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Hilton Columbus Downtown broke ground on a 28-story tower to create the first 1,000-room convention hotel in the city. Combined with the existing hotel, there will be 75,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel will be the largest in Ohio when it… Continue Reading >>

As the 14th largest city in the U.S., and recently named by the New York Times as one of the "52 Places to Visit in 2019," Columbus, carries with it an energy and excitement that travelers seem to pick up on as soon as they arrive. From the artsy… Continue Reading >>

Caesars Entertainment to host 2022 event in Las Vegas; Columbus, Ohio in 2023 PCMA, the world’s largest platform for business events professionals, announced today that its flagship Convening Leaders event will be hosted by Caesars Entertainment at… Continue Reading >>

When the meetings industry meets in Las Vegas, news is in the air. Destinations and hotels took the opportunity to talk with event professionals to make numerous announcements. The Smart Meetings team walked the floors and brought back these reports.… Continue Reading >>

Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, was home to the 2019 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exhibition last week, Aug. 10-13. More than 5,400 association professionals and industry partners convened to participate in 110 education sessions,… Continue Reading >>

The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE) started its 100th-year celebration by bringing 5,476 people to Greater Columbus Convention Center for the organization’s Annual Meeting and Exposition—28 percent as first-time attendees. That number… Continue Reading >>

The annual meeting of the American Society of Association Executives took place in mid-August in the 1.8-million-square-foot Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio, bringing more than 2,600 association executives together for education and… Continue Reading >>

The doctor is in and he’s ordered a trip to North Market in the heart of downtown Columbus to cure all of our food and beverage needs. Nick Dekker, a food blogger, author and tour guide (aka Dr. Breakfast), still makes frequent house calls to North… Continue Reading >>

With 1.8 million sq. ft. of meeting space and 75 meeting rooms, Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) completed a $140 million renovation in 2017 that brought nine new meeting rooms with outside windows, a dedicated room for nursing mothers and… Continue Reading >>

Today, Columbus is a magnet for talent throughout the region, and has become the nation's 14th largest city, with a population of about 1 million and 2 million in the metro area. Recent graduates and budding entrepreneurs are drawn to the city from… Continue Reading >>