Courtesy Springfield CVB SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A vacant lot will be soon become a meetings and events space as the Ramada Oasis Hotel and Convention Center expands its convention space to 13,000 square feet. A new convention center lobby and an enclosed walkway that...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Denise Evans and Erika Farrell have joined the sales department at The Peabody Little Rock. Evans is executive meeting manager, and she focuses on group bookings for short timeframes. She previously served as sales development coordinator at The...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A 165-room hotel to open this spring near Fort Bragg and the Fayetteville Regional Airport will be the most upscale property in the city. The Embassy Suites Fayetteville/Fort Bragg will have 12,000 square feet of meeting space, including an...
Courtesy Inn on Fifth NAPLES, Fla. — Downtown’s Inn on Fifth has begun construction of a $15 million expansion that will be the largest redevelopment effort on Fifth Avenue South since the 2008 financial crisis. A three-story building to be constructed across the...
Courtesy Wilderness Resort A new indoor adventure at the Wilderness Hotel and Resort in the Wisconsin Dells gives a new meaning to “being on the ropes.” The Northern Lights Sky Ropes Course consists of 42 challenges that guests attempt while harnessed in at 30 feet...
Many business travelers report that staying healthy while traveling can be tricky. In a survey of 200 business travelers by KRC Research for Omni Hotels, 56 percent said they had indulged in food and drink while traveling and later regretted it. About 56 percent said...
Courtesy Kalahari Resorts SANDUSKY, Ohio – Kalahari Resort, with the largest indoor water park in the United States, has expanded its convention center. In early January, the resort unveiled a $22 million addition that doubled the size of its current convention...
Photo courtesy Anaheim Convention Center ANAHEIM, Calif. – It doesn’t get more local than the rooftop. The Anaheim Convention Center is growing its own food on the building’s rooftop so that executive chef Otis Huemmer can always have fresh, local herbs on hand. The...
BRANSON, Mo. – The Chateau on the Lake has hired David Hume as director of sales. Hume has 19 years of hospitality experience including positions with the Mission Point Resort in Mackinac Island, Mich., and The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wis. MONTEREY, Calif....
Sioux Falls, S.D., will host the fourth annual SMM Conference.
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