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This tech-friendly property with personality, just off Michigan Avenue’s Magnificent Mile, fulfills a need in the neighborhood.
)Marriott International Inc. agreed to transfer its Marriott Business Services unit to Accenture PLC which in turn will provide finance and accounting services to Marriott and its franchisees.
Entrepreneur Ian Schrager, the man behind five star properties Sanderson and St Martins Lane, is returning to London for the first time in 15 years to launch The London Edition - a brand he conceived in partnership with Marriott International.
Engelking Smith has joined Choice Hotels International, Inc. as Vice President of Brand Strategy. Smith joins the company from AARP where she was responsible for overseeing the AARP brand.
Hashtags have become a prominent part of the online atmosphere and as of late, more and more social media sites have allowed for the categorizing program known as Hashtags.
Despite the beating the air travel industry has suffered since the worldwide economic downturn began five years ago, one mid-sized airport appears to be bucking that trend.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. one of the world's largest hotel companies, today announced that Anne Engelking Smith has joined the company as Vice President of Brand Strategy.
A showcase of cutting-edge technology for event planners, with speakers including Words With Friends app co-creator Paul Bettner, is planned July 9 during the Trade Show Technology Summit 2013.
Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.
BCD Travel, a top provider of travel management services for businesses globally, today announced it has acquired Travelocity Business from its parent company, Travelocity. Widely known as "TBiz," the Texas-based TMC ranks among the top 10...
How do you buy or sell something so abstract as an "experience"? And what is it worth?
Leadership is changing. A big part is the impact of the Millennials. They are less apt to respond to command & control and respond much more positively to a different kind of leadership.
Survey also shows high marks for hotels. Poor airline service, though, remains a problem.
Nielsen Holdings sale of Nielsen Expositions to private equity firm ONEX for $950 million in cash consideration has been completed. Under the new owner, Nielsen Expositions' name was changed to Emerald Expositions.
The Alila Villas Soori Bali has been awarded the best resort hotel in Asia-Pacific at the Asia Pacific Hotel Awards 2013-2014, in regard to its design, development and marketing.
A private association of National Guard members plans to hold its annual conference in Honolulu this year, even though some officials at the Pentagon have questioned the wisdom of meeting in a vacation destination.
Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach files notice of 452 layoffs. Employees can seek jobs at other Ritz-Carlton or Marriott International hotels and some of them may be hired by the new management of the hotel, the letter to the state says.
Rick Hughes, who has led the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association for 10 years, is retiring this month. A search for his successor will begin soon.
Owners of tourism-related businesses say an administrative delay and a sudden rule change in Washington have disrupted their operations at the worst possible time of year. Every summer, thousands of hotels, restaurants and other small tourism firms around the country apply for a special set of visas, known as H-2Bs, that allow them to temporarily hire foreign workers to supplement their workforce during the busiest months. Read full article
Renaissance Hotels, a division of Marriott International, Inc., will cease managing The Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach Hotel as of July 11, Marriott announced today.
Meetings technology today is big business. No longer a horde of little suppliers fighting for a small number of interested corporate customers, the sector has evolved into a prominent, reasonably stable pillar of the corporate meetings industry.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts has emerged as the most sought-after hotel brand in the world.
Airlines continue to improve on-time reliability for the full year 2013.
A new six-story Aloft Hotel will be built at 800 15th St., near the Colorado Convention Center.
Lighthouse Conferencing partners with top virtual communications solutions provider to offer high-touch online event services such as webcasting and virtual trade shows.


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