Popular Palm Springs Resort Plans Upgrade

PALM SPRINGS, Calif.Tribute Portfolio, the newest collection of independent hotels from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., announced the

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SmartAsset Reveals Top U.S. Cities for Conferences

In an effort to provide cost-saving choices and advice, SmartAsset, a financial technology company reported the

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Bay Area Casino Begins $175M Expansion

ROHNERT PARK, Calif.The leadership of the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria broke ground on a $175 million expansion of the

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Cruz’ing Ahead

Santa Cruz is buzzing with new group optionsThe popular California beachfront town of Santa Cruz has announced some new and upcoming of doings that

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Good News in New Orleans

 NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans hosted 4.9 million visitors in the first half of 2012, an increase of two percent over the same period in 2011

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Drive-Time

Meetings Focus recently reached out to the industry in order to share a sharper picture of the driveto meetings landscape. What defines an event or

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Convention Centers Are Making Bold New Statements

Goodbye big-box, bunkeresque venues. Hello green rooftop micro-environments, wellness spaces and hip street-party-scapes with food trucks and

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Orlando Meetings Hub Tabs New GM

ORLANDOJohn Luke has been appointed general manager at the 1,400-room

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Nevada’s group business is thriving across the state

By measures including billions in capital improvements, year-over-year group growth and rising national awareness of its meetings strengths beyond

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San Diego Kimpton Debuts Surf-Inspired Rooms

SAN DIEGOKimpton’s Hotel Palomar San Diego unveiled its 50-room surf-

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Houston CVB Turns to Marriott for New President

HOUSTONMike Waterman, a hospitality veteran with more than 26 years in the industry, has been named the new president of the

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Dani Admassu, Silverado Resort & Spa - Napa, CA

What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?A well-staffed concierge desk versus typical front desk staff not very

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Going Places

CaliforniaTerry Haney will serve as general manager for Inn at the Presidio, which is expected to open in April,

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The Bay Area bursts with new properties and venues

Stretching from the vineyards of Napa Valley to the tech hubs of Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area encompasses a vast assortment of

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West Upgrades & Openings (Feb. 2015)

California The Concourse Hotel at Los Angeles Airport will debut a new event lawn this spring as part of an ongoing renovation

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West Upgrades & Openings (Feb. 2015)

California The Concourse Hotel at Los Angeles

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Bay Area Weathers Historic Rainstorm

SAN FRANCISCOThe San Francisco Bay Area, battered by brutal rainstorms in recent days, appears to have emerged relatively unscathed by the historic

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Arizona

Arizona is the kind of place groups could visit again and again and each time take away something different. There are new offerings in and around

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San Diego Navigates Convention Center Setback

SAN DIEGOOn Friday, August 1, the financing plan for the Phase III Expansion of the San Diego Convention Center was ruled invalid by a state appeals

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New Standards and Changes in the Incentive Travel Industry Post-Pandemic

With the transition into what many hope will be a post-pandemic world comes change and adaptation, and not one area of life has gone unaffected.

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Resorts & Incentives Trends Level Up as Travel Returns