Welcome to the end-of-the-year issue of Meetings Focus South! We’re ending the year on a high note by welcoming a “new”

Celebrating all the quirks that lend Portland its hipster identity, the Independent Film Channel’s sketch comedy Portlandia is not only

Hilton Hotels & Resorts has followed

LAHAINA, HawaiiHyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa announced the appointment of

CHICAGOThompson Hotels has announced October 2013 as the opening of its 11th property, Thompson Chicago, as the company continues to expand its

If your meeting program calls for intriguing destinations boasting affordability, accessibility and top-shelf meeting facilities, Baltimore and its

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.Urgo Hotels has announced the opening of Fort Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Beach Resort & Spa for July 31, 2013, a boutique-

CHICAGO Radisson Blu Set for November 1 Opening in ChicagoCarlson Hotels announced its new Radisson Blu hotel in Chicago will open November 1. The

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif.Pacifica Hotels has announced the acquisition of Hotel Hermosa in Hermosa Beach, Calif.The 81-room hotel is situated along the

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts officials have announced plans for a $360 million resort at Walt Disney World in Florida.Construction of the 444-room

WASHINGTON, D.C.Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) welcomed Aretha Kelly as director of

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman IslandsInterContinental Hotels Group has announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Resort Grand Cayman hotel. The property has

The owners of the Waikiki Edition Hotel in Honolulu are attempting to force out Marriott International, which has a 30-year contract to operate the

Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas is undergoing a dramatic transformation to become the D Las Vegas Casino Hotel, scheduled for

Marriott’s Convention & Resort Network

RIVIERA MAYA, MexicoA number of upgrades will be taking place at Dreams Tulum Resort & Spa—located along Mexico’s Riviera Maya—

It wasn’t long ago, with the AIG Effect in full swing, that resort and spa meetings were seen as frivolous—to the point of being a nearly

DALLASThe Hilton Anatole has made significant enhancements, totaling $2.5 million, to its Imperial Ballroom, previously named the Khmer Ballroom.The

MOORE, Ok. The Oklahoma City area, particularly the community of Moore, is still taking stock of the fallout from Monday’s devastating tornado

CALGARY, Alberta, CanadaThe Board of Directors of the Calgary TELUS Convention