In anticipation of a global turnaround in meetings business, new and renovated convention and conference facilities have been announced by Barbara Albrecht, manager, Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau...
But last week, I saw the future of meeting venues. Just 88 days before the April opening date for the new Ottawa Convention Centre, members of the OCC Advisory Board donned hard hats, steel-toed boots, reflective vests, and safety glasses to tour...
The 303-room Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf, Germany, opened in late December 2010. The hotel is located in one of two new 19-story towers at the end of the Media Harbour peninsula, a fashion, design, and media center...
Hosting high-powered meetings and high-society banquets alike, the seven private event and dining rooms at the Hotel de L’Europe have been newly renovated by renowned local architect and interior designer Cees Dam. De L’Europe’s high level of...
The Hotel Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg has obtained its fifth star, based on the new French hotel classification. To earn its fifth star, the Hotel Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg met a new set of specifications, with more than 200 conditions to fulfill...
In October, a new Florence Convention Bureau Web site was launched for national and international meeting planners. A new feature at the site is the Meeting Planner Guide, which includes a comprehensive database of meeting and convention...
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has signed an agreement to manage a new, luxury hotel currently under construction in the Pudong area of Shanghai in China. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2013...
