Archive: December 2009

There seems to be no stopping the green movement in the meetings and events industry. Now more than ever, meetings destinations, hotel and convention properties, and industry organizations are gearing up for the future, and that future appears to be a bright shade of green. [...] Read more

Meeting planners are using online services to eliminate or reduce cancellation and attrition fees by rebooking or reselling cancelled meeting space. [...] Read more

The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia invested $580 million in building new venues and renovating existing facilities to stage the 2010 Winter Games, February 12-28. [...] Read more

Hawaii’s hotel occupancy was up in October for the second month in a row due to large group bookings. [...] Read more

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center’s plan to double its size has run into its first roadblock. [...] Read more

Gaylord Entertainment is monitoring 50 undervalued properties nationwide and plans to pursue distressed asset opportunities over the next 12 to 24 months, says Patrick Chaffin, vice president of strategic planning and investor relations. [...] Read more

Marriott International plans to triple the number of hotels it has in Mexico over the next decade, beginning with the expansion of a 120-room Cabo San Lucas hotel and 139-room Guadalajara hotel. [...] Read more

The Destination & Travel Foundation partnered with the Greater Phoenix CVB to produce a case study illustrating the economic impact of visitors in a community in November 2009. [...] Read more

The Lakeland Village Beach and Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., is offering an Aston at Lakeland Village’s Olympic Escape package for $249 per person. [...] Read more

With its curved brick walls, slate-covered towers and shimmering stained-glass windows, this 114-year-old Kalamazoo landmark might seem more at home in the English countryside than a Michigan college town.

Local businessman Frank Henderson paid all of $72,000 to build his fantasy home — 25 rooms, seven baths, a third-floor ballroom, and white marble and oak accents — yet spent just four years enjoying his palace before his death in 1899. One century and nine owners later, [...] Read more