Netherlands Hotel Reopens as Marriott

The former Manhatten Hotel Rotterdam underwent extensive renovations and reopened as the

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ASAE Purchases Convene Green Alliance

ASAE has acquired Convene Green Alliance (CGA), a membership organization focused on green meeting practices, from IMN Solutions, an association and

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Hilton Marco Island Completes Guest Room Renovation

Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort and Spa announced the completion of its guest room renovation. The renovation is part of a three-year, $3 billion

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San Francisco’s Moscone Center Launches $55 Million Upgrade

Work has begun on an ambitious two-year, $55 million renovation of the city’s Moscone Center, with an expected completion date of July 2012.The

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Kimpton Debuts Small Group Booking Service

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants introduced Kimpton Small Group Desk, a resource designed to simplify the booking process for groups of 25 or less

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Buffalo Convention Center Gets Major Upgrade

The Buffalo Niagara Convention Center has completed a $7 million renovation, part of an effort to attract more meetings and tourists to the area

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Philadelphia Marriott West Completes Upgrade

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.The Philadelphia Marriott

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Illinois venues, hotels and tours take groups time-traveling

Rewind the calendar 150 years and few places in the country were more exciting than Illinois. The U.S. was just getting on its feet with commerce,

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San Diego's evening offerings go well beyond the Gaslamp

A longtime bastion of sunny beaches and famous attractions, San Diego has also gained recent kudos as a hot nightlife destination due mainly to its

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Meetings Industry Generates $330 Billion

NASHVILLE, Tenn.The U.S. meetings and conventions industry generated $330 billion in direct spending or business sales in 2016, according to

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Hilfiger Obtains Luxe Miami Meetings Hotel

MIAMI BEACHThe Raleigh Group, the luxury hospitality group founded by designer and entrepreneur Mr. Tommy Hilfiger, has announced the purchase of The

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Edd Karlan

Edd Karlan has been appointed director of sales and marketing of

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Chicago Meetings Mecca Sold for $30 Million

CHICAGODiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company"), a lodging-focused real estate investment trust that owns a portfolio of premium hotels in the

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Gregg Herning

LAS VEGASBellagio announced the appointment of Gregg Herning as the resort’s new

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HSMAI, MPI Debut Joint Membership Opportunity

WASHINGTON, D.C. HSMAI and MPI announced a big new development in their partnership—first launched at MPI’s World Education Congress in

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Newport [R.I.] Hotel Hires Activities Director

The Hyatt Regency Newport recently underwent a redesign of the hotel and spa and is focusing on activities for its guests with the recent appointment

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Chicago/O’Hare Hotel Gets New Flag

The Rosemont Hotel at O’Hare has been rebranded as the Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O’Hare hotel after an extensive renovation.Upgrades to the

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Hospitality Industry Veterans Share Their Sabbatical Stories

I reached out to people I know in the meetings industry, and particularly in associations, to learn who offered sabbaticals and who had taken them.

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St. Louis CVC Promotes, Expands Staff

The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission (CVC) shuffled several of its sales, marketing and public relations employees into new positions

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Tourism Office VP Resigns

The head of Streator, Ill.’s tourism office resigned his secondary job as a LaSalle County tourism coordinator to protest a lack of focus on

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