News about venues for special events, including hotels, restaurants, catering halls, banquet halls, museums, cultural institutions and dedicated event spaces.
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. The Beachside Ballroom measures 6,000 square feet and seats up to...
The 249-room Grand Del Mar in San Diego recently opened it doors. The $270 million resort features a Mediterranean theme and such details as hardwood flooring, hand-stenciled ceilings and 30 types of marble and stone. The resort offers 20,000...
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 for fabulous fêtes.
HOTEL: Banyan Tree Bangkok, Thailand
BACKGROUND: The property, which ...
CHECK THIS OUT …. This year's survey of hotel/resort readers shows that that 43 percent of respondents expect to stage more special events this year than last, and 60 percent expect a stronger year in 2008 than 2007. And many hotels say they are ...
OLYMPIA THEATER AT THE GUSMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
ADDRESS: 174 E. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33131
WEB SITE: www.gusmancenter.org
SHOW & TELL: A grand staircase and Spanish baroque chandeliers in the Gusman Center's lobby greet guests...
Seeking a special space? New York-based SoHoSoleil offers a selection of unique event sites in New York neighborhoods SoHo, Brooklyn and Midtown. Owner Wendy R. Friedman rents studio lofts for corporate meetings and other events. Past clients inc...
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 Gaylord Hotels has assigned to its workforce. It stands for “smiles, teamwork, attitude, reliabi...
Toronto-based Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hotel chain with 51 hotels in 12 countries, extended its award-winning “Green Partnership” environmental program this summer with the announcement that it would begin a brand-wide commitment to ...
The new International Plaza Resort and Spa in Orlando, Fla., measures 28 acres and provides 60,000 square feet of meeting space. The Oceans Conference Center seats 1,000 guests and can be split into four smaller spaces. The 10,000-square-foot...
The Vacation Village Hotel in Laguna Beach, Calif., offers its oceanfront suites for meetings of five to 15 guests. The renovated spaces have new artwork, lamps and fresh paint. Amenities in the suites include fireplaces, private balconies and...
