Top 10 Meeting Trends Revealed for 2013

Top 10 Meeting Trends Revealed for 2013 Summit Purchasing Five Louisiana Hotels 5 Hotel Fees You'll See More of In 2013 Georgia Hotel Rebrands Under Magnuson Flag Anaheim Debuts Spectacular New Event Space Montana Resort Expands With New ‘Glamping’ Option 2013 Touted as Good Year for Biz Travelers Unique New Hotel Brand Launches Reed Exhibitions Bans Assault Weapons, Postpones Outdoors Tradeshow Viceroy Comes to NYC MPI Foundation Releases Final ‘Future of Meetings’ Research Embassy Suites To Expand American Portfolio by 25% Chicago Hotel Occupancy Bounces Back Coastal Carolina A combination of accessible seaports, historic sites and scenic beauty has attracted visitors and residents to coastal North Carolina and South Carolina for centuries, giving it a larger role in history and pop culture than sheer size would indicate... Read more >> Inland Mississippi Each destination that encompasses inland Mississippi, a region that’s rich in music and history, offers planners a blank canvas for memorable meetings... Read more>> Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex As celebrated Dallas chef Kent Rathbun once explained to me, the rich variety of the North Texas culinary scene owes much to the region’s central U.S. location, and in particular, the daily import of global food and delicacies into DFW International Airport... Read more >> Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex News >> Northwest Florida Baton Rouge and Shreveport are at opposite ends of the state, but they still share a spicy Louisiana passion for music, food, history and fun... Read more >> Northwest Florida News >> Fun exercise to begin to create better meetings. It seemed the comments made on my last blog and in other outlets where it was posted didn't calm me down much. Too many folks are still asking me to be patient and wait for changes... Read more >> Need your meeting ‘summarized’? I’ve got your guy! Dale Irvin has trademarked himself the Professional Summarizer, and I have to believe he’s the best in the biz. Okay, he’s possibly the only one in the biz, but if you’re hosting a convention or event... Read more >> Making Good Maybe you’ve built the bike and donated it to a needy child during a meeting program, or pounded some nails to help construct a house for a cash-strapped family before or after a convention. Sure, it felt good —as it should —to give back to the community... Read more >> Test Drive On the face of it, leaving the driving to attendees is a great concept. Meeting planners avoid a variety of logistics issues inherent with flying and gleeful attendees bypass airports with long lines, security hassles, add-on costs... Read more >> Perfection in Paradise? The Kahala Hotel & Resort has announced its Perfect Meeting and Incentive Package for group travel in 2013. The Kahala’s Perfect Meeting and Incentive Package is priced starting at $295 per night (subject to group room availability, Run of House category.)... Read more >> Site Scene Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa unveiled a new gaming and entertainment zone, adding 500 electronic games and 15 table games. The expansion replaced a portion of the facility that was destroyed in a 2011 blizzard. Later this year, a 10-story hotel will open, increasing the Hard Rock’s room count to 456... Read more >> Myrtle Beach Buzzing With ’13 Activity - 1/23/12 Big Easy Attraction Debuts $35 Million Boeing Center - 1/16/12 Disney World Unveils ‘Next Generation’ Elements - 1/9/12 Global Sustainable Tourism Council To Select 2nd Set of Early Adopter Destinations - 12/26/12 ‘Green Neighborhood’ in Nashville Welcomes New Hotel - 12/19/12 San Antonio Resort Begins $35 Million Makeover - 12/12/12 Grove Park Inn Celebrates Centennial - 12/5/12 Hilton Head Resort Shows Off Room Upgrades - 11/28/12 Puerto Rico Adds Pizzazz to Hilton Ponce - 11/21/12 Regal Reinvention for Miami Hotel - 11/14/12 January 30, 2013 The verdict is in: Experts weigh in with their opinions on 2013 trends. Meetings Focus sat down with key meetings industry suppliers to discover how they see 2013 shaping up. Originally broadcast LIVE from PCMA’s Convening Leaders. Cooking Up Creative F&B Wed. February 13, 2013 In this webinar, you will learn how meeting planners and chefs can work together to control costs and develop menus that meet the needs of varying ethnic and cultural diversity, as well as diets and special needs. You’ll also learn techniques to improve the accuracy of your guarantees and what to look for in food function contracts.