Toronto Special Events has released its new digital TSEvents Venues Guide. The 74-page online guide is filled with details on, and images of, event-ready spaces and places, from historic sites, restaurants, galleries, museums, meeting and conference facilities, reception space, creative play zones and more. “No matter the nature or size of an event, you’ll find the perfect hosting space in … Read More about TSE Launches New Digital Guide
NYC & Company, New York City’s destination marketing organization, reports that the Bronx, the city's northernmost borough, is an accessible destination for one-of-a-kind meetings and events. “The Bronx provides endless opportunities for planners looking to create standout meetings and events,” said Jerry Cito, senior vice-president of Convention Development. “From private suites at Yankee … Read More about Meeting in the Bronx
TORONTO – The Westin Ottawa plans to debut a 3,000-square-foot rooftop ballroom in spring, it was announced Jan. 23. To be located on the 22nd floor, the new function space, TwentyTwo, will feature 270-degree views of Parliament to the west and the Gatineau Hills to the north and east. Amenities in the new space include a video wall display and sound system that can be customized for events, … Read More about Westin Ottawa to Debut Rooftop Ballroom in Spring
Meetings + Incentive Travel's readers nominated their favourite venues and suppliers and then cast 2,195 votes to determine the winners of the magazine's annual Readers' Choice Awards. The Readers’ Choice Awards program currently has 14 categories. Three of the categories—Best Hotel, Best Venue (without bedrooms) and Best Caterer—each call for nominations in three regions: Eastern Canada, … Read More about M+IT Announces Readers’ Choices
CHICAGO — Conference venues are doing good business, according to the 2016 edition of an IACC report, Trends in the Conference Venue Industry, released in late September. “The industry growth theme of the last four years continues. This comprehensive trends report, the only one that focuses on small meetings-focused venues industry-wide, indicates that IACC members have improved revenue, … Read More about Conference Venues Performing Well: IACC Report
TORONTO — Cineplex debuted its new concept, The Rec Room, offering dining, live entertainment and gaming, in Edmonton on Sept. 19. Located at South Edmonton Common, the two-level, 60,000-square-foot complex devotes half of its space to dining and live entertainment and the other half to amusement games and attractions. On the dining front, Three10 restaurant, outfitted with a wood-fired … Read More about Cineplex Opens First Rec Room in Edmonton
NEW YORK — Hotel Shocard, the new boutique hotel in New York City’s Times Square, has unveiled two new event space options, the Sho-Stopper Suite and the Ensemble Suite, it was announced Aug. 15. The Shocard Suites feature a residential-like layout comprised of function space with open-air terraces for an indoor-outdoor experience. The Sho-Stopper Suite is the larger of the two and can … Read More about Hotel Shocard Unveils New Event Spaces
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Construction has begun on Conrad Washington, D.C., a 360-room luxury hotel at the 10-acre CityCenterDC mixed-use development, it was announced last month. Initial occupancy is expected in the first quarter of 2019. The hotel will feature 30,000 square feet of retail space that will complement the luxury retail component of CityCenterDC’s first phase. CityCenterDC features … Read More about Conrad Washington DC to Open 2019
ATHENS — Wyndham Grand Athens, Wyndham Hotel Group’s first hotel in Greece, is planning to open in Athens’ city centre early next year, it was announced last month. The property will be located on Karaiskaki Place, in a renovated building that formerly housed the Hotel Athens Imperial. When renovations are complete, the Wyndham Grand Athens will feature 273 rooms, almost 27,000 square feet of … Read More about Wyndham Debuting in Greece in Early 2017
TORONTO — Toronto's Exhibition Place announced two new members of its professional team on May 26. Gilles Bouchard has been appointed director, event management services and Tony Porter joins as director, parking and security services. Bouchard, CEM, comes to Exhibition Place with extensive exprience in the exhibition, meetings and events business, previously working with GES Global Experience … Read More about Exhibition Place Appoints New Directors
