West Upgrades & Openings (Jan. 2015)

Alaska A new TownePlace Suites opened in Anchorage. The 114-

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Spirited Takeaways

More CoverageWine and BeerGifting the group

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Adam Crisafulli

Executive Chef, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach,

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On the Scene at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas

On November 15, 2001, Pamela Anderson, Joe Pesci, Samuel L. Jackson and other stars attended the ribbon-cutting of a trailblazing casino-resort

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Aerial view Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas

Shattering Conventions: Mutants on Trial at S.D. Comic Fest

Mutants. In so many Marvel Comics and summer blockbusters they can read minds, walk through walls and harness the forces of magnetism to destroy the

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Building Boom in San Diego

If a planner could mold the perfect meetings destination, what might it include? A city large enough for culture, cuisine and sizeable hotel blocks

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Huntington Beach Breaks Ground on Chic Meetings Hotel

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.From Wi-Fi by the pool to wetsuits in the rooms, a new luxury hotel being built in Huntington Beach is expected to add a

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InterContinental San Diego Celebrates Grand Opening

The InterContinental San Diego officially opened with help

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Checking Out

he Disneyland Resort is pulling out lots of goodies—about $1 billion worth—from Mickey’s sorcerer hat to attract meetings business

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Case Study: Visit Anaheim | LuLaRoe’s Vision ’17

Group: LuLaRoeEvent: Vision ’17Date

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Wine Country Meetings

Rivaling its popularity as a beverage, wine has become a phenomenal draw for tourism, including meetings. Production tours, cave dinners and team-

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Cannabis-Themed Event Venue Prepares to Open in Las Vegas

CANNABITION, "an elevated immersive experience," is a cannabis-themed meeting and event venue opening soon in Las Vegas. The venue is a part of the

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The Entrance to CANNABITION at Planet 13 Entertainment Complex Photo Credit CANNABITION

Going Places

British Columbia Victoria Verpoorte was named director of sales and marketing of the Fairmont Chateau

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Noble House Acquires Napa Hotel

Noble House & Resorts took over management of the River Terrace Inn in downtown Napa, Calif., making it the first acquisition in Northern

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Wine Country Meetings

Wine Country truly has the makings of its own nation, at least as far as the size of its ever-growing footprint and vast cultural influence. Long-

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San Francisco's East Bay

A region that once stood in the shadow of its ritzy neighbor across the water, San Francisco’s East Bay is casting shadows of its own with a

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L.A.: The Valleys

More CoveragePick ThreeSurrounded by hills and

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Orange County Is a Healthy Haven for Groups

With more than 12,000 acres of open expanse in Irvine and 42 miles of uninterrupted coastline, Orange County has plenty of space for attendees to

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Trendsetter Tuesday: Where Does Javier Cano Find the Time to Be So Awesome and Inspiring?

Native Los Angeleno Javier Cano wears many hats, from overseeing 10 hotels in Greater Los Angeles, including LA LIVE’s JW Marriott and The Ritz-

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Graphic of Javier Cano Trendsetter Tuesday podcast.

Resort Breaks Ground in San Diego County

Construction is under way on what will be the first new resort property in California since 2008, the 215-room Hilton Carlsbad Resort & Spa in

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