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ASAE addresses UnTech 10
Friday, Feb 26
Untech 10, the unofficial conference that was held when the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) canceled its 2010 Technology Conference & Expo due to a blizzard in Washington, D.C., was a grassroots effort that ..read more
Annapolis and Newport CVBs co-host event
Friday, Feb 26The Annapolis & Anne Arundel, Md., County CVB (AAACCVB) and Newport & Bristol County, R.I., CVB (NBCCVB) will hold joint invitation-only luncheons for more than 100 meeting planners in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Va., at ..read more
Team San Jose changes course
Friday, Feb 26Last August, the San Jose Convention Center made a decision that resulted in some serious unintended consequences: They contracted exclusively with the Teamsters Union’s Local 287 for all labor services provided to decorators and exhibition ..read more
Cruise industry supersizing
Friday, Feb 26Cruise lines saw more people at the 30 ports of embarkation in America last year due to deep discounts. As a result, the cruise industry is supersizing while other industries are downsizing. In 2009, cruise ..read more
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts plans $4 billion in developments
Friday, Feb 26Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is adding 50 new hotels and more than 20,000 rooms in the next three years, in a $4 billion expansion plan that spans four continents and 15 ..read more
Santa Clara hotels change flags
Friday, Feb 26Three Santa Clara, Calif., city hotels changed flags in February 2010. The Joie de Vivre property dropped its Best Western affiliation and is now simply the Avatar ..read more
Big deals: Artistic meetings, Choice privileges, Win an iPhone
Friday, Feb 26Artistic meetings: Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Atlanta Midtown has developed new Art of Meetings promotion that features four signature meetings: Fun Worship, Degrees of Discovery, EarthCare and Elements of ..read more
Benchmark Hospitality honored
Friday, Feb 26Benchmark Hospitality International was named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” for the second consecutive year. ..read more
Resort gets new logos
Friday, Feb 26
The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach is refining its image with new logos for each of its properties in preparation of the opening of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport and additional markets which ..read more
