The Necessity of Renewal: Taking a Break to Get to Your Breakthrough

Season 5, Episode 2Guest: Haydee Antezana, CEO, Haydee Antezana InternationalWhen your soul feels

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A Hospitality School Leader’s Take on the Industry Pipeline Problem

MPI’s launch of an Emerging Meeting Professional (EMP) certification could help prime the meetings and events industry pipeline with people just

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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

Dear Ashley: How Can Hotel Leaders Improve Sales & Marketing Strategies By Leveraging Destination Local Culture?

Dear Ashley, our team proudly represents many hotel brands across different countries. In what ways can each destination’s local culture and

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Enjoying mate tea & alfajores cookies with friends Picu & Valeria in Northern Argentina – a sweet & simple tradition that can easily be woven into event experiences

Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando: The Tropics Transformed

Amidst the swaying palm trees of tropical paradise, the AAA 4-Diamond award-winning Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando offers 132,000

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Dreamforce Defies 'Doom Loop' by Re-Upping San Francisco Show

There’s been a great deal of effort expended on writing off San Francisco, that jewel box of a city that is so iconic both as a tourism destination

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Photo of attendees attending Dreamforce 2024, walking under a rainbow-colored arch.

CVB/DMO Update: Leveraging Bureaus to Ensure Safety and Save Costs

COVID-19 has significantly impacted how our events are planned and executed. Involving a CVB or DMO at all stages of the meeting cycle is a sure way

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3 New and Renovated D.C. Hotels, More East Updates

MassachusettsRenovations to the

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The Morrow Guest Room

The Latest New and Renovated Hotels From Around The World

ChinaAC Hotels by Marriott announced its brand debut in Greater China with the opening of AC Hotel by Marriott Suzhou, a 135-room

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The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne. Credit: Marriott Hotels

Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024 Gains Support

After passing a bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate has introduced the Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024 for a vote.

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The Latest Meetings News in Key Ohio Cities (2022)

Accessibility, walkability, friendliness. These are the common threads that weave through the key meetings destinations in Ohio, where planners and

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Downtown Cleveland

4 Hotels Offering Speakeasy-Style Spaces for Groups

Over a century ago, when Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920, thousands of formerly legal bars and saloons almost always catering only to men

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Alphonse Bar at The Westin Lima Luxury Hotel & Convention Center, Peru

Las Vegas’ Sphere Lights Up the City’s Skyline for the First Time

Las Vegas’ highly anticipated new development, Sphere, lit up for the first time July 4 and gave the city—and the internet—a preview of what the

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Sphere Entertainment

Atlantic City Aims High in 2023 Behind New Products, Experiences and Opportunities

Roughed out, edited and crafted into shape since 1854, the Atlantic City hospitality and tourism story is a compelling page-turner about meeting

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Visit Tucson’s Graeme Hughes Details Tucson’s Rise

There's a lot happening in Tucson right now, and it was on display at our Meetings Today LIVE! Wellness/Incentive event December 5-8.From the

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Tyler Davidson and Graeme Hughes talking at Meetings Today LIVE! in Tucson.

Noteworthy New Hotels and Renovations in the Caribbean and Cancun (2023)

In early June, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) delighted the travel industry with its first Caribbean Week since the pandemic. Held in New

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Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort by Meliá beach area, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Saddle Up for These 5 Unique Offsite Options in Plano, Texas

With four walkable entertainment districts, including three located right in the city’s convention district,

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Legacy Hall, Plano.

Florida’s Historic Coast: Where History Meets New-World Charm

St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra are a Florida meeting destination like no other. In the nation’s oldest city, visitors to Florida’s Historic Coast are

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Group bonfire at Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort + Spa

Leveraging CVBs To Exchange Community Capital for Tangible ROI

CVBs, aka DMOs, have long played a critical role for meetings and events. They provide destination expertise and a range of free services, from

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4 Napa and Sonoma Wineries That Meeting Groups Will Savor

The Wine Country of Napa and Sonoma counties epitomizes the good life, in California and beyond. Give your groups a taste of this good life at the

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