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Two-thirds of hotels are confident that they will see an improvement in the performance of the Irish hotel sector over the next three years, according to new research produced for AIB.
The 94th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and 6th annual International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event, recently held at Chicago's McCormick Place posted positive growth in both in both attendee and exhibitor numbers.
The Sacramento Convention Center is considering a major expansion that would add a third floor to the facility and help it compete better with its rivals.
The proposed tax has drawn a lot of fire, including a Steve Wynn visit to Carson City and includes a tax on convention and trade show attendance.
The low-cost Tune hotel chain is on schedule to open its first Australian property in November and is likely to start online selling in July in a pre-opening sale with some of the lowest room-rates in years.
As many scour through the rubble in Oklahoma, emergency responders from across California join forces in the Valley teaching and learning what it takes to save a community hit by natural disaster.
InterContinental Hotels Group's recent decision to make basic Internet access across all brands free to loyalty club members is a game-changer that could hasten development of tiered Internet pricing, according to several hotel industry analysts.
It's no surprise that travelers flock to Paris, New York and London.
iBAHN, the global leader in IP-based entertainment and information services for the hospitality, meeting, conference and retail industries, today announced that it has been selected by the famed Roosevelt Hotel in New York City to install a managed network service including pioneering Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the hotel's 1,015 recently renovated guest rooms and a WiFi platform to be used throughout the hotel, including in its 30,000 square feet of meeting space.
Hawai'i is exactly the right place at the right time for this year's National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, Gov. Neil Abercrombie in refuting the "boondoggle" tag.
The purchase of the 506-room hotel in downtown San Jose by CBRE Global Investors underscores the rebound in the Silicon Valley hotel market that's underpinned by a sturdy technology sector.
The recently completed redesign and renovation of the Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island Hotel is creating buzz and excitement among meeting and event planners. 
Emanuel appoints Desiree Rogers as board chairman of Choose Chicago. "I am confident that she will help Choose Chicago reach the next level as it continues to find creative ways to lure tourists and convention business," Emanuel said in a written statement.
Developers are set to start construction on a new convention hotel for Jekyll Island after long delays that largely resulted from difficulties getting a bank loan for the $41 million project.
It's much more than just keeping them short and tidy. What is a meeting for? Getting to a decision. That is according to author, Fast Company contributor, and former Toyota creative advisor Matthew E. May, who wrote on 99u about how to turn bloated, wasteful meetings into lean, productive ones.
In 2012, 79% of hotels offered complimentary breakfast, up from 55% in 2010.
Leaders of Nashville's convention center already are mapping out a possible future expansion of a center that spans six downtown blocks and sits on 19 acres.
Tried-and-true negotiation tactics from author and negotiation expert Selena Rezvani.
Panama City is the America's most affordable capital city, but luxury standards often prevail in Latin Am's fastest growing economy.
The SM group is looking at building more convention centers in the next three to six years in "key strategic areas," an official said on Friday.
Boston regulators have approved construction of two hotels across from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, the first part of a $2 billion expansion proposed for the South Boston complex.
Hotels are involving employees in wake-up calls as a nostalgia-driven service for guests.
Real-estate developers are breaking ground on downtown Salt Lake City's first new hotels since a Hyatt Place was built in 2009.
State labor officials reported an 8.2% April jobless rate. That's down 0.2% of a point from March and a full point from April of last year. The hospitality industry led the job growth in Georgia with a monthly gain of 10,000 jobs.
For the fourth year in a row Advertising Age has ranked GES as one of the "World's 50 Largest Agency Companies" and among the "Largest U.S. Experiential/Event Marketing Agencies."


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