Tag: Virginia

In an ideal world, every meetings destination would be blessed with Chicago’s shopping, San Francisco’s restaurants, the arts and culture of Washington, D.C. and the best theater Manhattan could offer—minus, of course, a few pesky nuisances (traffic and congestion, for example) that occasionally surface in such great cities. That said, smaller but deserving alternatives await, bringing to the table many benefits of bigger cities—accessibility, major hotels, dining, entertainment and recreation—in a format and setting often [...] Read more

Virginia asserts rights meeting planners have when doing business in the state [...] Read more

Cities such as New Orleans, Nashville, Tenn., and Washington, D.C., capture the attention of planners looking for consummate destinations for upcoming conventions. [...] Read more

Interactive maps, listings and special sections are included in the guides. [...] Read more

Austin offers customized social media campaigns for meetings, Virginia releases iPhone app and more. [...] Read more

Tysons Corner Marriott in Virginia has opened its renovated Grand Ballroom and new meeting space. [...] Read more

Michigan was named the most social state destination marketing organization by Gammet Interactive. The company used a 13-point algorithm to determine the most active DMO on sites like Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others. The evaluation was conducted during a four-day period during the last week of June. Criteria included certified site traffic measurement; presence of social media icons and links on the website home page; state keyword search in Google; Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube [...] Read more

The revamped website from Virginia Tourism Corporation aims to make planning a meeting in the state easier. The new meeting website offers resources, key local contacts and information on the state’s full range of meeting venues in one place.

Researching a destination is easier on the site. It allows meeting planners to find large convention centers, smaller meeting venues, extracurricular activities and other aspects that create a total visitor experience. Planners can research venues in nine [...] Read more

Hotels in the Williamsburg are giving a portion of reservations revenue back to the Gulf Coast if the booking is in response to canceled plans along the coast. [...] Read more

After a recent visit to Virginia Beach, Associate Editor Libby Hoppe learned that without people who are committed to putting eco-friendly ideas into practice, they are just ideas. [...] Read more