There’s no question that the economy is having a hard time getting back on track. After the financial meltdown in 2009, banks and other

The business travel industry is on its way to full recovery, and while we are not quite at pre-recession levels yet, there are some strong signals

Are you more optimistic, or less, about the meetings industry and the economy than a year ago? A bit more optimistic

They say that "flat is the new up," and according to a top hospitality industry consultancy, the same could be said for the hotel business in 2010,

If the last two years were a study in contraction and desperation, 2011 is off to a promising start, with leading economic and hospitality industry

Welcome to the 2011 Meetings Market Trends Survey.We received responses from nearly 700 meeting planners during the survey last October, which

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January 21, 2011

Milwaukee’s city council voted to approve plans for a $50 million Marriott that would be the first full-service, nationally franchised hotel to

The Capella Telluride, a luxury condo hotel in Telluride, Colo., is in receivership and scheduled to close Jan. 31.  According to a statement

DiamondRock Hospitality entered into an agreement to acquire a hotel currently under development in New York’s Times Square upon its expected

The Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis celebrated the grand opening of a $275 million expansion that takes it from the 32nd largest to the

Having just returned from PCMA’s Convening Leaders event in Las Vegas, a couple things hit me—a Sin City epiphany. The meetings industry

The historic Gate City National Bank Building in downtown Kansas City, Mo., is slated for conversion to a 43-room boutique hotel.Known as the Grand

The Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower, known for its thrill rides perched over 100 stories above the Las Vegas Strip, unveiled a $20 million

The New Jersey state Policeman’s Benevolent Association pulled its spring convention out of Atlantic City in protest over the layoff of 60

The Convention Industry Council (CIC) announced the launch of a research study to quantify the time and cost inefficiencies of existing methods used

Gaylord Entertainment is launching a $7 million renovation of the 303-room Radisson at Opryland in Nashville, Tenn.The project, which is expected to