Following a recent renovation, the Hyatt Regency Atlanta is driving the food truck trend to groups. When meeting planners buy the Food Trunk Lunch

Green Globe Certification’s new website, www.greenglobe.travel, provides sustainable hotels, cruise ships, meeting facilities, tour operators

ALEXANDRIA, Va. The very first green meetings and event standards, introduced by the Convention Industry Council Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. Owners of Jekyll Island’s main resort hotel said they want to add 39 beachfront suites near the island’s new

Tapping into a high-end spa culture that is increasingly placing an emphasis on wellness over simple pampering, several leading hotels and resorts

When hotels are tour destinations in and of themselves, you know you’ve stumbled upon a historic place, and the West is full of them. The

Airports are scrambling to develop plans to deal with the unexpected arrival of planes, especially during bad weather, to keep passengers from being

Business Review USA has rated what it calls the top 10 convention centers around the country. Five are in the west, three are in the south, one

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced that its largest brand, Sheraton Hotels, and its owners are investing more than $350 million to

SAN DIEGO The Loews Coronado Bay is in the middle of a $5.7 million renovation that will bring guests one step closer to the shores of San Diego

With success at the inaugural HSMAI’s MEET National last September, and at HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America in April, the Hospitality Sales and

WASHINGTON, D.C. At least three bills introduced the week of April 16th—in the wake of the GSA scandal—would dramatically slash

Welcome to the May issue of Meetings Focus West. I hope you enjoy all of the great stories in this issue, and believe me, they cover a lot

Delaware North hospitality management and food service company appointed Todd Merry chief marketing officer. He will lead  global sales and

Marcus Mueller was named general manager of Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel in Beverly Hills. He brings 20 year of international hospitality experience to the

BETHESDA, Md. Group booking pace is picking up momentum at Marriott International, executives said during the company’s earnings call

ATLANTA Atlanta is about to open the Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The $1.4 billion