Portola Hotel & Spa at Monterey Bay in Monterey, Calif., has activated a 1 gigabit-per-second Internet connection to support events and guests, increasing the hotel’s Internet capacity by tenfold. The enterprise-grade connection supports Wi-Fi, f...

American opera singer Beverly Sills once said, “There are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going.” In our world, there are many amazing places that are fairly easily accessible, which people can and should visit as time permits. Places where, ar...

The AAA four-diamond boutique hotel Hanover Inn Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H., and its 11,000-square-foot Minary Conference Center have completed a $43 million renovation of its 108 guest rooms, suites, and an overhaul of its meeting spaces. The 3,9...

Rioting and a five-night curfew in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, who had sustained a spinal injury while in police custody, caused at least two meeting cancellations. However, meetings business has quickly returned to normal in t...

The SoMa (South of Market) neighborhood of San Francisco is home to three hotels from leading meeting brands: Marriott, Starwood, and Four Seasons. Now the properties are working together—along with nearby event venues as well—to...

One journalist’s whirlwind ride through a rainforest paradise for meeting and incentive groups.

Behind the scenes tours are always captivating. Now the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta is offering your meeting attendees a Green Tour, a look at how the convention hotel maintains its Green Seal Silver Level certification. The hotel is...

Marriott has opened its third property under the AC Hotels in the U.S. brand, the AC Hotel Washington, DC at National Harbor. The eight-story,192-guest-rooms hotel, which also offers six suites, has 3,700 square feet of meeting space in three roo...

When Omni Hotels & Resorts surveyed hundreds of high-income business and leisure travelers at the end of last year, a surprising 70 percent of them said they gain weight while traveling...

Visiting the immaculate Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, it’s easy to see the appeal of this 650-room property for meetings and incentives. Sitting directly on a lovely quarter-mile of private beach just 10 minutes from the For...