Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2024

The most expensive hotel renovation ever seen marks the venue’s 25th anniversary The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is celebrating a $1.5 The attached Venetian Convention & Expo Center was the first of its kind attached to a hospitality concept and is now recognized as one of the largest private meeting facilities in the world.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Interior design firm Parker Torres Design sought to emphasize the property’s unique location, the 482-acre Bonnet Creek Nature Preserve. Bleisure at its Finest AC Hotel Honolulu The grand opening of AC Hotel Honolulu marks the opening of the first AC Hotel on Oahu. The hotel offers 112 guest rooms and 2,500 sq.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Interior design firm Parker Torres Design sought to emphasize the property’s unique location, the 482-acre Bonnet Creek Nature Preserve. Bleisure at its Finest AC Hotel Honolulu The grand opening of AC Hotel Honolulu marks the opening of the first AC Hotel on Oahu. The hotel offers 112 guest rooms and 2,500 sq.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Major brands are set to debut highly-anticipated hotels in the coming year 2024 brings a wave of highly anticipated hotel openings in some of hospitality’s biggest brands. Discover the most anticipated openings throughout 2024 at Marriott , Hilton and IHG Hotels & Resorts. The 976-room hotel offers over 100,000 sq.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

New Hotels and Resorts Evermore Orlando Resort opened Jan. 1 and is Orlando’s first beach-like property and features a 20-acre sandy beach centered around the 8-acre crystalline Evermore Bay designed by Crystal Lagoons®. Natsu Omakase, an exclusive 10-seat sushi omakase concept is now open in downtown Orlando. event center.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Individual sessions include a look behind the curtain at how MPI used technology to design and source the event they are attending. Wiltshire Pantry Bakery & Cafe Downtown is a Louisville-based restaurant and bakery specializing in fresh and local ingredients. Heine Brothers for a good cup of coffee. Enough said.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2023

Read More: Sustainable Meetings Through Renewable Concepts Renovated meeting spaces include three meeting rooms, an exhibition and plenary lecture space and a rooftop banquet space. Reaching for the Sky Above the Heights Nestled atop the New York City skyline is The Radio Hotel and its 12 th floor meeting and event space Above the Heights.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A brief visit to the city will be met with the construction of incredibly tall condos and hotels to your right, left and everywhere in between.) Avling (Norwegian for “crop” or “harvest”), a brewery, restaurant and small farm in Toronto’s Leslieville neighborhood, has bees as well on its roof, in addition to much more. We love it.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Renovated hotels enjoy warm light all year round As we head full speed into fall and begin to gear up for winter, it’s likely that we feel some nostalgia for the warm months past. New restaurants include Alaia, which uses fresh produce from their on-property Kuilima Farm. But there’s no need to say goodbye!

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Opened in June, this 40-room luxury hotel was once home to a 17th-century order of devout nuns. Hotel Xcaret Arte , Playa del Carmen, Mexico. This new adults-only hotel opened in June with 900 suites in the Riviera Maya, between Cancun and Tulum. Grand Hotel Kronenhof , Pontresina, Switzerland.

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JUNE 14, 2021

The 47-room boutique hotel opens in downtown Providence this summer, named after the hotelier’s mother and honoring her dedication to the city with a discerning and philanthropic spirit. Mar Monte Hotel , Santa Barbara, California. The Wall Street Hotel , New York. The hotel will offer 4,800 sq. Hotel Indy , Indianapolis.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2022

Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace is taking a page from Japanese design history in the recreation of 182 redesigned rooms and suites. The refurb is part of a multimillion-dollar renovation of the luxury boutique hotel ensconced within Caesars Palace Las Vegas complex and is available to book now with more improvements rolling out this spring.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2022

From the West Coast to the East Coast and everywhere in between, Smart Meetings has compiled a list of American cities that have embraced the farm-to-table ideology, including restaurants capable of providing your event with the trending cuisine. Read More : Authentic Experiences 101: A Hot New Hotel and Restaurant in San Francisco.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 10, 2023

With iconic brands well-loved by regular meeting-goers and planners, Caesars continues to elevate its offerings at each of its destinations with new conference spaces, celebrity restaurants, exclusive entertainment options, and more. This same contemporary color palette is carried through into the new design for the lobby as well.

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The MICE Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

One of the highlights of the event was a dining experience around a 72-meter-long table set on Tübinger Straße, a street specifically designed for bicycles after car traffic was restricted, the first of its kind in the city. This concept, first introduced at the event, proved successful and serves as a model for other cities.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Concept image of the expanded Wisconsin Center. The meeting planners’ conventions of yesteryear want you to come in and not leave,” he says, noting that the WCD has taken advances in technology into consideration saying that the new design will better allow attendees to experience Milwaukee outside of the convention center.

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MAY 4, 2023

Aqua Caliente Cultural Plaza: A New and Defining Moment Concept rendering of upcoming cultural plaza. The IPCC consists of a gallery and museum space, including Native art and artifacts, a library, two retail shops and a restaurant that serves guests unique and delectable dishes consisting of traditional and contemporary flavors.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Spinning slowly in a grandiose ballroom or stepping inside a hotel suite, the ocean view through the doors to the balcony—the next generation of virtual reality (VR) can deliver so much more than pretty worlds through clunky goggles. VR event design features can entertain reception guests while reinforcing topics covered during the event.

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MARCH 27, 2023

How to host powerful DEI-aligned events in Washington DC Fresh concepts, rolling out new directives and coordinating new business objectives can involve complex processes. and surrounded by some of the best hotels and restaurants D.C. The Museum features designs for those who appreciate the inspiration of art and fashion.

