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N.Y. hotels' renovations target meetings.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 25-OCT-04 		Format: Online - approximately 854 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Corporate meeting planners are making new demands of their meeting venues, and a number of downtown New York hotels have completed major renovations, turning guest rooms into boardrooms, to accommodate them.

"When we did this renovation we took into account what meeting planners wanted. Nothing was left out," said David Adelson, director of sales and marketing for the Grand Hyatt New York, where the first phase of a $65 million renovation has just been completed.

However, what meeting planners want can be complicated or contradictory. "I don't care what the size or name of the company, I've never seen more negotiation," said Olin Otteson, assistant director of sales at the Park Central Hotel in New York. "The days of sending a copy of the menu and a...

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