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Friday, Feb 26
With the medals tallied and the tourists home, the 2010 Winter Olympics Games in Vancouver, British Columbia may have captured the world’s attention, but it was the friendliness and generosity of thousands of volunteers that won the ..read more
Annapolis and Newport CVBs co-host event
Friday, Feb 26The Annapolis & Anne Arundel, Md., County CVB (AAACCVB) and Newport & Bristol County, R.I., CVB (NBCCVB) will hold joint invitation-only luncheons for more than 100 meeting planners in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Va., at the end ..read more
Team San Jose changes course
Friday, Feb 26Last August, the San Jose Convention Center made a decision that resulted in some serious unintended consequences: They contracted exclusively with the Teamsters Union’s Local 287 for all labor services provided to decorators and exhibition contractors at ..read more
Cruise industry supersizing
Friday, Feb 26In 2009, cruise companies invested $4.7 billion to build 14 new ships and 12 new vessels are on the horizon in 2010. According to The Economist, the cruise industry is supersizing while other industries are downsizing due ..read more
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts plans $4 billion in developments
Friday, Feb 26Sheraton Hotels & Resorts is adding 50 new hotels and more than 20,000 rooms in the next three years, in a $4 billion expansion plan that spans four continents and 15 countries. ..read more
Santa Clara hotels change flags
Friday, Feb 26Three Santa Clara, Calif., city hotels changed flags in February 2010. The Joie de Vivre property dropped its Best Western affiliation and is now simply the Avatar Hotel. ..read more
Values: Artistic meetings, Choice privileges, Win an iPhone
Friday, Feb 26Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Atlanta Midtown has developed new Art of Meetings promotion that features four signature meetings: Fun Worship, Degrees of Discovery, EarthCare and Elements of Wellness. ..read more
Benchmark Hospitality honored
Friday, Feb 26Benchmark Hospitality International was named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” for the second consecutive year. ..read more
Resort gets new logos
Friday, Feb 26The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach is refining its image with new logos for each of its properties in preparation of the opening of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport and additional markets which Southwest Airlines ..read more
WCP Exposition Services changes name
Friday, Feb 26The Wachovia Capital Partners (WCP) Exposition Services, one of the largest event marketing and service providers in North America, has been renamed Wheelhouse Solutions — Experts in Experience ..read more
