Basecamp Hotel in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., has just completed an expansion of the existing property by adding new guest rooms, along with multiple indoor and outdoor meeting and event spaces.

The enhancement of the campus includes five new indoor and outdoor meeting and event spaces that can host a variety of occasions, including the vintage Airstream Boardroom, The Shed, the Courtyard Deck, the Mountain View Deck, and a new Beer Garden, which is perfect for large groups and weddings.

In June, the Bethesda Marriott in Bethesda, Md., debuted its newly transformed ballroom and meeting spaces.

The grand ballroom offers 4,592 square feet in a contemporary palette of soft grays.

Following the completion of an 18-month, multi-million dollar property renovation, The Boston Marriott Burlington has announced a new suite of meeting and event planning capabilities. The new Meetings Imagined services are offered in all of the hotel’s recently renovated state of the art meeting spaces, function rooms, and the dynamic Great Room, allowing fully customizable event planning services for corporate and private events of any kind.

The Meetings Imagined online platform allows Boston Marriott Burlington guests access to customized options at each stage of event planning – from inspiration through event execution. Users begin by identifying their meeting purpose (celebrate, decide, educate, ideate, network, produce or promote), which delivers an assortment of ideas where guests can learn tips and trends for event planning, explore the inspiration gallery featuring events at Marriott locations around the world, or search Boston Marriott Burlington hotel-specific ideas and images.

The new Cottonwood Glen outdoor venue is is set within 740 acres of the exclusive Kiowa Creek Sporting Club, just outside Denver. Here, the Pergola space.

Club Room is a new private event and entertaining space located in Gotham West Market, a day-to-night market located in the heart of New York's Hell’s Kitchen with eight acclaimed culinary operators.

With a test kitchen and full A/V setup with a 72” projector screen, Club Room offers the flexibility to host memorable large-scale corporate events, intimate gatherings, cooking demonstrations, and holiday celebrations.

Guests can fully customize their experience with a wide variety of dining and beverage options—enjoy a taste of the market, with selections from all purveyors, or choose just one to provide a full meal. In addition, guests can opt to take advantage of the adjacent parking garage, shuttle service, a customizable photo booth and more.

The Grand Brighton Hotel, located on England's famed Brighton seafront, has launched two newly refurbished meeting spaces offering luxury private dining experiences.

All told, meeting spaces can accommodate up to 900 guests and offer state-of-the-art Crestron Air Media technology, a sophisticated audio visual gateway, which enables customers to seamlessly, present, play, collaborate and share content wirelessly.

Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has unveiled its newly renovated Panorama Ballroom.

The waterfront event space complements the property’s resort-style amenities, contemporary decor and exceptional service as the ideal venue for weddings, corporate meetings and special occasions.

The 5,900-square-foot Panorama Ballroom now features several upgrades including new carpeting, lighting, furnishings and a fresh color palette. Throughout the space, a maritime-inspired carpet with rich tones of blues and greens creates a festive atmosphere. Modern lighting in the reception area features a potpourri of hanging glass globes, while more elegant light boxes with crystal spikes adorn the event spaces as part of the transformation.

New furnishings in the lobby and reception areas add a welcoming touch, and a warm color palette of earth tones completes the look from floor to ceiling.

The new Event Deck is part of LA River Studios in Los Angeles, a refurbished toy factory dating from the 1930s and located in the hip L.A. River Arts Corridor.

Supported by event production company Vox, the venue offers 8,000 square feet of adaptable space with five distinct areas and a loft. All told, the space can accommodate just under 500 guests.

The 12^th floor Starlight Ballroom at Mr. C hotel in Beverly Hills has been refurbished. The space features panoramic views of the city and a glass wrap-around balcony. ​

All event spaces at the property include silver chiavari chairs, fine Italian linens and napkins, cocktail and dinner tables, votive candles, a white dance floor, heaters, wireless internet and AV capabilities.  

The Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Fla., has opened the NBC Sports Grill & Brew at Universal CityWalk.

With nearly 100 HD TV screens, a massive 120-foot-wide HD stadium screen and more than 100 beers to choose from, event attendees can experience a sports-dining experience unlike any other.

