New Oceanfront Property Boasts Largest Ballroom in Virginia Beach
The $125m Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel is set to open in 2020 and will offer more than 20,000 sf of dedicated meeting space, including a 10,000-sf ballroom.
Coastal Mississippi: No Secret Anymore
Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast, the tourism marketing organization for the tri-county coastal region encompassing Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties in which 12 coastal communities sit, has rebranded and is now Coastal Mississippi.
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Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel Plays Off Waikiki Beach Location in Refresh
Located just 300 steps from Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, the 315-room Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel carries on its traditions in its latest $35 million renovation.
Nostalgic St. Croix
A group of 19 attendees from Texas met on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) for an incentive trip this past August just weeks before hurricanes Irma and Maria swept through.
AMResorts Pulls Out All the Stops at TIME
At TIME, I witnessed AMResorts' thorough understanding of the meetings and incentives market, artistry around F&B and entertainment; and the successful relationship they have with the dozens of their meeting planner clients—a tribe of sorts.
6 All-Inclusive Properties (slideshow)
All-inclusive properties have officially joined the experiential meetings bandwagon, thanks to increased demand from attendees.
Margaritaville Resort Orlando Breaks Ground
The 187-room Margaritaville Resort Orlando is set to open in late-2018 and will be set on 300 acres that will include miles of wooded fitness trails, a 12-acre waterpark, a water taxi system and a three-acre swimming area.
Caribbean & Mexico Happenings This Fall
News from four Caribbean & Mexico resorts: Club Med, Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa, Hilton Rose Hall and Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun
Barefoot at El Conquistador
Groups battle it out barefoot along the turquoise Caribbean Sea during team building experiences at El Conquistador.
Exotic Yet Familiar Meetings In the USVI
The USVI commissioner of tourism, Beverly Nicholson Doty, was in Fort Lauderdale last week to promote the destination to meeting planners in Florida.
4 Culinary Adventures for Groups Visiting the US Virgin Islands
Experience all the flavors of the US Virgin Islands by choosing St. Thomas or St. Croix for your next meeting or event.
3 Reasons to Book The Condado Plaza Hilton
The Condado Plaza Hilton has stood out as a stylish address ever since it opened in the 1950s.
Baha Mar Opens
May saw the opening of the long-awaited Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, the first property to open in the long anticipated Baha Mar Resort. But this isn't the only things groups visiting The Bahamas can look forward to.
3 Takeaways from the Incentive Research Foundation’s Education Invitational
Last month, the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) held its 24th Annual Education Invitational conference in Maui, Hawaii, and wowed over 200 incentive planners.
