The research ranks 30 convention centers on many factors beyond just the size of the facility, from airport access and hotel availability to meal prices and the weather.

Amid contract negotiations, the Culinary Workers Union intensifies pressure on Strip hotel companies with plans for “informational” picket lines.

With one ship launched and two on the way, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection looks to further expansion, while other luxury hotel brands are also getting into the act.

Knowland’s report on year-over-year events growth says Nashville’s meetings scene jumped more than 30 percent in September. Here are the other high-percentage growth cities, and the industries driving it.

After a ribbon cutting this fall for the Pendry Newport Beach, the Pacific coast city added 295 new guest rooms to its inventory.

In less than a year, Harrah’s will convert to a Caesars property when a new hotel tower and overall upgrade are complete.

Aloft Denver Downtown is back in business just a block from the Denver Convention Center.

Newly refurbished guest rooms debut along with 3,000 square feet of additional meeting space, bringing the total to 39,000 square feet.

The Riverhouse, with 41,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, is finishing a major overhaul in time for its 50th anniversary next year.

Along the Sea of Cortez beachfront, Corazón Cabo Resort & Spa adds indoor and outdoor venues to host more meeting and incentive groups.