The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis cooks up BBQ competition

Team building gets spicy at The Ritz-Carlton, St Louis

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Groups delight in Michigan's Grand Rapids Downtown Market

Great for an exciting lunch break or afternoon snack stroll, the new, 138,000-square-foot

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New Life for Iconic San Francisco Lodging

SAN FRANCISCO Singapore-based hospitality group Grace International has announced the debut of The Scarlet Huntington, which will open in May 2014

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Western Native American casino resorts host well-rounded meetings

The Western U.S. has no shortage of superb Native American gaming resorts that can bring Vegas-style flair to any event. And while substantial casino

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Behind the scenes at the World Dairy Expo

Janet Keller, communications and public relations manager for the World Dairy Expo—held in Madison, Wis.’s Alliant Energy Center—

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Friendly farming sites welcome groups to the Midwest

There really is no place quite like a farm for a group event. Fresh air, friendly farmers, animal encounters, tasty produce and unique experiences

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Negotiating contract risk with Robyn Mietkiewicz

Hotel contracts can be complicated, but are a must to protect your organization and make mutual obligations perfectly clear. Additionally, contract

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Site Selection Q&A with Melissa Belluomini

Q&A with Melissa Belluomini, Director of Marketing Hyatt Regency Santa ClaraWe spoke with Melissa Belluomini to learn what

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Sartori die Torte creates elaborate custom cakes

Petra Bacher’s Sartori die Torte cakes are more than just

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Veteran planners share their site selection expertise

One of the more challenging elements of the planning process is determining where to hold your meeting. A mountain of work can go into researching

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Selecting the perfect convention venue

When choosing a venue, here are several important basic requirements that trade show experts recommend planners check out in advance.

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Four Day Weekend uses improv to inspire business

David Wilk and several of his friends launched Four Day Weekend back in

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Five U.S. convention center highlights

Green Bay, Wis. The KI Convention Center

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Convention centers adapt to tradeshows of today

Once upon a time, in the words of tradeshow consultant Traci Browne, the typical event held in a convention center exhibition hall could be described

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Evaluating differences between luxury hotel properties

Is it possible to fairly evaluate and judge the differences between luxury hotel properties? The AAA organization thinks they can with its AAA

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Red Bull Case Study: Know your audience

The request was for a three-day meeting in a luxurious setting in Montana for 25 members of the Red Bull Energy Drinks Northwest marketing team.

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Next-gen luxury calls for technology and innovation

Get ready, the Millennials are changing the concept of luxury in both direct and subtle ways. The same generation that brought us Facebook, Instagram

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Canada's Murray Hall wins coveted Copper Skillet

Canada’s Murray Hall took home a coveted copper prize as the International Association of Conference Centres’ (IACC) global culinary

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Four culinary masters provide food for thought on group dining

For the chefs, restaurateurs and caterers serving the group market, the meetings industry’s heightened awareness of the “F&B factor

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Four things about Larissa

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