• Le Meridien Chicago Partnered with ESPA

     
    POSTED October 8, 2014
     
After a recent $25 million transformation, Le Meridien Chicago – Oakbrook Center has announced an exclusive partnership with luxury spa brand ESPA. The hotel’s signature Spa Suites features a shower steam room with ten body sprayers, tub, and relaxation lounge. Including an array of facial and body treatments, the Spa Suites offer personalized consultations and vast relaxing services for a variety of needs. With over 20 years of expertise, ESPA products are natural, made in England and blend active marine ingredients with plant sources.

The Spa Suites offer guests a detailed consultation, an in-depth skin analysis, a steam room, soaking tub and large relaxation lounge. The lounge allows guests to relax in the comfort of an oversized sectional sofa or engage in a curated spa treatment service as they please.

 
The ESPA Personalized Facial includes a deep cleansing, exfoliation, steam and gentle extraction where needed, and a treatment specific massage and mask. The Men’s Purifying Facial combines a relaxing shoulder, neck, face and scalp massage with a tailored focus to individual skin needs. To complement the Men’s Purifying Facial, the Life & Firm Eye Treatment firms and hydrates the skin to reduce appearance of fine lines and tension from eye-strain and computer headaches.​ Guests also have the option to choose from four ESPA Body treatments, including the Aromatherapy Massage, Swedish Massage, Deep Muscle Massage, and the Salt & Oil Scrub.
Urban, Wild, and Infinitely Appealing

Anchorage is a city like none other—making it a popular choice for hosting meetings and events.

Through the tall windows of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, meeting attendees can gaze out toward Cook Inlet, which stretches all the way to the Gulf of Alaska and toward mountains—some snow-capped—representing several ranges. They may even see an eagle fly by or see one of the 1,500 moose that are said to roam Alaska’s largest city. It’s easy to see why it’s said that Anchorage is a city like none other in the United States.

 
Hospitality Industry Steps Up to Help Ukrainian Refugees

In early March, Meeting Professionals International released a statement regarding the invasion of Ukraine: 

“In a show of support for the people of Ukraine, MPI will immediately suspend business with all companies in Russia. In addition, any plans to formalize a chapter in Russia will be paused….We remain concerned for the well-being of our community and our MPI members in Russia and Ukraine who were already seeking to climb out of the shadow of this pandemic and are now experiencing these unprecedented challenges.”

 
Meetings Outlook

 Meeting Professionals International (MPI), published its 2022 Winter Meetings Outlook, a quarterly report that identifies new trends and innovations. 

Among its findings: