Marriott Enters Downtown Madison Market

MADISON, Wisc.North Central Group broke ground on the AC Hotel Madison, downtown Madison's first Marriott brand property and one of the first 25 AC

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Hotel Offers Meetings Special in Weston, Fla.

Hyatt Regency Bonaventure here launched its new “Spring and Summer” promotion for meetings.The offer is valid for meetings and events

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ASAE & The Center Names Annual Meetings Host Cities

ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership announced that Atlanta; Nashville, Tenn.; Detroit; Salt Lake City; and Toronto will host the 2013,

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Chicago, Other Cities, Update Hotel Dining

CHICAGO The Waldorf Astoria Chicago is preparing to close its highly acclaimed RIA restaurant at the end of July, in the wake of several hotels

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Artsy Quirk Hotel Debuts in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va.Quirk Hotel, A Destination Hotel, opened as Richmond, Va.

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Northern California Coast

The Northern California Coast is one of those places whose surroundings look as though they popped off a postcard at every turn. From lovely downtown

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The No. 1 Meeting Destination in the Country Continues to Go Above and Beyond

Orlando remains on top of Cvent’s list of Top 10 Meeting Destinations in the U.S. for many reasons: easy accessibility to Orlando International

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D.C. Hyatt Place Hotel Sold to Excel Group

WASHINGTON, D.C.Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm Excel Group announced its recent acquisition of the

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D.C. Hotel Expands Meeting Space, Rebrands

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Capitol Hill Suites—which sits just two blocks from the U.S. Capitol building—has expanded its event space, made

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ALHI Exec To Chair MPI

CHICAGO Kevin M. Hinton, Executive Vice President of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) and of Associated Destinations Worldwide (ADW)

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Dreamy Debut for Dollywood Resort

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.The Dollywood Company’s most anticipated project to date,

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Three Baltimore Hotels Launch Meetings Offer

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront and Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel unveiled the “

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Vail Resorts Commits to Zero Waste

Vail Resorts announced it will aggressively pursue a comprehensive

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Mary Grimley

DALLASVisitDallas announced the promotion of Mary Grimley to vice president of sales.For 14

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Checking In - Mexico and More

Welcome to the May issue of Meetings Focus West. I hope you enjoy all of the great stories in this issue, and believe me, they cover a lot

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8 Great St. Louis Attractions That Are Free for Visitors

The good citizens of St. Louis are kind to their neighbors and welcoming of strangers.At least that’s one thing you could take away from the

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Lynne Russell, Husband, Kill Armed Intruder

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.Former CNN Headline News anchor Lynne Russell, whose speech at the 2001 MPI PEC in New Orleans caused an uproar among the audience

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IT&ME Motivation Show Plans New Format, Venue for 2010

The 2010 IT&ME Motivation Show will feature a new schedule and move to McCormick West here, a cutting-edge convention facility that debuted in

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Baltimore Steps Closer to Conv. Center Expansion

BALTIMORE A $900 million proposal to build a downtown sports and entertainment arena linked to an expanded Baltimore Convention Center would

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