Ritz-Carlton Makes Plans for Pearl Island

GULF OF PANAMARitz-Carlton is expanding its collection of Reserve hotels with plans to open a luxury sanctuary on Pearl Island, a private island

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Cultural attractions in Texas give groups the Lone Star-brand experience

If Texans share one defining characteristic, it is the spirit of independence. Otherwise, the Texan cultural pulse feels like numerous heartbeats at

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Largest Ever IMEX America Kicks Off in Las Vegas

IMEX America 2018 opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 16, highlighting

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How Groups Can Meet and Play in Frisco, Texas

The fast-growing Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex city of Frisco, Texas, is rapidly ascending as a meetings destination, welcoming the sprawling Omni PGA

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Coronavirus Context: Michael Dominguez Shares His View

[Editor’s note: This information was accurate at the time of publishing, March 5, 2020. For updated data regarding the COVID-19 pandemic

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Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Adds Meeting Space With the Unveiling of the Gran Destino Tower

Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort unveiled its Gran Destino Tower on July 9, 2019. Along with 545 guest rooms, this new tower boasts one-of-a-

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IMEX Update: Marriott CMO Talks Hotel Strikes, Commission Cuts and Moving Forward

With some 6,700 hotels and resorts across the globe since its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and a new one opening every 14 hours,

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Millennials and Meetings Design

The U.S. Census Bureau made it official a few weeks ago: Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now outnumber Baby Boomers

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Good Vibrations: Tap Your Attendees' Brain Waves

Bishop-McCann's new 

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Good Vibrations: Tap Your Attendees' Brain Waves

Bishop-McCann's new 

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Making Memories

Have a small group? Why not put them in a small hotel? Most meeting destinations in the West have a solid selection of boutique properties—

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How Live Theatre Can Be Brought to Meetings

I first met Ken Fischer not long after I moved to D.C. in 1978. He was just leaving his job at the Institute for Educational Leadership to establish

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Milwaukee Meetings Are Getting a Major Makeover

When the now-complete Baird Center expansion broke ground in late 2021, it marked the beginning of something even bigger for Milwaukee’s meetings

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Hard Decisions, Leadership Lessons and the Road Ahead

Season 3, Episode 1 Featured Guest: Michael Massari, Chief Sales Officer, Caesars Entertainment What are

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Stacey Knoppel, Director of Convention Management, Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Events DC, the official convention and sports authority of the District of Columbia, announced the hiring of Stacey Knoppel as director of convention

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Convention Centers Filling Unlikely Role As Election Hubs

Convention centers have been some of the venues hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many sitting empty since March due to government

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The EVS team at the MCC mailed out more than 114,000 vote-by-mail ballots to voters in Minneapolis on the first day of early voting, September 18.

Bethesda North Marriott Completes Renovation

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Case Study: Visit Buffalo Niagara | GWA Annual Conference & Expo

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Christine Roberts Resigns From MPI Foundation

Embattled MPI Foundation Executive Director Christine Roberts

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Central East Florida goes full throttle with off-sites

It’s not enough being home to one of the world’s great racetracks, a legendary stretch of sand and a space center launching rockets into

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