Calgary’s vibrant energy and business potential is attracting an exciting array of investors and builders to the city. From new hotels to musical musings, discover Calgary’s latest additions to their meetings and conventions scene. Calgary’s Hotel Boom Over 3,000 hotel rooms will be added to the city’s inventory by 2018! Kicking off this boom, Calgary’s newest hotel the Fairfield Inn & … Read More about What Calgary’s new venues can deliver to your meeting [sponsored content]
Five Canadian venues took home top prizes in Unique Venues' Best of Awards. Now in its second year, the program recognizes special event spaces in Canada and the United States. It includes 20 categories ranging from best venue high-tech venue to best venue to enjoy post meeting. The five Canadian winners are: Best City Center Venue - Waterview, Vancouver, BC: Opened in May 2015, Waterview … Read More about Five Canadian Venues Win Awards
Capella Marigot Bay Resort & Marina in Saint Lucia, Rawley Resort Spa & Marina in Port Severn, Ontario and The Bruce Hotel in Stratford, Ontario are the newest additions to EMA Marketing's roster of prestigious resorts. Capella Marigot Bay Resort and Marina has 124 rooms, including spacious one-, two- and three-bedroom suites with a patio or balcony overlooking Marigot Bay or lush … Read More about EMA Marketing Adds to Portfolio
Direct Energy Centre, Canada's largest convention and exhibition centre, has been converted into CIBC Pan Am Park (PAP) and is currently playing host to the majority of sports as well as the International Broadcast Centre and Main Media Centre, for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, which began Saturday and run through to July 26, 2015. Direct Energy Centre and Exhibition Place were selected more … Read More about Direct Energy Centre Hosting Pan Am Media and Sports
Renovation of the 32nd floor of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego into four new event spaces is expected to be completed this month. Located in the hotel's Seaport Tower, each of the new venues will echo the contemporary design aesthetic that has been introduced throughout the hotel in the first and second phases of the property's complete transformation, which saw the redesign of all 1,628 … Read More about New Event Spaces Opening Soon in Grand Hyatt San Diego
Meet Hawaii, a collaboration of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and Hawaii Convention Center (HCC), reports that several new developments, renovations and venue openings are in the works in the Aloha State, one of the MICE industry's most popular destinations. What's new in Hawaii? The oceanfront, 50-suite Montage Kapalua Bay has opened on the northwest coast of Maui following … Read More about What’s New in Hawaii
New York City took the number one spot on the 2014 list of the top 10 destinations for meetings outside of Canada in the M+IT Market Report. To help planners organize events, NYC & Company, the city's official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, has released an update on new venues and hotels in the Big Apple's five boroughs. If you're planning an event in NYC, check out the … Read More about What’s New in NYC
The newly-renovated Thompson Chicago, the latest property in Thompson Hotels' portfolio of leading luxury lifestyle hotels, is now open. Situated on the city's Gold Coast, the 247-room hotel offers unobstructed views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago Skyline. Its guest rooms and public spaces were designed by British designer Tara Bernerd, head of Tara Bernerd & Partners. Featuring a strong … Read More about Thompson Hotels Opens Chicago Property
BY @AnneDimon Construction is underway on the $555 million expansion of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) located in the city’s vibrant South of Market neighbourhood. When the new 235,000-square-foot building opens in 2016, it will offer, among other things, more flexible galleries to accommodate live performances and large-scale works of art and, according to a news release, … Read More about San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to open major new building in 2016
Deerhurst, a Skyline Resort has announced the appointment of Sandi Goodman to account director, Corporate Sales. Prior to joining Skyline Hotels & Resorts, Goodman spent 18 years at Delta Hotels and Resorts in the role of national account director. At Delta, she was responsible for developing association, corporate and third party group business. Before joining Delta she worked for Four … Read More about Deerhurst Resort Adds New Corporate Sales Director
