Places & Spaces
This Socially Distanced Concert Series Hits the Right Notes
Thoughtful “room” sets and precautionary measures make these outdoor concerts enjoyable and safe for participants during the pandemic.
Hotels and Event Venues Get Schooled
Meeting space is being repurposed to cater to the needs of schoolchildren — and their working parents — to get their work done in a safe environment outside the home.
Zero-Attrition Offers Grow to Entice Group Business
More and more hotels are announcing that they’ve waived attrition fees for 2020 group bookings.
Meeting Face-to-Face: ‘It’s Who We Are as a Species’
Neil Brownlee, VisitScotland’s head of business events, on why there will always be a place for face-to-face events, even as we become more used to meeting online — and how in-person events are critical in helping to shape the communities that host them.
How CVBs Are Helping Destinations Safely Reopen
As destinations have started to lift stay-at-home orders and businesses are reopening their doors, CVBs are helping to ensure their communities stay safe as they ready to welcome visitors once again.
What Will the Hotels in Your Room Block Look Like in the Future?
COVID-19 is forcing hotel properties to rethink the guest experience. Here’s a preview of three differences you and your attendees will find during your next stay.
Hamilton Hotel Employees Work From Home — and Learn
Instead of layoffs and furloughs, one Washington D.C. hotel is offering its employees online training during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hotels Start Selling ‘Bonds’ to Make It Through COVID-19 Crisis
As hotel rooms sit empty, some properties are offering deals for future guests with a “Buy Now, Stay Later” initiative.
Hotels: The Case for Independents and Chains
The big hotel brands and the small independents both have advantages for groups, depending on what’s important to them.
Food Recovery Efforts Are Always on the Menu
Venues and food-service businesses don’t just think about food recovery efforts in a time of crisis. But here are standout examples of how some are helping others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Truck Tour Spreads Word About New CAESARS FORUM
As Caesars prepares to open the doors to a new 550,000-square-foot conference center in Las Vegas, the company is taking a surprising spin around the country to showcase the new facility.
AAA Updates Its Diamond Program for Hotels, Restaurants
The 80-year-old hotel and restaurant approval program now offers professional analysis instead of user-driven ratings.