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                                                                     New Airport Hotel for PA 
                                                                     
                                                                     Historic New England Property Revamping 
                                                                     
                                                                         Buenos Aires Four Seasons Wrapping Lux Upgrades 
                                                                     
                                                                         Visit Jacksonville Picks New Prez 
                                                                     
                                                                          Waikiki Resort Wraps $25 Million Upgrade      
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                    Disney World Unveils ‘Next Generation’ Elements  
                                                                     
                                                                    Troubled Year in 2012 for Williamsburg Hotels 
                                                                     
                                                                        North Tahoe Launches First-Ever Free Ski Shuttle     
                                                                     
                                                                       Yuma gets Yummy with new Food Tours    
                                                                     
                                                                       NYC Hotel Showcases $159 ‘Flash Sale’ for Groups 
                                                                     
                                                                       New Hotel Concept Tested in North Dakota 
                                                                     
                                                                        New Name for San Diego Tourism 
                                                                     
                                                                      AC Resort Betting Big on New Look    
                                                                     
                                                                         Report: Travel Industry Created 81,000 Jobs in ‘12 | 
                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                        
                                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                Atlantic City   
                                                                                It could have been catastrophic, but fortune, for the most part, was on Atlantic City’s side when Hurricane Sandy pounded the East Coast at the end of October... 
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                                                                                 Montgomery County, Md.    
                                                                                Montgomery county, Md., is an attractive destination in itself, but its proximity to Washington, D.C., makes it an even bigger draw, allowing attendees to easily venture south to the famous museums and monuments...  
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                                                                                 Greater Boston  
                                                                                Hotel occupancy numbers are approaching pre-recession levels in New England’s unofficial capital, and the Greater Boston area is responding to the demand with a spate of new hotel projects...  
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                                                                                Rhode Island
                                                                                 
                                                                                From way back in the day, when the legendary Newport-based White Horse Tavern, America’s oldest tavern, was referred to as the “home of the businessman’s lunch,” to present day...  
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                                                                            The Art of the Deal         
                                                                    Visitors to Philadelphia this winter can get ‘art and about,’ thanks to the new With Art Philadelphia Hotel Package. The one- and two-night packages, available from January 10 through March 31, include one With Art Philadelphia Pass per person...  
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                                                                         Classy Castle
                                                                     
                                                                    The Castle Hotel & Spa in Tarrytown, N.Y., has started a five-month, multi-million dollar renovation that will suspend operations through May 1.   Management has commented that closing the property for the next few months will allow the effective facilitation... 
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                                                                    Site Scene 
                                                                    Manhattan’s Hudson Hotel completed a $20 million  renovation of its 836 guest rooms. A second phase will add two new  dining outlets and a private outdoor space. The hotel has two dedicated  floors for private events, accommodating up to 400 people... 
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                                                                    Short Takes   
                                                                    The 3,000-acre Inn at Pocono Manor resort has added a  new “Pocono Manor Amazing Race” team competition to its list of  team-building options. The program targets corporate sales teams,  leadership retreats and staff training programs...  
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                                                                                               Contracting with  
                                                                                            Sovereign Nations 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             Wed. January 16, 2013  
                                                                                            Join Meetings Focus and Lisa M. Koop, an attorney for Washington state’s Tulalip Tribe, to discover the many considerations, and advantages, when entering into a contract with a sovereign people, such as Native American tribes. This free one-hour video webinar travels to the Tulalip Resort Casino for the presentation, where we catch up with Linda Botts, the resort’s national sales manager, and take a look around the property with a group of meeting planner FAM participants.  
                                                                                             
                                                                                            Exclusively Sponsored by: 
                                                                                                                       Tulalip Resort Casino 
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