Mid-Atlantic Power Player: Hampton, Vrginia

Travel south across the bay from Newport News to discover the town of Hampton, a place so steeped in history that even the trees have significance. Hampton is also home to the Virginia Air and Space Center, the official visitors site of the Langley Research Center, an ...

Mid-Atlantic Power Player: Newport News

It’s easy to understand why coastal Virginia has long been a staple in meeting planners’ repertoires: It lies well within proximity of the northeast corridor of major U.S. cities from Baltimore to Boston. However, as the region continues to draw from the state’s i...

Indicators Show Travel Industry Is Recovering

Indicators show the travel industry is recovering.

Positively Cleveland Announces Name Change

Positively Cleveland, the convention and visitors bureau of Greater Cleveland, announced in November that it has changed its name to Destination Cleveland.

Golden Nugget Opening in Lake Charles

 LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana — The $600 million Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino is opening this month. The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino will feature 740 guest rooms and suites, an 18-hole championship golf course, 30,000 square feet of meeting space, extensive retail...

A Seneca Showpiece

The striking 26-story Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino sits on sovereign Seneca Nation land in the heart of Niagara Falls, New York. It is outclassed only by what nature has put a short distance away: the thundering falls.

Get Outdoors In Boise: Idaho’s River City

Hunkered in the foothills of the Rockies, Boise is all about the great outdoors and sustainability. Along with many homes, the Idaho Capitol is heated by geothermal water pumped from 3,000 feet underground. The farm-to-table food scene is vibrant, as is the wine industr...

Meet Me in the Park

Having a meeting in a state or national park immediately signals that the event will be different. It’s not in a brand-name hotel next to the airport; it’s at a lodge in the wilderness. Meeting rooms don’t overlook a concrete jungle; they deliver views of forests ...

Pennsylvania’s Garden Gem

Considered among the best public gardens in America, Longwood Gardens has been charming the hearts of millions of visitors each year since opening more than a century ago.

Changing demographics shape the meetings landscape

The point of the exercise was this: As your audience ages, meeting planners need to make adjustments: Turn up the volume. Be alert to physical obstacles. Enlarge the type. Whether you plan meetings for software engineers, primary school teachers, Vietnam War veterans, C...