U.S. Travel Lobbying Feds to Hire More Airport Border Agents

The excruciatingly long wait times suffered by international travelers arriving by air into the U.S. are placing an unnecessary damper on the travel

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Use social mapping to tour NYC at select Gansevoort Hotel Group properties

Gansevoort Hotel Group partnered with

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California's tourism and meetings business is back on the upswing

It’s the world’s eighth-largest economy, the premier incubator of cutting-edge ideas and the chief purveyor of everything from

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Author Dan Heath Offers Strategies for Improving Decision-Making

To make better decisions, the following “WRAP” process is a simple four-step approach to expanding your options, being objective and

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JW Marriott launches sleep amenity program

JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts launched a Nightly Refresh program and turndown service offering

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Affinia Hotels offers grocery delivery

While speculation flies about the “end of room service” and travelers seek out healthy dining options,

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Engage Your Virtual Audience with these tips

There are more distractions to take a virtual audience member’s attention away from your session than an in-person audience member. Therefore,

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Scott Mifsud of Just Events! Group with CSR tips

Scott Mifsud, VP of operations for Just Events! Group

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San Francisco-based Shelter Co. creates pop-up lodging for groups around the world

Founded in San Francisco in 2012, Shelter Co. is a distinctive pop-up camping experience and

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Major Transformation for Disney World-Area Resort

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.B Hotels & Resorts will introduce the first B Resort and lifestyle hotel to the Lake Buena Vista area, with a

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Hyde Park Welcomes Hyatt Hideaway

CHICAGO Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Olympia Hotel Management announced the opening of Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center, the first

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New techie table in Indianapolis gives planners the local scoop

In Indianapolis, Visit Indy—the city’s CVB—debuted a highly interactive and information-packed tech tool that planners considering

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CVBs are turning to new app technology

Convention and visitors bureaus around the country have gone app-happy, with plenty of new and recent apps available to help make visiting and event

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A variety of venues are drawing faith-based meeting groups

Once upon a time, the religious and faith-based events market was a niche. A small niche, if you accepted the conventional wisdom. There were

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Sheraton expands its Latin America portfolio

Starwood’s 172-room Sheraton San Jose opened in July, expanding

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London conference hotel unveils major lobby upgrades

The Hilton London Metropole unveiled $9.1 million in extensive lobby

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Hotel and meeting venue news around the world (October 2013)

Australia The boutique 1888 Hotel opened in Sydney, with

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J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C., prove sometimes the best attractions don't cost a dime

Planners who explore the possibilities might be surprised how many impressive U.S. attractions won’t cost visiting attendees a dime, including

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Big-name attractions across the US offer top-notch event spaces

Famed attractions are household names for a reason. But while their main lures of radical rides or amazing artwork often grab the headlines, they

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Casino resorts have a bounty of big-name performers on tap

Top-name acts are part and parcel of the gaming resort experience. These properties, after all, are really in the entertainment business, whether it

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