CHICAGOA $7 million renovation of the Westin Michigan’s entire 38,000 square feet of meeting space has been completed.The renovation included

Meeting Planners Unite, an association of independent meeting planners that was formed in the wake of the Marriott International commission cuts in

Laurent Geroli was named executive chef at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H., where he will oversee all culinary operations

Gospel, arts and crafts, theaters, barbecue, museums, an old mill and an extra dose of storytelling are among the items planners can showcase on an

 San Diego, CA Elizabeth Glau, CMP has actively participated in the meetings industry since 2002. Her experience includes hotel catering,

PORTLAND, MaineNew Castle Resorts has announced that the Westin Portland

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Meetings Focus International! We’re quite excited to bring you the newest member of the Meetings

The Metropolitan Tucson CVB is offering up to a $20,000 credit to groups booking meetings in Tucson in 2009. Earlier this month the bureau

The Westin Jersey City Newport is set to debut in February. The 429-room hotel offers views of the Manhattan skyline, the Hudson River, and the

Global Events Partners (GEP), a partnership of worldwide DMCs based here, acquired Atlanta-based DMC, Atlanta Arrangements, Inc. The DMC will

The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), formerly IAEM, debuted its new website:

We’ll let you in on a little secret—there’s a California destination just waiting for you that offers a state-of-the-art convention center, diverse

Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Marriott to convert its

JW Marriott Tampa Water Street and sister location Tampa Marriott Water Street have hired directors for sales, marketing and catering. Erica

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. The former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. headquarters in Winston-Salem, which later inspired the Empire State Building, could be

Salt Lake is a sophisticated urban destination that offers great shopping, amazing restaurants and bars and all of the services and venues needed for

Looking to next year, the American Express Meetings & Events 2014

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla.The AAA Four Diamond, 139-room 

Welcome to the Crossroads of the South, where coming together, getting things done, then getting in on the fun is how we roll. If

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, the old chestnut goes, and Executive Chef Javier Garcia Cerrillo is cooking up plenty of both at Mexico’s