Embracing Our Future

The meetings industry is continually striving to improve and enhance the status of meeting planning as a profession. All of the industry associations

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Executive Decisions

More CoverageSeven Deadly Sins of Executive Retreats

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A Suite Deal

 If there is any trend that has dominated the hotel industry in recent years, it’s that a hotel is not just a hotel. More often than not, any

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Executive Decisions

More CoverageSeven Deadly Sins of Executive Retreats

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A Suite Deal

 If there is any trend that has dominated the hotel industry in recent years, it’s that a hotel is not just a hotel. More often than not, any

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Las Vegas Mainstays and New Entrants Keep the Group Market Rolling in 2022

“Who knew that paradise looked like this?” said Mick Jagger exuberantly to the crowd during last November’s sold-out Rolling Stones concert at

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Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones Performs in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium.

Las Vegas Mainstays and New Entrants Keep the Group Market Rolling in 2022

“Who knew that paradise looked like this?” said Mick Jagger exuberantly to the crowd during last November’s sold-out Rolling Stones concert at

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Bargain Hunt

If you think the hospitality and meetings industry took a hit after the events of 9/11, take a look at what’s happening now. Industry analysts

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Pandemic Update: 5 Industry Experts Chime in on the State of the Industry

With vaccines being widely distributed and local governments relaxing restrictions on gatherings, it seems the thaw is on in the meetings and events

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2018 Sustainable Events Trends: Zero Waste, Service Projects and Partner Collaboration

The ways in which events are becoming sustainable, sometimes to the goal of zero waste, are increasingly innovative and exciting.“We’re in a

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‘Power’ Trip: Live From San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico may have lost power for a well-publicized few hours last week, but I could feel nothing but electricity from the moment I landed on

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Salamander’s Sheila C. Johnson Is a Success Story for the Ages

When Sheila C. Johnson purchased Palm Harbor, Fla.’s failing Innisbrook Golf

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W Hotels Plans Downtown L.A. Debut

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After Hurricane Matthew, The Coastal Carolinas bounce back

Last October, after first wreaking havoc across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew threatened continuing destruction in at least five Southeastern

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Hospitality Industry Ballot Measures to Keep an Eye On

This list of ballot and related issues has been compiled by me, Joan Eisenstodt, and is by no means meant to be inclusive. In the comments section,

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Benchmark Notes Teambuilding Trends

Destination-influenced culinary, outdoor and adventure activities that encourage group participation, challenge individuals and inspire collaborative

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Time-tested venues offer authentic cuisine

As the saying goes, the story of the world is found on the plate, and that’s never truer than today. Courtesy of globalization and advanced

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10 Stunning Outdoor Venues for Meetings at ALHI Properties

It’s no secret that planners have had to get creative amid the pandemic to keep business going. That includes in the outdoors, where it hasn’t been

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Outdoor Meeting Venues on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel

Located in Southwest Florida on the Gulf of Mexico,

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Kayaking in The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel

Today’s CVBs are ready to do whatever it takes

Amid today’s technological explosion one might expect most ramped-up CVB services to focus on mobile offerings, on-site tech assistance and

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