Tips of the Trade: Event Offers

Your corporate entertainment company should provide you with not only a list of headliners, but also their photo, biography and possibly their

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Kempinski Gives Details on Cuba Luxury Hotel

HAVANA, CubaKempinski Hotels announced it will open its first hotel in Cuba in the second quarter of 2017. The 

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Noteworthy - West November 2010

The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) issued a statement cautioning exhibition facilities against taking audiovisual and

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Vegas Still Dealing

During the first half of this year, Las Vegas’s total visitors climbed back 1.9 percent over the same period last year. In March it started to

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MPI Hails Mietkiewicz as Planner of the Year

MINNEAPOLISMeeting Professionals International (MPI) announced the selection of Robyn Mietkiewicz as Meeting Planner of the Year at its

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Cobo Center Wraps $2M Wi-Fi Upgrade

DETROITClaude Molinari, general manager of SMG/Cobo Center, announced the completion of a two-million-dollar technology upgrade for

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The Competitive Edge: Leveraging Intellectual Capital and Business Intelligence for Exceptional Events

In today’s rapidly evolving event landscape, meeting planners must go beyond conventional approaches to create truly distinctive experiences.

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How to Combat Hotel Room Piracy

Industry attorney Barbara F. Dunn offers the following ways to keep pirates away from your room block:More Coverage

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New Site Showcases GSA Per Diem Rates

WASHINGTON,D.C. Government lodging provider Per Diem Hotels has launched a new global travel site for booking hotels at 2013 per diem rates.

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PA Convention Center Faces More Union Conflicts

PHILADELPHIAThe Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority has unanimously approved a plan that will allow exhibitors great flexibility in setting up

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BCEC Hotel Plan Gets Pushback

BOSTON A pending measure in the Massachusetts state legislature that would lift a prohibition on the construction of hotels near the Boston

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Hotel May Open Atop Hawaii CC

HONOLULU Could a hotel be developed on top of the Hawaii Convention Center Hawaii Convention Center? That is the question Hawaii lawmakers are

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Former DMO Execs Bring New Tech to Industry

SPOKANE, Wash. Two former destination management organizations CEOs, and long-time industry leaders, have formed a new marketing company to serve

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Arizona's Dove Mountain Resort Sold

MARANA, Ariz.Cottonwood Properties and HSL Properties announced the formation of a new partnership that has completed the purchase of

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Other Shoe Drops: Hilton Cuts Commissions

Hilton Hotels & Resorts has followed

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Albany and Saratoga Springs step up offerings

It’s been 15 years since then-Mayor Gerald Jennings convened the task force that solicited the first proposals for a new-build convention

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PA Convention Center Resolves Labor Dispute

PHILADELPHIAThe Pennsylvania Convention Center and the labor force agreed last night to a one-year collective bargaining agreement extension with a 2

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Regent Cruises to launch Seven Seas Explorer in 2016

MIAMIRegent Seven Seas Cruises entered into a definitive contract with Italy’s

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New MPI Program Sparks Planner Outcry

DALLASMeetings Professional International (MPI)

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How Cvent Going Public (Again) Will Impact the Meetings Industry

Hospitality industry tech giant Cvent went public December 9. It’s the second time the Tysons Corner, Virginia, company has become a publicly traded

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Cvent at Nasdaq launch.