Irving Packs a Lot of Texas Into One Compact Package

Although Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

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Irving Convention Center.

Southern California Is Expanding With a Host of Hot New Hotels and Venues

Few regions are blessed with as many world-class options for meetings as Southern California. Its major urban hubs of Los Angeles, San Diego and

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Checking In

With a skittish economy and the specter of corporate downsizing starting to rear its head once more, meeting planners can do themselves a favor by

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checking In

The days of the pharma meeting bacchanal have been rendered nothing but a hazy memory by those federal government killjoys, and the planners who

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New Wisconsin Hilton Ready for Small Groups

KENOSHA, Wis.Hilton Worldwide recently announced the opening of

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Checking In

Publishing a magazine is kind of like putting on a show—you select a venue (tabloid-size preferred), hire the talent, do a dress rehearsal or

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Meet Minneapolis Names Ka Vang VP of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

After an extensive local and national search, Meet Minneapolis has named Ka Vang as the organization’s first-ever vice president of equity, diversity

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Ka Vang

In Case You Missed It... (August 2015)

Meetings Focus has been up to lots and lots since the beginning of the year, traveling around the world and even garnering the prestigious Eddie

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Baton Rouge and Shreveport-Bossier Give Groups a Diverse Taste of the South

You can’t meet in Louisiana without indulging in the Creole and Cajun cuisines for which the state is so well known. Across the state of Louisiana

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Christian Gonzalez

LOS ANGELESRosewood Hotels & Resorts appointed Christian Gonzalez as the

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On the Scene: Sea Island, Ga., Offers Luxury and Elegance

A visit to Sea Island resort has been on my bucket list for some time, but I could never have imagined the sense of luxury and genuine hospitality

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Virginia’s Fairfax County Emerges on the Meetings Scene

Emerging from its reputation as a rural bedroom community for Washington, D.C., exciting things on the meetings and events scene are afoot in Fairfax

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San Diego Hilton Boosts Event Space

SAN DIEGOThe Hilton San

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Meeting Planner Resort Fee Negotiation Strategies

Last year, both Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International were under fire for allegedly deceptive pricing in their advertisements of

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Award-Winning Palm Beach Marriott Targets Meetings

RIVIERA BEACH, SINGER ISLAND, Fla.Palm Beach County’s only all-suite beachfront retreat, the AAA Four-Diamond

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New Hilton for Mississippi

 Courtesy of WLOXPASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - The look of Highway 90 in Pascagoula is about to change in a big way. Ground was broken Monday for a

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Washington State Ski Resorts Spruce Up for Groups

By Mark YuasaCourtesy of The Seattle Times/McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Skiers and snowboarders are gearing up for the winter season, and

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Big Hyatt Boycott Over Worker Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. Alleging abuse of workers, a big contingent of worker rights organizations—as well as some entitities that frequently  

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Hotels Grow in Brooklyn

NEW YORK New York City's most buzzed about borough—Brooklyn—in recent years is now attracting hotels. Everything from the just-

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Ontario CC & Visitors Bureau Names New CEO

LOS ANGELESSMG alongside the City of Ontario today announced that Michael Krouse has been named President and CEO of the Ontario Convention Center

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