IMEX America Unveils Education Offerings

New insights into innovation, "white space culture" and purposeful meetings are among the themes IMEX has outlined for its education program at

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Noble Investment Obtains Four Ohio Marriotts

CLEVELAND, OhioNoble Investment Group ("Noble") recently acquired four Residence Inn by Marriott hotels within the greater Cleveland, Ohio, metro

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Key Notes: Rock On!

Are You Ready to Rock?!? Yes, I know, it’s a redundant question, gentle reader, but we’re cranking up the amps to

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Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa Announces Completion of $50 Million Renovation to Guest Rooms and Meeting Spaces

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, an award-winning resort nestled in the Texas Hill Country and just 20 minutes from downtown San Antonio

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Five Secrets to Great Events

The National Conference Center has unveiled five secrets to knock the socks off your meeting attendees.  According to Eric Whitson, director of

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Mobile Meets Meetings

Remember when it was the height of rudeness to be pecking away on your smart phone while in a meeting session? Well, the days of even intermittent

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Next Best Thing to Being There

When planners can’t go on-site to review and analyze a prospective venue for a meeting or event, it’s imperative to use a combination of

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Marriott and PCMA Talk Next-Gen Trends

Marriott and PCMA assembled a group of experts from various fields—not necessarily within the meetings industry—to discuss their thoughts

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What's Ahead

More CoverageHigh TechWhat kind of tech

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Florida's group market is soaring to new heights

Well-founded optimism has Florida feeling pretty good about itself. When it comes to the future of tourism and by extension, the future of meetings

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Lessons Learned From the Pandemic Experience, According to Meetings Industry Leaders

The path forward is often paved by lessons learned from the past. As meetings and events industry professionals work to navigate through the pandemic

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From Chatbots to Ultra-Healthy F&B: IACC’s Mark Cooper Sheds Light on the Latest Meetings Trends

Meetings, like the world around them, are changing at warp speed, and keeping up on the latest trends is imperative for planners wishing to cater to

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Hotel RL Spokane Completes Conversion

SPOKANE, Wash.Inspired by Spokane's local culture, Hotel RL Spokane at the

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The Path to a Successful Tomorrow

Preparing meetings and events industry professionals for the business

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Interview With 3 Hospitality Industry Educators

Three professors in our industry graciously gave their time to help us understand what they teach now and what we may need as part of the curriculum

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IMEX Group Hires New COO

IMEX Group has hired Gary Coombs as its new chief operating officer (COO).  Coombs’ role is a new addition to the IMEX Group and created as part

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Industry Tech Companies Merge

Certain Software, based here, and Brisbane, Australia-based Amlink Technologies merged under the Certain Software umbrella. Certain Software

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Aloft Brand Debuts in Western Canada

CALGARY, AlbertaStarwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of Aloft Calgary University, the first of its cutting-edge Aloft brand hotels

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After Lanyon Merger, Cvent Builds for the Future

Cvent, the market leader in event management technology solutions, added even more muscle when it merged with Lanyon Solutions in November following

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Cleveland’s Convention Center Campus Keeps Getting Better!

Just when you thought Cleveland’s Convention Center Campus couldn’t get better, we added new amenities, building additions, Cleveland

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