Hotel Site Inspection Checklist

When considering hosting your next meeting or event at a hotel property, it’s imperative you conduct an in-person site inspection, if possible.

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Mobile Meets Meetings

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Industry Leader Joan Eisenstodt Announces ‘Retirement’

After a meetings industry career that has lasted nearly 50 years, Joan Eisenstodt announced she is dramatically scaling back her work.Like many in

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Two photos of Joan Eisenstodt at meetings industry events.

Tips for Organizing a Hotel-Based CSR Program

Jo Licata, community projects manager with the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, shares some actionable tips for planners looking to add a

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Meetings Wellness Guru Lee Papa Shares Her Vision of the Future

Over the last decade, I have had gut feelings about certain trends that came fully to fruition. Some I acted on and others I did not, if it was not

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Eat, Pray, Love: Traveling the World and Making an Impact

Is it safe to host meetings abroad? Third generation incentive travel professional Ashley Lawson, VP of business partnerships at Achieve Incentives

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First JW Marriott Marquis Debuts in Miami

The JW Marriott Marquis, the first hotel in the JW Marriott brand to have the “Marquis” designation, opened in a mixed-use complex in

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A Major Renovation in Phoenix, Plus New Properties in California and Mexico

Stay up to date on the latest venue openings and property renovations, including these found in the West.Arizona The newly renovated

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How to Create Diversity and Inclusion in Your Meeting Settings and F&B

Tracy Stuckrath of thrive! meetings + events shares three 

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Atlanta Hotel Opens Next to Georgia International CC and Airport

The Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway, a new hotel next to the Georgia International Convention Center and connected to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta

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How to Earn Loyalty Points for Booking Meetings at Four Major Hotel Chains

Earning loyalty points for booking meetings and events within one hotel chain provides a number of advantages for planners, from free room nights to

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The Austin Convention Center Is Back

Events are back in a big way in Downtown Austin, and the Austin Convention Center is incredibly proud to be a part of it! Our team is back to doing

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Howard Givner

After running a meetings and events company for 20 years, Howard Givner developed a keen eye for the trials planners at all levels face.“The

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Austin Welcomes Hotel ZaZa to Warehouse District

Z Resorts debuted Hotel ZaZa Austin in downtown’s Warehouse

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Impress your foodie attendees

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PCMA Convening Leaders Draws a Respectable, and Masked, Crowd to Las Vegas

Update: On January 25, PCMA issued a final health and safety update indicating a total of 96 positive COVID-19 cases

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When You Get a Seat at the Table, Pull Up Another Chair

How can we transform society’s limiting scarcity mindset into a culture that values abundance and collaboration over competition? Megan Henshall,

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Celebrity Cruises Unveils Mobile Gaming App

LAS VEGAS Celebrity Cruises and Cantor Gaming have partnered to create the industry's first cruise gaming app. Guests can download the Cantor

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Going Green - MidAmerica March/April 2010

As we march into 2010, it seems like a good time to think about some sustainable resolutions we can concentrate on achieving by the end of the year.

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4 Fantastic Off-Site Venues for Groups Meeting in Aurora, Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, is expanding rapidly and so are its off-site event venue options. Popular spaces include two updated airplane

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