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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CANCUN The Cancun CVB welcomed the first Hard Rock Hotel to the area with the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Cancun. Formerly, Cancun Palace, this

WAIKIKI, HONOLULU, Oahu, HawaiiInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the opening of the 44-story, 596-room

While not as regal as tall ships or as sporty as sea kayaks, the BBQ Donut Boats at the

KANSAS CITY, Mo.The Hotel Group (THG), a hotel management and ownership company based in Edmonds, Wash., with an operations office in Franklin,

Getting groups outdoors? It’s no secret that Colorado is made for this. In just about any of its locales, planners will find plenty of infrastructure

To accompany the Friday, July 1, 2016 blog (

Minneapolis and Saint Paul are as diverse and vibrant as Midwestern meetings metros get. Together, they mix Upper Midwest hospitality with urbane

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.Great Wolf Resorts, a Wisconsin-based owner and developer of family-friendly waterpark resorts under the

Few meeting professionals can say that the best tour guide they ever had was a Saint Bernard named Bruno. Nary a few organizers can boast about being

Meeting planners who think ‘historic’ is synonymous with inflexible and stodgy need to think again. Offering everything from a hotel

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

As the Dominican Republic’s largest city and capital, Santo Domingo is an increasingly important business destination, and has debuted several

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VINTON, La.Boyd Gaming Corporation announced on Tuesday a $45 million expansion of Delta Downs

Jeff Thompson was hired at Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront as general manager of the Florida-based hotel. Thompson brings 18 years of

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

ORLANDO, Fla.Universal Orlando Resort announced its newest meetings and events

Meetings Today won two of the most prestigious awards in the publishing industry from Folio: magazine.The Stamats Communications business-to