Informa-UBM Confirm Plans to Merge, Creating World’s Largest Exhibition Company

British company Informa formally offered $5.5 billion in a cash-stock deal for London-

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Chicago Meetings Hotel Joins Benchmark Luxury Collection

CHICAGOBenchmark Hospitality International has announced the addition of Chicagoland’s elegant Hotel Arista to its Personal Luxury Resorts

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New Venue Openings and Renovations in Washington State (2021)

By lifting all restrictions on June 30—with a

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Ruby River Hotel in Spokane

Convene Forges into Virginia with New Venue

TYSONS, Va.Convene, which claims to be the nation’s fastest-growing network of conference centers, has arrived in Northern Virginia opening its

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Starwood Makes Plans for Element Orlando

ORLANDOStarwood Hotels & Resorts says its trailblazing Element brand is picking up momentum in Florida and is currently making plans for an

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Evaluating differences between luxury hotel properties

Is it possible to fairly evaluate and judge the differences between luxury hotel properties? The AAA organization thinks they can with its AAA

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Aloft and Element Team Up in Miami

MIAMIStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced that its trailblazing Element brand is gaining momentum in Florida with plans for a second

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Planner’s Perspective: Diane Cline

Event Manager // SPIE // Bellingham, Wash. www.spie.orgDescribe your meeting. SPIE is an international society

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Key Notes: Social engineering?

We’ve got some real Social Media star power gracing our cover this month, with the original Apple chief evangelist, Guy Kawasaki, posing for

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Major Texas Developments Keep Pace With Tourism Growth

Small is not in the Texas vocabulary, and that includes tourism, with 115 million domestic visitors delivering $193.8 billion in economic impact last

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Sofitel Opens Sydney Darling Harbour Hotel

SYDNEY, AustraliaSofitel Sydney Darling

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Key Notes: 2014, Here We Come!

Welcome to 2014—we’ve got a raft of educational content floating your way this year. Let’s start with our popular Meetings Focus

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South Upgrades + Openings (Nov. 2017)

FloridaThe Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort wrapped a three-year

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Unique Theme for New Chicago Hotel

CHICAGOThe new Kinzie Hotel  at 20 West Kinzie Street in Chicago recently announced details pertaining to its February 2014 opening in the space

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Latest+Greatest: South Carolina

Hilton HeadThis summer, the Hilton Head Marriott Resort and Spa

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Happenings - Las Vegas

More CoverageCVB Contacts - Las Vegas

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Hotel and meeting venue news around the world (October 2013)

Australia The boutique 1888 Hotel opened in Sydney, with

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Bank jobs

Some of California’s most popular venues were never intended to host events. Thanks to a trend for imaginative reuse, former banks, utility

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GBTA to Partner With MPI at Frankfurt Event

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and

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Sydney is investing big in its meetings future

Like the animated light, video and music spectacle that dances on the sails of the Sydney Opera House and other structures during the annual 18-day

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