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

For planners looking to bring a program to the Midwest, Wisconsin drives a hard sell with its bevy of new hotel developments, even welcoming quite a

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

AMARILLO, TexasA public/private partnership—led by NewcrestImage, a Dallas-based hotel development firm—is about to enhance the face of

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

GATEWAY, Colo.Michael MacLeod has been named director of sales & marketing at Gateway

Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta is scheduled to open the new 12,900-square-foot Sanctuary Convention Center this fall. This expands the Hard Rock’s

Join Meetings Focus, Michael Dominguez, Senior VP of Hotel Sales for MGM Resorts International, and hospitality industry analytics expert Joseph Rael

Join Meetings Focus, Michael Dominguez, Senior VP of Hotel Sales for MGM Resorts International, and hospitality industry analytics expert Joseph Rael

Meetings industry heavyweights gathered at IMEX America for a packed press conference Oct. 10 to reflect on the Las Vegas mass shooting, and how the

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

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

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.The 156-room Pelican Grand Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,

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

Puerto Rico may have lost power for a well-publicized few hours last week, but I could feel nothing but electricity from the moment I landed on

Traditional naturopath John Ayo has made his living on the road, first for IBM for more than 30 years—including as a meeting planner—and now as an

Visit Tucson named DMO and meetings industry veteran Graeme Hughes executive vice president, effective immediately. Previously senior vice

LAS VEGASMeetings industry heavyweights gathered at IMEX America for a packed press

The Ranch at Live Oak in Malibu and the Four Seasons Westlake Village partnered to create

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Vermont’s State Billboard Act, spearheaded by late state lawmaker Ted Riehle. Opposed by farmers and