EventsAir Taps Donegan-Ryan as CEO

Australian events management software company EventsAIR named Seattle-based events industry veteran Mathew Donegan-Ryan as its CEO, following what is

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 Matthew Donegan-Ryan, CEO, EventsAir

Hilton Acquires Loews Madison Hotel in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.Hilton announced that the Loews Madison Hotel will join Hilton Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio as

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5 Only-in-Montana Venues for Corporate Meetings and Retreats

Montana has seen a surge in tourism in recent years. More people are discovering the treasures within its national parks—others may have watched

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The Lodge at Whitefish Lake exterior

IBTM Presents American Meetings Research

BALTIMORE The IBTM global meetings industry research presented its first report on the Americas at AIBTM in Baltimore last week with the highlights

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Austin Steps Up its Game

AUSTIN As Austin gets set for an influx of new hotels, some of the area's existing hotel properties are undergoing remodeling projects to stay

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New U.S. Travel Chair Spotlights Meetings

WASHINGTON, D.C. Rossi Ralenkotter, president & CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, has called for a new national agenda

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Attendee Travel Monitoring Eased By New Tech Tool

DULUTH, Ga. Group Travel Partners, the group air specialty firm based in the Atlanta, Ga. area, has rolled out a real-time itinerary monitoring

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New Conrad for Chicago

CHICAGOConrad Hotels & Resorts, Geller Investment Co., LLC, and Wanxiang America Real Estate Group announced plans to open a new Conrad Chicago,

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Geoff Ballotti

The U.S. Travel Association on Monday announced Geoff Ballotti, president and CEO of Wyndham

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Conrad San Luis Potosi Opens in Mexico

SAN LUIS POTOSI, San Luis Potosi, MexicoConrad Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of

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The Z: In-Person Events Can Overcome Talent Acquisition Challenges and Generational Biases

Early in the morning on a Wednesday in October, while more than 17,000 meetings industry professionals swarmed the IMEX America tradeshow floor at

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The Z: In-Person Events Can Overcome Talent Acquisition Challenges and Generational Biases

Las Vegas charges forward with new projects and expansions

With the shift on from “attending” to “actively participating” in meetings and leaving informed, inspired and with stories to

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Pittsburgh Looks Ahead

In Pittsburgh it’s the year 2022. Or at least VisitPITTSBURGH is planning like it is. The city’s convention and visitors bureau recently

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Onal Kucuk

PHOENIXThe Camby, Arizona’s first hotel from Marriott International’s Autograph

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Kenneth Zahn, Jr.

SYLACAUGA, Ala.Kenneth Zahn, Jr. has been appointed to director of sales at Pursell Farms, a 3

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Mandalay Bay Unveils Plans for $100 Million Renovation

Already standing as the fifth-largest convention center in the U.S., Mandalay Bay shared plans for its $100-million renovation of the 2.1-million-

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Mandalay Bay Convention Center Prefunction Space

Marriott Donates $3 Million to Cornell

ITHACA, N.Y.The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation donated $3 million to the Cornell University of Hotel Administration to name the

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Geoff Ballotti Named U.S. Travel National Chair

WASHINGTON, D.C.The U.S. Travel Association on Monday announced Geoff Ballotti, president and

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Will AI Save San Francisco From the ‘Doom Loop?’

While reports of San Francisco’s “Doom Loop,” the sensationalistic catchphrase for the city’s seeming economic death spiral, may be a media-fueled

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Starwood CEO Steps Down

STAMFORD, Conn.Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced that Frits van Paasschen has resigned by mutual agreement with the Board of

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