Southwest Airlines to Buy AirTran

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Hyatt Regency Chicago Debuts $150 Million Renovation

Chicago’s largest hotel and the largest Hyatt in the world,

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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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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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Hilton Hospitality for Nashville Fliers

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Global Gifting Names Brett Hatch Senior Vice President of Business Development

Global Gifting announced that Brett Hatch, former senior director of global corporate gifts at Maui Jim Sunglasses, has been appointed senior vice

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5 Outdoor Teambuilding Experiences in Monterey and Santa Cruz, California

While many in the U.S. are experiencing record snowfalls and sub-zero temperatures this winter, Monterey and Santa Cruz, California, are sitting at a

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Meet the Women Behind Visit Seattle’s C-Suite

It’s a well-known fact that the meetings and events industry is

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Tammy Blount-Canavan, Kelly Saling and Ali Daniels, Visit Seattle

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Reveals $100M Renovation

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, a top-tier Las Vegas events and tradeshow venue and current home of IMEX America, completed a $100 million redesign

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The Birthplace of the Las Vegas Strip Is Experiencing a Multibillion-Dollar Revival

From 1926 until 1974, U.S. 91 was the main thoroughfare between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Opened in 1931 on the section passing through the

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Two New Cambria Hotels and More Property Developments in the East

DelawareThe boutique Cambria Hotel Rehoboth Beach opened in Rehoboth, Delaware, a popular Eastern Seaboard destination, and puts

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The Latest Property Openings and Renovations in Louisiana (2023)

Louisiana’s three most populous cities, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport, are also the state’s best locations for meetings and events—and the

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Peacock Room at Kimpton Hotel Fontenot in New Orleans

Omni Hotels and Groups360 Announce Instant Booking Expansion

ShapeOmni Hotels & Resorts became the latest in a long string of hotel companies that have joined forces with Groups360 to expand their Instant

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Where Meetings Meet Fun—Discover Lancaster

With more than 1 million square feet of combined meeting space and over 8,000 overnight rooms, Lancaster County has the accommodations you’ve been

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Relaxing Beaches, Secluded Forests and Polished Properties Make Santa Cruz Retreat-Ready

Whether you’ve always wanted to explore the famous redwoods of California or long for a meeting with an ocean view, consider Northern California’s

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Bonny Doon Beach, Santa Cruz County

Destination and Site Selection: Set Priorities–Take No Shortcuts

We navigated the worst (to date) of COVID. Now, with staffing shortages at destinations and venues (hotels, convention centers, offsite spaces) and

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U.S. Travel Partners with IMEX America

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Signia by Hilton Debuts Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center HQ Hotel

Hilton announced the opening of the 976-room Signia by Hilton Atlanta hotel, the first Signia by Hilton property in the state of Georgia and the

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Dallas Hilton Unveils Major Redo

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Marriott, Hilton Chart Ambitious Growth

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