MPI Foundation Names Hughes Exec Director

The MPI Foundation appointed foundation veteran Paula Hughes as its executive director.Hughes has over 20 years of experience in corporate and

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Star Alliance Launches Online Conventions Booking Tool

Star Alliance, of which United, US Airways and several foreign carriers are members, has become the first global airline alliance to offer online

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Hawaii Meetings Mecca Tabs New Sales Director

HONOLULU, HawaiiHilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort has named John Hawley as the resort's director of sales, bringing more than 25 years of

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Christina Richardson

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

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Revamped Jekyll Island Resort Returns

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga.With the final steps of the complete $20 million build-out nearing an end, the

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Lehigh Valley Welcomes New Meetings Hotel

ALLENTOWN, Pa.Greenwood Hospitality Group opened the new Renaissance Hotel, a centerpiece of the Center City Lehigh Valley development in downtown

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Austin Getting a JW Marriott

AUSTIN, Tx. White Lodging Services Corporation has announced that the 1,003-room, 30-story luxurious convention hotel it is building downtown will

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Checking In

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

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D Place to Be in Vegas?

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

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Rhode Island

Stroll down one of Rhode Island’s scenic streets and you will soon find yourself reminded of a bygone, colonial era. While the state is filled

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Triad, N.C.

The Piedmont Triad cities of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem lie in a scenic central region between North Carolina’s Atlantic coast

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New Tennessee Lodging Ready for Smaller Groups

COLUMBIA, Tenn.The 79-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Columbia, Tenn., opened on January 1, 2015.Located at 1545 Halifax Drive, the

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So Long, 2011!

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”

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Repeat Business

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

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Hotel Taxes Under Fire

Cash-strapped cities around the country have proposals for hotel tax increases on the November ballot, sparking hot debates and causing meeting

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Puerto Rico

Whether meeting at a beachside casino or hosting a cocktail reception in a historic prison, it’s easy to mix business with pleasure in Puerto

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Tribute Portfolio Makes St. Louis Debut

ST. LOUISTribute Portfolio, part of Marriott International, Inc., announced its official debut in "The Gateway City" with

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News Brief: Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

The Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills completed a $2.5 million

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LaKota Oaks Completes Renovation in Norwalk

LaKota Oaks, a hotel and conference center, completed a comprehensive

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Meetings-Friendly Chicago Hotel Set for Fall Debut

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

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