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Disability Groups’ Hotel Boycott Pushes AH&LA To Act
As a direct result of a national boycott and subsequent grassroots protests and direct actions by disability rights groups, the American Hotel & Lodging Association is...
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New Hotel, Retail Complex Coming To Hyatt Regency L.A.
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has voted to approve Next Century Associates’ transformative redevelopment project...
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Ritz-Carlton, Tucson Brings Food Trucks to Meetings
The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain is taking dining-on-wheels to a creative new level for groups, thanks to the resort’s just-introduced Roadrunner food truck experience...
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Los Cabos Convention Center Debuts
The Los Cabos CVB has announced the grand opening of the Los Cabos Convention Center...
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Interior Mexico
Ask a resident of Mexico about local attractions and he or she is likely to use descriptive terms like “best,” “most important” or “very memorable.”...
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Washington
Along with bald eagles, Red Delicious apples, wine grapes and Dungeness crab, Washington is a prime habitat for conference centers...
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San Diego
Enveloped in sunshine and an enviable climate year-round, San Diego County is known as a quintessential Southern California hot spot, but planners may not realize that it is also a meetings-friendly destination...
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Silicon Valley
If, like the Olympics, the U.S. gave out medals every few years to celebrate its best and brightest, Silicon Valley would win gold in the tech-savvy category every time...
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The Portola Hotel & Spa reflects the captivating spirit of a rich, historical setting surrounded by everything that the Monterey Peninsula has to offer for your next meeting or event.
As the only Silver LEED®-EB certified hotel on the California central coast, the hotel boasts 379 guest rooms and suites, 50,000 square feet of meeting space with the adjacent Monterey Conference Center, an award-winning full-service day spa, two on-site eateries, and much more!
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Are You On The List?
It must be the competitive nature in most of us that makes us click on a link whenever we see a site that lists the Top (fill in the blank) if we think we should be on the list. So, here are the TOP MEETINGS AND EVENTS INDUSTRY LISTS OF 2012...
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Discovering Frank Lloyd Wright in San Francisco
While the man widely considered America’s greatest architect in history designed a number of buildings in California, those seeking a Frank Lloyd Wright foray in San Francisco proper have but one option...
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For Good Measure
After years in the making—good things take time, after all—the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards were released earlier this year...
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Rise and Shine
With established meeting enclaves of the West such as Las Vegas, Seattle and San Francisco often grabbing the spotlight...
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Winter Wonderlands
Fun doesn’t freeze up in the winter, so groups shouldn’t retreat indoors and cower when the snow begins to fall...
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Special Savings in SoCal
Southern California is a popular choice for meetings because of its temperate climate, easy access and variety of offerings. Now planners have yet another reason to book their next meeting in the region with a special bonus offer at five participating Marriott and Renaissance hotels...
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Alabama Getaway
DoubleTree by Hilton has announced the opening of a full-service, all-suite hotel situated in Huntsville, Alabama, an area known for its Southern hospitality. The 149-room DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Huntsville South is conveniently located near popular attractions...
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Towering Achievement
Millennium Hotels & Resorts announced its iconic NYC property will re-open as ONE UN New York in September with the launch of the hotel's new luxury West Tower. Formerly Millennium UN Plaza Hotel, ONE UN will offer guests a singular experience in its West Tower...
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Site Scene
Kimpton’s Hotel La Jolla completed a $4 million renovation that updated core areas, including the lobby, meeting space, pool deck and lounge. The hotel offers 110 guest rooms and a 950-square-foot meeting space with ocean views...
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MPI’s Acting CEO Dives in With Both Feet
Following the departure of MPI’s president and CEO, Bruce MacMillan, the association’s COO and acting CEO Cindy D’Aoust is ready to dramatically overhaul the association...
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Travel Sector Adds More Jobs Than Other Industries
While the nation’s latest jobs numbers—reported on Friday, Aug. 3—revealed essentially no change at 8.3 unemployment for July, the travel industry has a different story to tell, according to David Huether, senior vice president of economics and research at the U.S. Travel Association...
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