Top 10 Meeting Trends Unveiled by Benchmark

THE WOODLANDS, TexasBenchmark Resorts & Hotels released the "Top Ten Meeting Trends for 2015" as observed by its properties, announced by Ted

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East Upgrades + Openings (June 2016)

Ontario Sheraton Hotels & Resorts announced the completion of an extensive $120 million renovation of the

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Planner’s Perspective

More CoverageSan Francisco

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The French Quarter is just the beginning of NOLA

Though many feel that “New Orleans” and “French Quarter” always belong in the same breath, the Crescent City’s oldest

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Drive-Time

Meetings Focus recently reached out to the industry in order to share a sharper picture of the driveto meetings landscape. What defines an event or

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Short Takes

Museums & Attractions Kalahari Resorts, in Sandusky, Ohio, unveiled the country’s largest indoor

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What It Takes to Produce the Largest Ag Show in the U.S., and Its Indoor Analogue

When it comes to large tradeshows, it may not get any bigger than the annual Farm Progress Show, which organizers claim is the largest by area in the

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Photo of 2023 Farm Progress Show layout in Decatur, Illinois.

Massive Makeover, Expansion for Michigan Hotel

TROY, Mich. New California Hotel Corporation through its subsidiary Met Hotel Partners LLC, will be expanding the operations at the 200 Room Met

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Offsite Venues, Sights and Activities for Greater Chicagoland Meetings

Since 1885, when the former Home Insurance Building stretched 138 feet into the air on the corner of Adams and LaSalle Streets and went down in

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Navy Pier at Night

Cynthia Martinez, Linda Vaskovsky & Jan Vicale

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla.Mission Inn Resort & Club appointed three new national sales

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Eastern Mississippi Welcomes New Hyatt

COLUMBUS, Ms.Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Certified Hospitality, LLC have debuted

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Four-Step Strategy to Squeeze Exercise Into Business Trips

It’s likely you’ve all been there. Despite the best intentions to maintain a fitness routine while traveling for business as busy meeting

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Destinations International’s Annual Convention Draws Record Crowd in Tampa

Record-breaking attendance and an emphasis on local community engagement defined this year’s iteration of Destinations International’s Annual

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Tampa, Florida skyline

Northeast PA Welcomes New Lodging

TOWANDA, Pa.The 88-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Towanda, Pa., is scheduled to open on Friday, April 5, 2013.Located off historic

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Paul Sykes

San Miguel de Allende, Mex.Rosewood San Miguel de Allende

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5 Campus Conference Centers That Will Enhance Any Event

College towns are happening hubs of activity, where the arts, sports and culinary delights thrive. All that and more is on deck for planners who book

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New Hyatt Property Opens in San Juan

SAN JUAN, P.R.Puerto Rico’s fourth Hyatt-branded select service hotel, the $29 million 

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Historic Places

Meeting in a historic destination can be a welcome change of pace for attendees. Compared with urban locales, which all too often include heavy

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Lake Geneva

Groups might find Lake Geneva to be quaint and cosmopolitan at the same time."The only parallel I think Lake Geneva has is the city of Carmel in

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Nicole Young

LOS ANGELESNicole Young has been appointed corporate director of revenue management by

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