains Region
The 118-room Hilton Garden Inn Gatlinburg (865.436.0048) opened last May as one of the first LEED-certified hotels in Tennessee. The property offers nearly 1,600 square feet of meeting space.
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Short Takes
Programs & Packages
The Courtyard Charleston/Summerville in South Carolina will be the first hotel built using Marriott International's green hotel prototype, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council. The company's goal is to have 300 LEED-certified hotels by 2015. Marriott is the first in the hospitality industry to launch a green hotel prototype that has been pre-approved by the council as part of its LEED Volume program, meaning that any Marriott hotel that follows these plans will earn basic LEED certification, or possibly higher, upon final approval. The new Courtyard hotel will open in early 2012 as part of the first phase of The Parks of Berkley, a community consisting of 5,000 acres and one of the largest planned developments in the Southeast.
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