Just a week after the opening of the 454-room Westin Nashville, another property began welcoming guests in the high-demand Nashville hotel market. October 20th was the official opening date for Thompson Nashville, a 224-key luxury boutique in the...

ExCeL London CEO David Pegler during a press conference at IMEX America 2016Although the decision of the United Kingdom to exit the European Union sent shock waves through the events industry in London, the city remains a bustling destination, wi...

IACC CEO Mark Cooper talking about the Meeting of the Future study at IMEX America 2016Home-style settings, networking spaces and a peek at the great outdoors—all are features that will mark the meeting room of the future, according to the second...

IMEX Group Chairman Ray Bloom greets attendees on opening day. Image courtesy of IMEX GroupThere was a lot of business committed at IMEX America 2016 as the show broke its own records on a number of key metrics. At the Sands Expo and Convention ...

Meet L.A. shows off its new virtual reality platform in its IMEX booth.There’s guaranteed to be no traffic on the Los Angeles freeways when you do a site inspection using the new Virtual Discovery L.A. tool just launched by Meet L.A., the Los Ang...

In a special legislative session, Nevada’s General Assembly approved a bill that supports a project to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center. The project will add 600,000 square feet of new meeting space to the Las Vegas Convention Center, and d...

Artist rendering of the terrace view at the MGM National Harbor (courtesy MGM)The $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor, the Washington, D.C. area’s first luxury gaming resort, is scheduled to open December 8 in National Harbor, Md. The 24-story resor...

The TI Ballroom in Treasure Island's current meeting area plans to debut a $6.5 million, 12,500-square-foot expansion to its existing meeting space, bringing its total conference area to more than 30,000 square feet. Scheduled to open in early 20...

Rendering of the NOPSI Hotel lobbySalamander Hotels & Resorts is adding two new hotels to its collection. The company plans to open The Henderson, a Salamander Beach and Spa Resort, in November. Located on the beach in Destin, Fla., adjacent to t...

The original Mountain Shadows hotel, built in 1959 in Paradise Valley, Ariz., is now being rebuilt from the ground up into a 183-room luxury boutique hotel and resort. While it will share its name and a certain modernist inspiration with the orig...