Senior contributor Jeff Heilman discovers Detroit’s transformation during a recent visit to the Motor City, exploring new developments, historic makeovers and more for meetings and events. 

For groups, South Texas’s long legacy of stewardship offers unparalleled educational, ecotourism—and enjoyment—opportunities via year-round birding activities. 

Today, the cradle of the Strip is experiencing an ongoing multibillion-dollar revival. Not all the gaps are filled and there’s room to grow, but for groups, an emerging campus of historic and new venues offers a renewed sense of cohesion, community and curb appeal.

Las Vegas executives from on and off the Strip detail the elevated perception of Vegas as a group destination and how it’s keeping the momentum and excitement high. 

Steakhouse culture is alive and well in Las Vegas, with many classic staples and celebrity-driven restaurants offering private dining rooms and buyouts for visiting groups. 

Leaders in New Jersey’s key markets detail the remarkable success of sporting events, and potential for all events, in the state.

Las Vegas has a long and storied history as the former "Atomic City USA". Find out more about Las Vegas' history with nuclear weapons testing, how the city leveraged that testing in its tourism marketing campaigns, and how that history still influences Las Vegas' offerings to groups today. 

This compact, walkable historic center in Rhode Island is the proverbial small package loaded with good offerings for leisure and business visitors alike.   

Here are examples of how East Coast gaming destinations invest for food and beverage success—future talent included—to stay ahead.

From culinary experiences to new hotels and intellectual capital, Washington, D.C. offers meetings and events the whole package.