Louisiana
Live! Hotel Louisiana is a newly opened $270 million property located along the Red River and marks the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier area. The hotel features 549 rooms and suites, 47,000 square feet of gaming space and 30,000 square feet of dining and entertainment space.
Live! Hotel Louisiana also has multiple onsite restaurants and culinary options, including the Sports & Social sports bar, the PBR Cowboy Bar, the Asian-themed Luk Fu restaurant, The Prime Rib restaurant and the Ridotto Grand Cafe. The property has a 25,000-square-foot event center that can accommodate up to 1,170 attendees, along with prefunction space and an executive boardroom.
North Carolina
La Bodega by Cúrate is a multifunctional event venue and restaurant in Asheville that recently underwent a reimagining of its event space. La Bodega features two floors and a flexible layout that can accommodate up to 90 seated attendees or up to 125 for a standing reception on its second floor, and can accommodate a total of 175 attendees between its first and second floors.
The venue also has an in-house catering and bar service that offers Spanish cuisine such as classic tapas and popular pintxos like Pan Con Tomate, Croquetas and Pulpo a la Plancha. All of the food at La Bodega is curated by chef Katie Button and the menus can be tailored to a specific event. The space will also offer interactive F&B experiences such as Sangria making and Jamón carving.
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Texas
Over the past two years, the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa has experienced an ongoing renovation project, completing a full refurbishment of its guest rooms and meeting spaces in 2023 and updates to its onsite dining outlets in 2024. This year the resort will debut new accommodations and amenities, including a two-acre water feature and a new event venue.
The resort’s new indoor-outdoor event venue will add 5,600 square feet of meeting space to the property and feature high-vaulted ceilings, large windows and glass doors that open to a patio and ceremony lawn overlooking the new Crystal Lagoon water feature.
The Moran CITYCENTRE, a hotel located in the heart of Houston’s CITYCENTRE cultural hub, completed a multimillion-dollar renovation that features a new front desk, lobby bar, terrace space and ground level entrance along with refreshed rooms and expanded meeting spaces.
The property has 10,000 square feet of meeting space spread across 15 venues, including the newly revitalized Pecos Junior Ballroom, which is able to accommodate up to 180 attendees and includes a full-service granite and marble bar, dedicated catering kitchen and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the hotel’s pool.
An Aerial Adventure
The Ritz Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, a lakefront resort located 85 miles east of Atlanta that offers a diverse range of year-round group activities, added two new experiences at the Sandy Creek Sporting Grounds: the Aerial Adventure Course and a Falconry experience. The Aerial Adventure Course is an adventure course through the treetops that features 18 obstacles and five ziplines that allow attendees to soar through the trees to take in the natural environment.
The resort also added a Falconry experience that provides the opportunity to learn about the ancient sport from experienced falconers. Participants will be able to get an up-close look at several species of hawks, falcons and owls, along with discussions on the history of falconry. Both experiences can be customized for group events such as teambuilding activities, leadership development programs and incentive trips.
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee includes 257 guest rooms along with a 27,000-square-foot spa and fitness center and 63,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space that can accommodate up to 600 attendees. The resort also offers access to 90 holes of championship golf, unique F&B venues and a host of other outdoor activities.
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