Midwest hotel and conference updates (May 2014)

IllinoisNobu Hospitality announced plans to develop a boutique 155-room

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Tips from international planners on cultural considerations for attendees

Here are a few tips from planners on cross-cultural attendee considerations they’ve run into across the continents.Heather Coplestone,

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Buffalo/Niagara Falls Area CVB Information (2014)

Buffalo Niagara CVB 716.852.0511 www.visitbuffaloniagara.com

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Tropicana Casino & Resort plans $35 million renovation

The Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., announced a

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Today's attendees expect an experiential environment

Everyone has heard the high-level complaints about “what’s wrong with meetings”: Windowless, fluorescent-lit rooms, nap-inducing

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Get inspired in the Buffalo and Niagara Falls region

Groups do not want for inspiration in this Western New York meetings stronghold. That’s naturally ensured by magnificent Niagara Falls, and

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McMenamins is a pioneer in the adaptive reuse field

“We began reusing buildings and materials well before it became popular,” says Susan Truax, director of sales for McMenamins, a Portland

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Adaptive reuse creates unique meeting venues

Have you ever thought of meeting at a bottling plant, electric utilities building or a train station terminal?Presumably not, but the emerging trend

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South hotel and convention center updates (May 2014)

FloridaThe Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village

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Cookie-cutter conference centers are a thing of the past

A decade or so ago you could grasp everything you needed to know about conference centers eponymously; they were a physical place to confer, first

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Mississippi Gulf Coast CVB Information (2014)

More CoverageBiloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast are full of

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Little Rock Marriott to renovate this summer

The Little Rock Marriott, the only full-service Marriott property in Arkansas

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Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast are full of surprises

Whether planners are seeking fresh flavors, unique activities or just good old Southern comfort, the Mississippi Gulf Coast is bursting with

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Outward Bound raises funds with adrenaline-filled rappel

San Francisco’s City Skyline Challenge 2014, sent Meetings Focus editor Kelsey Farabee “over the edge” of the Hyatt

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West hotel, conference and venue updates (May 2014)

CaliforniaThe Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage is scheduled to

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Planned Atlanta Hotel to Showcase Local Flavors

ATLANTAInterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG) Hotel Indigo brand, which opened its first hotel 10 years ago in Atlanta and now has 55 locations open

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Authentic Airstream trailers infuse events with nostalgia

Groups can now design events around the stylish concept of Airstream trailers, which have long been synonymous with wanderlust and leisurely American

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Georgia Resort Island Unveils Major Hotel Project

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga.The Jekyll Island Authority Board of Directors approved a hotel development proposal presented by Trammell Crow Company that will

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Hilfiger Obtains Luxe Miami Meetings Hotel

MIAMI BEACHThe Raleigh Group, the luxury hospitality group founded by designer and entrepreneur Mr. Tommy Hilfiger, has announced the purchase of The

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Survey Reveals Top Travel Trends for 2014

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