Last June, the owner of San Diego’s W Hotel, Sunstone Hotel Investors, handed over the keys to its lenders and walked away from the property after defaulting on its mortgage payment. Also that month, the developers of the new Fontainebleau hotel...
With the unveiling of details for Disney's newest cruise ship, the Disney Dream, and the green light for a new theme park in Shanghai, China, meeting professionals have plenty to look forward to from Disney. In fact, the next couple of years refl...
Boston hopes to become a larger player on the meetings and conventions scene, announcing yesterday an initiative called T5, aimed at transforming the city over the next decade into one of the top five convention cities in North America...
When a hardware glitch in Utah delayed flights from Atlanta to New York to Dallas–Fort Worth last week, meeting professionals got another snapshot of their vulnerability to infrastructure problems that are outside their control but that have the...
If you didn’t attend the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners 2009 Annual Conference last week, here are some tips, trends, and best practices we picked up on from planners, presenters, and the host hotel, the Sheraton Centre Toronto...
The impact of the Great Recession on meetings and incentives will continue into the year ahead, though how hard you’ve been hit depends on what industry you’re in
Once it opens on January 19, 2010, the new 350-room Hyatt Regency Curaçao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina will allow groups to mix business with pleasure. The resort will feature the island’s only 18-hole championship resort golf course—this one desi...
Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Naples, Fla.The News: In November, the hotel completed multimillion-dollar enhancements to its guest rooms and pool area.The Specs: The 319-room resort features 34,000 square feet of meeting space, an on-site...