Courtesy Kalahari ResortSANDUSKY, OHIO  – Kalahari Resort Convention Center can now accommodate groups as large as 5,200 attendees, thanks to an expansion of the convention center originally built in 2006. The 215,000-square-foot center is almost twice as large as the original. The expansion was part of a $22 million renovation and expansion at the […]

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau has named Philip San Filippo as executive director. He has more than 20 years of hospitality and tourism experience and has worked for Cayman Islands Tourism Association and the Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kate Burger is senior sales […]

Courtesy Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau PROVO, Utah – The Utah Valley Convention Center opened May 12 in Provo. More than 200 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, including Utah Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell. The 83,578-square-foot LEED Silver facility is the largest meeting space in Provo. Construction began two years ago with the intent of […]

A recent survey showed that business travelers feel their business trips are more successful when they have fewer restrictions from their employers. The Global Business Travel Association surveyed nearly 1,800 business travelers to determine the difference between managed and unmanaged travelers. The business travelers ranked the success of a business trip on a scale of […]

Courtesy Towson University Marriott TOWSON, Md. — New event space and a lobby that is more of a social hub are among the improvements at the Towson University Marriott Conference Hotel. The 192-suite property is adjacent to Towson University in a busy Baltimore suburb. A rarely used area of the hotel was turned into 2,000 […]