Visit Anaheim is now a Certified Autism Center, a designation granted to organizations whose staff have completed training to better understand and assist autistic and sensory-sensitive visitors.
 

Leading on the most important issues of today and always providing diversity of choice, there’s a place for every meeting in California—and planners are taking notice as the state continues its strong recovery.

The Los Angeles Hospitality Labor Union UNITE HERE Local 11, along with representatives from future citywide conventions and events, recently announced boycotts of over 60 hotels in the Los Angeles area. The workers call for all conventions, meetings and events to avoid Los Angeles, marking a major escalation in the largest hotel worker strike in U.S. history.

Carmel Valley Ranch, a luxury resort on California’s Central Coast, appointed Ulrich Samietz as the new managing director of the property.

From the heart of downtown Denver to the Mexican fishing village La Cruz de Huanacaxtle in Nayarit to a San Diego Hotel's new "Meet & Green" initiatives, here's all of the latest news about hotel properties in the west!

Meetings Today LIVE! takes its West program to beautiful Palm Springs, California, for networking, site inspections and more.

San Francisco Travel Association announced that Tourism Toronto chief Scott Beck will take the reins of the DMO as president and CEO. Beck will join San Francisco Travel October 30 and will succeed current president Joe D’Alessandro, who is set to retire in December.

InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown recently announced that seasoned hospitality professional Sven Wiedenhaupt will be taking on the role of general manager.

Getting old never looked so good in this famously image-conscious town. Following are the timeless experiences that give groups a taste of yesteryear Los Angeles.

Following an extensive renovation, the highly anticipated Hyatt Regency Irvine, previously known as Hotel Irvine, will reopen this summer with stays beginning August 15. The 516-room hotel has been redesigned to embrace and move forward in a new direction for the Hyatt Regency brand, dedicated to pioneering new markets and experiences in its properties.