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In today’s ever-expanding global economy, multinational companies with culturally diverse employee groups need to adopt new and creative ways to engage employees and reward performance across their organizations.

There are plenty of opportunities to take advantage of new trends when planning your next event — large
or small.

Hotel workers in Chicago have been on strike since September 7 with no resolution imminent, and Marriott employees in San Francisco, Seattle, and other cities are threatening to walk off the job, as well.

MGM Growth Properties LLC (MGP) announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby MGM Resorts will acquire all of the operating assets of the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park (the “Rocksino”) from MGP and lease the real property associated with the Rocksino from a subsidiary of MGP.

Recent research carried out by MPI Outlook for the IMEX Group showed that more than two thirds of event planners expect to include experiential elements in their meetings and conventions from now on, and more plan to add them in a year or two. Keep an eye out for five new experiences at the Sands Expo once the 2018 edition of IMEX America opens on October 15.

InterContinental Hotels Group announced the opening of InterContinental San Diego, a new property overlooking the scenic San Diego bayfront. InterContinental San Diego redefines the waterfront, creating a new urban retreat and social epicenter for guests and locals.

With Kiwi tourism hitting all-time highs, New Zealand has emerged as a hotbed for hotel development. In Auckland alone, roughly 2,500 new rooms are slated to come on line in the next five years.

Hoteliers are just one piece of the pie when it comes to group business, and a varied set of needs and desires between hoteliers, destination marketing organizations, meeting planners and third parties also have to be considered.

The TSA has a new pilot program that uses facial recognition technology at Los Angeles International Airport. At least two senators called on the Department of Homeland Security to slow down the expansion of the program until privacy and security concerns can be addressed.

The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort will soon undergo a major expansion by adding a new 14-story hotel tower with 349 rooms. The project is expected to be completed by 2020.