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Mexico City—Mexico, rapidly emerging as a dynamic economic market, now has a proliferation of world class business hotels. Meeting attendees and business travelers heading south of the border have discovered the Fiesta Inn, the fastest growing business hotel chain in Mexico, which operates 53 hotels strategically located throughout Mexico, including Mexico City, Juarez, Oaxaca, Monterrey and Guadalajara to name a few. 

Ogden, UT—SMG has signed a multi-year contract to the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, indicating that the company sees continued growth in the small-to-mid-size meeting and event market. "The potential that we see in the David Eccles Conference Center and Peery's Egyptian Theater has been untapped," said Allyson Jackson, regional general manager, SMG. "We look forward to polishing this gem and letting meeting and event planners know what an awesome destination this can be."

Washington, D.C.—In a classic case of going where the market is, the Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau (GHCVB) has opened a Washington, D.C. office, because more than half of the meeting planners that have booked the Nutmeg State’s new state-of-the-art 540,000-square-foot Connecticut Convention Center, have come from our nation’s capital. "Our experience in this market, which represents more than 59 percent of our convention business, has shown us that we need to have a day-to-day presence," explains Michael Van Parys, Vice President of Sales, GHCVB.

Butler County, PA—The Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau (BCTCB) has increased attendee convenience and energy efficiency at this Western Pennsylvania destination just 20 minutes North of Pittsburgh. Butler County offers charming country side as well as state-of-the art and innovative meeting venues, and upscale hotels and now the Bureau offers a brand new 12-passenger shuttle bus as an incentive for meeting planners to hold their small-to-mid-size events at Butler County hotels, conference centers and other venues.