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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

California The Concourse Hotel at Los Angeles

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

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

Over a century ago, when Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920, thousands of formerly legal bars and saloons almost always catering only to men

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

The setting, climate and activity offerings of the coastal cities of Orange County provide that iconic Endless Summer atmosphere that lives in the

NEW YORKPark South Hotel in New York

Silicon Valley is known the world over as a place where innovation thrives and technological advancements are made, a place where very smart people

"We're known for our oysters, organic farming, and our cheese," says Christine Bohlke, sales and marketing director with the Marin CVB. "There has

CaliforniaThe Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage is scheduled to

SAN DIEGO, Calif.Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, Calif., has been accepted into Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The resort was also