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

To accompany the Friday, July 1, 2016 blog (

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

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

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

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

Matthias Schultze, managing director of the German Convention Bureau (GCB), was

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

ADDISON, Texas Civic and business leaders from the City of Addison recently celebrated the completion of an upgrade to the Dallas/Addison Marriott

SNOWMASS, Colo. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the launch of a multi-million dollar renovation to a premier Snowmass

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

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

W New York has announced the complete redesign of its eight meeting and event spaces, including the hotel’s signature 3,690 square foot Great

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.

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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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

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

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

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