Sue Hatch

Massachusetts

Content Director at MeetingsNet

Content Director for MeetingsNet—digital magazine, website, webinars, events, CMI 25.

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2 weeks ago | tsnn.com | Lisa Plummer Savas |Danica Tormohlen |Matthew Goodman |Sue Hatch

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Recovery-with an Asterisk-for San Francisco

Nov 25, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

There’s good news and bad news for the San Francisco convention scene. On a positive note, the San Francisco Travel Association is reporting a significant uptick in convention bookings, with 30 events confirmed at Moscone Center in 2025, including HubSpot’s Inbound 2025, Dreamforce, and, for the first time, Microsoft’s Ignite conference.
Event Trend: Sustainability with Teeth

Nov 22, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

As vice president and deputy general counsel at event management giant Maritz for the past seven years, Jill Blood has had a front-row seat on industry contracting trends. And one trend that has caught her attention is what she calls, “sustainability with teeth.”Historically, she says, sustainability efforts have been focused on on-site activations, such as cutting down on swag or providing reusable water bottles.
A New Era Begins for the Fairmont Breakers Long Beach

Nov 22, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

Among the more than 80 hotels in the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts portfolio, many are true landmark properties—think, for example, of the Fairmont San Francisco at the top of Nob Hill, The Plaza in New York City, or the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. With the mid-November opening of the Fairmont Breakers Long Beach, the Accor luxury brand aims to add another classic to its collection.
170 New Luxury Guest Rooms for Downtown Indy

Nov 20, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

Vacant since 2002, the historic Illinois Building in downtown Indianapolis is expected to soon wrap up a $110 million restoration and reopen as the InterContinental Indianapolis. The 1926 office building, just three blocks from the city’s convention center and one block from the Indiana State Capitol building, will become a 170-room luxury hotel, complete with a 1,545-square-foot penthouse suite on a private floor and 5,000 square feet of event space.
Connections That Count: Calculating the Success of Networking Events

Nov 15, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

When stakeholders invest the time and budget to bring people together face-to-face, they want to know they achieved their goals. It's not enough simply to host an event; organizations need to be able to measure its impact. But measuring the impact of a networking event takes some extra effort. On a recent MeetingsNet webinar that examined the why and how of networking events, Cvent’s Carisa Bartelt, manager, industry marketing, spent some time discussing this crucial measurement question.
4 Event-Industry Issues to Watch in the New Trump Administration

Nov 14, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance, an advocacy group for the face-to-face business events industry, was launched during the Covid pandemic to advocate for policies that could speed the industry’s economic recovery. While those issues are receding, the group’s vice president, Tommy Goodwin, continues to look ahead.
Apple’s AirTag Upgrade: A Planner’s New Friend?

Nov 12, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

Apple’s AirTag tracking devices have been around since mid-2021, but meeting professionals may be more interested than ever in the button-like units, with a new feature the company announced on November 11 called Share Item Location. The new feature allows users to share the real-time coordinates of lost or misplaced items with third parties. Apple is rolling out partnerships with 18 airlines to allow the system to more quickly locate missing luggage.
5 Industry-News Briefs for Meeting Professionals

Nov 8, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

All eyes in the U.S. have been on politics over the past week, but the happenings across the meetings and conventions industry haven’t slowed. Here are five stories you might have missed in the election haze. Fly in the Ointment? In late March, American Express Global Business Travel announced an agreement to acquire CWT, the parent company of CWT Meetings & Events, subject to regulatory approvals.
In Downtown Las Vegas, Circa Resort Grows

Nov 7, 2024 | meetingsnet.com | Sue Hatch

Circa Resort & Casino debuted in late 2020 with a relatively small footprint by Las Vegas standards: just 512 guest rooms and no meeting space. That changed in 2022 with the opening of the 14,456-square-foot Galaxy Ballroom, the 3,572-square-foot Starlite Room, and a number of smaller meeting spaces. Now, the property has grown again. In late October, Circa opened 106 new rooms and suites in its curved, 458-foot-tall hotel tower.