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New Hotel Brand Appellation Will Channel Genuine American Hospitality

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Some familiar names and kitchen-tested ideas are behind the launch of Appellation , a new hospitality company planning to open boutique properties with a local edge in popular luxury tourist destinations in the West. His philosophy is that “Genuine hospitality is the way a restaurant makes you feel before you even take a bite of food.

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New and Renovated: Innovative Spaces for Small Meetings

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Bring your meetings to destinations that go above and beyond Looking for a meeting space that is versatile, unique and nails top-notch hospitality? Hotel Renegade Boise, Idaho welcomes a brand new property with the opening of Hotel Renegade. Maybe Cleveland is the place for you, where history and modernity go hand-in-hand.

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Smart Moves in The Palm Beaches, Los Angeles and More

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With a specialization in system and process implementation and making hotel finance acceptable and practical, she will be instrumental in the hospitality group’s growth. During her career of over 25 years in the hospitality industry, Henshall has worked with global leaders including Marriott, Hilton and Caesar’s Entertainment.

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8 Smart Moves at Hard Rock, Paragon Events and More

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In her more than 25 years in the industry, she’s had stints with Caesars Entertainment, Westmont Hospitality Group and University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. Before this, he was director of sales for Concord Hospitality Enterprises and complex business development manager for Interstate Hotel and Resorts. Foundation Trustee for MPI.

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Boise Poised to Host its Largest Conference Ever

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Boise, Idaho: A cosmopolitan oasis where your meeting is the star. When the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) gathers 1,400 epidemiologists in Boise this June 4–8 for its annual conference, it will mark the first time Idaho’s capital city has hosted a group of this size. The Boise River in October.

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Marriott Pioneers Building Blocks to Fast Growth

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Tharaldson Hospitality Management opened the first one, a 97-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Folsom, California, in December 2016. Modular building for the hospitality sector is an idea adapted from development already being implemented in Asia and Europe.

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Best of Smart Meetings’ 2018 Destination Stories

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Idaho, Montana and Wyoming (July): Big Sky Country is a geographical wonderland, featuring large mountains, roaring rivers, rolling plains and quiet meadows. That doesn’t mean that the area doesn’t have its share of upscale, cutting-edge properties, though: Here’s a look at some of the best for groups in Idaho , Montana and Wyoming.

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