Innovative properties get creative to meet challenges

An impossible group request at a resort? There’s no such thing when the right hospitality team puts its collective mind to it. The planner need

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Marriott Advances Its #LoveTravels Campaign

Marriott International announced the creation of Beyond Barriers,

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Southern Classics and Local Ingredients Are Hallmarks of Alabama's Group Dining Scene

Groups heading to Alabama can count on all manner of Southern comfort, including hospitality, cozy accommodations, meeting space that encourages

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Feel Good, Look Good: Designing Community Projects

In 2000, corporate social responsibility activities were unheard of, while today the majority of planners are including them in their events. The

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Outta Site - Louisiana

Mardi Gras comes around just once a year, but groups can still enjoy the Carnival atmosphere anytime at Mardi Gras World (

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Greater Los Angeles

More CoverageCVB Contacts - Greater Los AngelesFor a

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Golf gatherings adapt to the Gen Y approach

Are Millennials more interested in lattes in the lobby and video games in the sports bar than birdies and bogeys on the golf course?Unlike golf-

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MidAmerica Upgrades & Openings (Feb. 2017)

Illinois Chicago’s The Talbott Hotel closed in January for extensive

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Park City's High West Distillery

Cowboys and whiskey may have been around for ages, but the new partnership between High West Distillery and Blue Sky Ranch is exciting news for

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CSR: Best Practices for Giving Back

Explore the Top 3 questions you should ask to be sure your next teambuilding doesn’t suck...the air out of the room! The Great Resignation is

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Cvent Reveals Top Meetings Hotels for 2016

TYSONS CORNER, Va.Cvent unveiled its annual lists of top meetings facilities in the U.S. and Europe, with two Nashville hotels securing the top slots

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Museum Medley

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Veteran Meetings Trade Editor Maria Lenhart's Quirky New Cape Cod Guidebook

Cape Cod is a destination that has been home to or frequented by some of the most influential people in U.S. culture, from literary lions like Kurt

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Building Business Acumen

Throughout the years, hundreds of professionals within the meetings and events industry have dedicated countless hours in brainstorming sessions to

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Humanize Your Meeting Through Visual Storytelling

Sarah Soliman Daudin with Soliman Productions explains how planners

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8 Great Nighttime Entertainment Options in South Dakota

If the day is jam-packed with business, there are plenty of evening opportunities available for groups that would like to include a fun and relaxing

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Mississippi draws groups with venues and attractions

The Magnolia State has many options for group functions, from traditional conference spaces specifically designed for meetings, including the Jackson

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How History Helped Shape Virginia's Venue Options

In Virginia, according to the state’s Department of Historic Resources, historic places and sites collectively “define this place we call

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MidAmerica Upgrades + Openings (Jan. 2018)

ILLINOISChicago Marriott Lincolnshire Resort completed

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Imaginative Venues in New York State Elevate Group Gatherings

My first Meetings Today story, published in August 2004, covered the revival of New York’s Catskill Mountain region for groups. Renaissance

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