Randall Obrecht

Sam Johnson, general manager of the Sorrento Hotel in Seattle, announced in November that Randall Obrecht was appointed director of food &

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Meeting Technology vs. Meeting Technology

New technology is making it easier and easier to do business and exchange ideas without meeting face-to-face. New technology is also making it easier

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Tribute: MGM Resorts CEO Terry Lanni; Diversity Pioneer

Hotel-casino operator MGM Resorts International's latest report on its diversity initiatives is in some ways bittersweet. The report, issued last

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Another AC Property Settles Labor Dispute

ATLANTIC CITY Meeting planners heading to a Trump property here can rest easy: after nearly two months of working without a contract, members of

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Bloomington Debates Convention Center Expansion

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. A market study shows strong support for a significant expansion of the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center, but what it

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Marco Island Beach Resort Expands Golf Amenities

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort has announced an expansion of its golf amenities with the addition of the 18-hole Hammock Bay

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I remember a brouhaha over the branding of a few cities and how they had to change what their tag lines were...

I remember a brouhaha over the branding of a few cities and how they had to change what their tag lines were...

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Surrey Gets a Fringe

NEW YORK, NY The Surrey Hotel & Spa, located on Manhattan's exclusive Upper East Side, has joined Relais & Chateaux, the prestigious

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Marriott Adds Nashville Property to Autograph

NASHVILLE The Union Station Hotel in downtown Nashville has been selected as part of the Marriott’s Autograph Collection. Once a 19th-

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SoCal Airport Upgrade Completed

SANTA ANA, Calif. John Wayne Airport has opened the new Terminal C. The $543 million improvement project led to the addition of six new

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Las Vegas Announces Renewed Focus on Groups

LAS VEGAS A multi-pronged strategy for the next three years to boost travel to the “Entertainment Capital of the World”--which

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PCMA Launches Corporate Planners Conference

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APEC Transforms Honolulu

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, held Nov. 8-13 at Honolulu’s Hawaii Convention Center and the Sheraton Waikiki, lived

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Aloha and APEC

What a privilege it was to attend the APEC conference in Honolulu last month, which featured a cast of attendees that included the presidents of the

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Famed Algonquin Hotel Closing for Renovation

The New York hotel best known for its history as the haunt of famous writers in the 1920s will close for three months beginning on the first of the

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U.S. Senators Urged to Boost Tourism

WASHINGTON, D.C. Jonathan Tisch, chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels, on Thursday urged members of the United States Senate to set a national goal to

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Morgans Hotels Purchases F&B Operator

In a sign that Morgans Hotel Group is getting serious about making its hotels popular nightlife destinations, the New York-based boutique hotel

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A New Standard for New York City

NEW YORK, NY Adding cache to an already-avant-garde hotel, the Cooper Square Hotel—in Manhattan’s East Village—has become the

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