Special Events

Beach Bliss

The new Beachside Resort and Conference Center in Key West, Fla., opened in October with 222 rooms, a private marina, a waterfront pool and a private beach on the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Party Favor: Lofty Venue Site

Seeking a special space? New York-based SoHoSoleil offers a selection of unique event sites in New York neighborhoods SoHo, Brooklyn and Midtown. Owner...

Guest Room: Fairmont Offers Green Plate Special

By Lisa Hurley

Toronto-based Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hotel chain with 51 hotels in 12 countries, extended its award-winning Green Partnership environmental...

The Last Word: Gaylord Hotels' Mike Mason on Empowering Employees

By Natasha Garber

Mike Mason may not be an astronomer, but he still spends each working day of his life thinking about STARS. That's the acronym Nashville, Tenn.-based...

Site Lines: Theaters Make Star Event Venues

By Alexandra Gudmundsson

Stage a stunning event at these star sites and wait for the applause....

6th Annual Hotel Event Survey

EDITED BY LISA HURLEY

This year's survey of hotel/resort readers shows that that 43 percent of respondents expect to stage more special events this year than...

Ballroom Blitz: Hotels Can't Wait to Renovate

BY CHRISTINE LANDRY

Creating the perfect event space is no easy task. But these hotels gave it a go when renovating and, in some cases, creating from scratch event spaces...

Great Spaces

The new International Plaza Resort and Spa in Orlando, Fla., measures 28 acres and provides 60,000 square feet of meeting space. ...

Sweet Suites

The Vacation Village Hotel in Laguna Beach, Calif., offers its oceanfront suites for meetings of five to 15 guests. ...

Get Technical

In December, Chicago's Hotel Sax Chicago will open new event spaces. Decor features in the 10,000 square feet of available space include fireplaces, a water installation and walls painted with bright colors....