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JUNE 14, 2021

The 47-room boutique hotel opens in downtown Providence this summer, named after the hotelier’s mother and honoring her dedication to the city with a discerning and philanthropic spirit. Mar Monte Hotel , Santa Barbara, California. The Wall Street Hotel , New York. The hotel will offer 4,800 sq. Hotel Indy , Indianapolis.

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inVOYAGE

JUNE 6, 2024

Join us as we head there for ourselves to enjoy an exclusive look behind the scenes and a taste of what’s in store for the luxury incentive market… Surrounded by the world’s leading brands What was once a family-run resort in the Costa Navarino area has soon become a bustling hub for some of the world’s top luxury hotel brands.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 29, 2019

Since their conception, hotels have sought to create a personalized experience for their guests. The project will be a five-story, 14-room boutique hotel and restaurant, which will also serve as a showroom for the company’s products. A post shared by Shinola Hotel (@shinolahotel) on Jan 23, 2019 at 12:21pm PST.

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Travel Daily Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

As we embark on 2024, the hospitality, restaurant, and café (HoReCa) sector in Southeast Asia faces a transformative era, propelled by rapidly evolving consumer preferences, technological advancements, and a heightened focus on sustainability. Hotels and restaurants are now integrating health and wellness into their core services.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

It is hard to believe that Hard Rock Hotel & Casino brand is now 50 years old. When Hard Rock Hotel New York opens in April 2022, it will draw on a rich legacy of experience and memory that has been a touchstone of cool for half a century. Hard Rock Hotel New York. The 234-guest-room property features 11,422 sq.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 31, 2024

Johnson will be key in creating, expanding, and managing strategic business relationships with hotel owners, partners, and new investors. Johnson recently served as the studio development manager at Studio 11 Design in Dallas. Oscar Gonzalez Hard Rock Hotel New York has appointed Oscar Gonzalez as its new food and beverage director.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 23, 2024

This contemporary 453-key hotel, Penang’s largest hotel in terms of room count, is an impressive venue for functions and events. Amari SPICE Penang was recently awarded the title of Malaysia’s “Best MICE Hotel” at the prestigious HAPA Awards. or Yucca Meeting Rooms.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 4, 2023

The 200-room hotel will be a hub for meetings and social events in Abilene, offering the most hotel meeting space in the destination. Texas is where Conrad Hilton opened our first hotel, and Abilene is one of the first markets where he sought to expand,” said Danny Hughes, executive vice president and president, Americas, Hilton.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 30, 2023

JW Marriott , part of Marriott Bonvoy ’s global portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands, today unveils its first property in Spain with the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Madrid. Every detail of the hotel is curated to encourage guests to reflect and recharge.

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inVOYAGE

MARCH 28, 2024

Doubling its Kempinski Footprint, Dubai has just welcomed two new iconic additions to its hospitality landscape: Kempinski The Boulevard Dubai and Kempinski Central Avenue Dubai after signing a partnership with Abu Dhabi National Hotels to rebrand the properties under the Kempinski Hotels banner.

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Business Traveler USA

JUNE 7, 2022

Now, as Hollywood rises once again, its Vinyl District—concentrated west of Vine Street through Ivar Avenue, Cahuenga Boulevard, Wilcox Avenue and Schrader Boulevard—is a hub of chic restaurants and hotels, vintage record stores and rooftop parties, backed by visionaries who are invested in its success. Davis likens it to L.A.’s

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Business Traveler USA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Marriott International has announced the opening of the Delta Hotels by Marriott Santa Clara Silicon Valley, the first property to feature the Delta Hotels brand’s new room design. The hotel, which offers 263 rooms featuring the new design concept, is the first Delta Hotels property in Northern California.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

Four Seasons Hotel Houston Lobby. We have listed 10 of our top libraries, found in hotels across the world. Recently renovated, the hotel has partnered with Bedside Reading, an exclusive service that provides books to Forbes Five Star hotels. Four Seasons Hotel Houston. Perry Lane Hotel, Savannah, Georgia.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 28, 2023

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO – Velas Resorts announces Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos , a new resort and concept in the all inclusive space with the excellence that just earned Grand Velas Los Cabos the Forbes Travel Guide ’s prestigious five star rating. Opening in late 2023, the boutique hotel will be Velas Resorts’ third property in Los Cabos.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

A post shared by SB Hotels (@sbhotels) on Dec 14, 2018 at 8:45am PST. Nicollo Hotels, a luxury brand, opened its new flagship property, The Murray, Hong Kong, in January 2018. Lune Rouge will offer the PY1 experience, a concept developed by Lune Rouge Entertainment, founded by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laiberte. Mexico City.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The hotel is part of the Penta Group , which has 27 hotels in Europe and Asia (Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Russia), with further expansions planned in the next 2–3 years. The hotels were located in major airline hubs, guaranteeing high occupancy rates. Lifestyle is for everyone’.

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 27, 2021

Chic, modern, elegant , and designed to inspire,the property’s stunning architecture and lush flora and fauna give way to a calming oasis of comfort. The adults-only concept offers total relaxation paired with fun activities that will leave you feeling like a kid again. HOW MANY ROOMS? 347 suites.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

He was previously employed by this property on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit as chef de partie in 2003 and restaurant chef in 2010. In his new role, Gonzalez will oversee food and beverage operations and be hands-on in the concept and menu design of Dos Catrinas restaurant, opening in December. Regis Princeville in Hawaii.

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