Five of San Francisco's finest luxury hotels  –  the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, Fairmont San Francisco, Stanford Court, The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco and The Scarlet Huntington have come together in conjunction with The Masonic to form the Nob Hill Connection. This unique partnership offers meeting planners the opportunity to seamlessly plan meetings and conventions in one of America's most celebrated and breathtaking neighborhoods with the best services and amenities of each establishment.

The partnership offers a unique alternative to other convention locations while still providing all the resources needed for any size event. With accommodations for more than 1,000 visitors and 100,000 square feet of meeting space, the Nob Hill Connection offers a one-stop-shop for planning meetings and events as a mini convention center in the historic and picturesque Nob Hill neighborhood. 

Outrigger Resorts on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu now offers all-inclusive Boardroom and Conference packages at Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort and Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort, valid now through December 31.

Both properties offer indoor and outdoor meeting spaces, a custom menu options inclusive of on-site restaurant offerings and audiovisual equipment availability.  

The Boardroom Package:

• Includes room rental and an assortment of food
• Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort accommodates groups of 10-12 guests at $105 per person
• Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort accommodates a maximum of 20 guests at $90 per person

The Conference Package:

• Includes a variety of food, Outrigger pens and pads, and complimentary use of WiFi, podium, microphone and dropdown wall screen
• Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort accommodates groups of 25 guests or more at $120 per person
• Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort accommodates groups with a minimum of 25 guests at $110 per person 

The Paradise Point resort in San Diego has launched the new Sunset Pavilion--a 15,500-square-foot meetings and event space on the private island resort.

The pavilion is located next to the resort's bayfront conference center and adjacent to the Sunset Terrace, will serve to accommodate larger groups of more than 1,000 guests, with the ability to divide into two prominent and separate rooms.

Beverly Hills-based CUT restaurant, from superstar chef Wolfgang Puck, has launched a private dining space dubbed Petit CUT.

The restaurant is located in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

Pronghorn Resort in Bend, Ore., has launched a new meeting space to its inventory of indoor and outdoor event venues. 

Situated in the 55,000-square-foot Clubhouse, the new Fireside Room offers a versatile and ideal space for meetings and events, complete with a balcony and private outdoor patio overlooking the golf course and nearby Cascade Mountain Range. 

At 635 square feet, the space can accommodate up to 40 seated guests and features state-of-the-art A/V technology, including Monopad, a self-contained videoconferencing system, complimentary high-speed WiFi and a full-service bar and coffee station. 

The D Las Vegas has debuted an 11,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art meeting and convention space. Located on the 12^th floor of the hotel and casino, the project includes renovations to the ballroom, breakout rooms and all new features such as an outdoor terrace, “Man Cave” party rooms and a fitness and business center. 

The 6,000-square-foot Detroit Ballroom hosts the latest audio and visual equipment. It has been expanded to hold groups of up to 300 people. All meeting rooms include faster, ad-free connection speed at 100 megabits per second and a dedicated enterprise class circuit.

Adjacent to the ballroom is the new Traverse City Patio, an outdoor terrace that overlooks the downtown Las Vegas Event Center and can accommodate up to 100 people. Brand new “Man Caves” offer a unique place to host sports parties and celebrations and features numerous big screen TVs, beer-pong tables and arcade games. Eight 500-square-foot breakout rooms, named after Detroit metropolitan cities, feature spectacular views of Fremont Street Experience, including the world famous Slotzilla zip-line attraction.

Corkbuzz Restaurant and Wine Bar in Charlotte, N.C., has opened a new private event space with a wine bar, communal table, and two spaces for wine classes.

Wickham House in West Berkshire, England, is now open for private events.

The 52-acre property offers the Barn, the Pavilion and part of the Main House, which dates back to the late 18th century. 

Privacy is the order of the day at Wickham; guests will have exclusive access to the estate and its extensive grounds, including the Robin Templar-Williams designed walled garden.

Wickham is accessible just an hour from London via the M4 and local rail links from Paddington are located five minutes away from the venue.

The New York location of Japanese restaurant Zuma has unveiled two private dining rooms on its second floor.

The two rooms--which can be further divided into a total of six private dining rooms--jut out over the main dining room and feature floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Madison Avenue.

The suites can accommodate intimate gatherings or parties of 180, and can be combined to create an area of 3,100 square feet.