Site Selection & Inspection: Rethinking the Basics

What we must know now to select appropriate destinations and sites for meetings continues to change. From 2020 on, meetings were impacted by COVID

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NBTA Releases Corporate Travel Report

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) released a report that found nearly 85 percent of firms surveyed decreasing their travel spending

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Planner Survey Spotlights Major Challenges

ORLANDO Destination Marketing Association International’s (DMAI) empowerMINT initiative has conducted its second annual Meeting Planner Survey

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Starwood Ups the Ante in Buyout Contest

Thought the Marriott-Starwood merger was a done deal? Better think again.Starwood Hotels & Resorts determined that a Chinese-led investor group

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Waldorf Astoria N.Y. Set to Begin Restoration

NEW YORKAnbang Insurance Group’s New York office and AECOM Tishman announced the first phase of construction work to renovate and restore the

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KC Voters Approve $1B Airport Terminal

KANSAS CITY, Mo.Voters in Kansas City, Mo., approved a plan to spend $1 billion to replace the current layout of the Kansas City International

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41 Hyatt Hotels Hit by Data Breach

Hyatt Hotels revealed last week (Thurs., Oct. 12) that its payment systems were breached, exposing credit card data from 41 hotels in 11 countries.

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Checking In

What will the meetings industry look like in 2020? A huge demographic shift is occurring in the business world, which naturally shakes down to the

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Hyatt Again Prevails Against Labor

SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board has cited leaders of UniteHere Local 2, which represents Hyatt

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Hyatt Prevails in Charges Against Chicago Unions

CHICAGO The Chicago area Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board has found merit in Hyatt’s unfair labor practice charges

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U.S. Travel Responds to SCOTUS on Travel Ban

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President Jonathan Grella issued a statement in

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U.S. Travel Reacts to Second Electronics Ban

The U.S. Travel Association commented on

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On the Scene: Sea Island, Ga., Offers Luxury and Elegance

A visit to Sea Island resort has been on my bucket list for some time, but I could never have imagined the sense of luxury and genuine hospitality

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Agreement Reached for Nashville CC Hotel

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Omni Hotels & Resorts reached a definitive development agreement to build a new

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Noteworthy - East October 2010

Key findings of the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AH&LA) 2010 Lodging Survey indicate that hotels are becoming greener,

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Richer Departs Miss. Gulf Coast CVB

Steve Richer is retiring from his position as executive director of the Mississippi Gulf Coast CVB to do consulting work with the Kansas City, Mo.-

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Ocean City, MD: Stress-Free Planning Process

Ocean City, MD's Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Convention

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WEC 2019 Event Recap: Strongest Attendance in 10 Years, MPI Ups Human Trafficking Fight

MPI World Education Congress (WEC)

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Nashville Meetings Hotel Wrapping Revamp

NASHVILLEIn February of 2014, the Renaissance Nashville Hotel will complete its $20 million guest room renovation. Accommodations will include 673

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Erin Andrews Awarded $55M in Hotel Lawsuit

Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews was awarded $55 million on Monday, March 7, after the jury sided with her in a highly publicized court case against

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