Grand Rapids is enjoying an increasingly intriguing culinary scene that sets the table for delicious meetings. Cooking and cocktail classes,

In the 1960s, the Beach Boys started telling the story of Southern California’s slice of the Pacific Ocean in their catchy pop tunes. Good

Michigan is composed of very different destinations, including bustling cities like Detroit and Grand Rapids, college-town charmers such as Ann Arbor

The Northern California Coast is one of those places whose surroundings look as though they popped off a postcard at every turn. From lovely downtown

I’ve been involved in the meetings industry for more than 45 years. In all those years, a month hasn’t gone by that the cost of coffee (and AV and

The past few years have felt like a rollercoaster ride for independent meeting planners, never quite knowing what the next curve will bring. In this

Straddling the Kansas and Missouri rivers, Kansas City is a bistate metro area of 2 million people encompassing Missouri’s largest city and

For anyone looking for reasons to choose Hawaii as a meetings destination, there are two big ones to consider: value and quality. Not only are there

Surrounded as they are by centuries-old pueblos and dramatic high-desert landscape, it’s little wonder that Northern New Mexico’s triple

When it comes to down-home culture and entertainment, Mississippi has it all. The state is home to the soul-searching sounds of Delta blues as well

There’s a lot going on in what some might consider a small area—Pittsburgh and the surrounding region of Western Pennsylvania. This

American foundation and cornerstone, the Commonwealth of Virginia has written many pivotal chapters of our proud heritage. As the birthplace of a

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When it comes to growing the nation’s economy, farmers likely will be planting the seeds. And that is likely to mean increasing revenue from

Alaska is celebrating 50 years of statehood in 2009, and in the year of its golden anniversary visitors will find commemorative events that augment

A Maryland tourism tagline, “So Many Things to Do, So Close Together,” wonderfully describes the geographically small yet diverse and

Everyone knows everything is bigger in Texas, and destinations in the state’s central and western regions provide groups with big perspectives

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